How do you get a tick out of the legislature, one that’s bleeding the state of its future and causing a fever of discontent? And let’s not even get into the financial problems caused by these creatures.
Art Wittich is a fine example of how the Montana governmental system has gone astray. He wastes the taxpayer’s time and money on frivolous witch hunts while cutting funding for the state, funding that’s needed to meet our needs. What’s more, he justifies these crusades of his by holding up the little guy. Unfortunately, any way you slice it it’s the little guy that loses from his policies (tax cuts for the 1% just don’t help ‘em much.)
So how do we get rid of this man? Here are 5 ways:
Art Wittich is a fine example of how the Montana governmental system has gone astray. He wastes the taxpayer’s time and money on frivolous witch hunts while cutting funding for the state, funding that’s needed to meet our needs. What’s more, he justifies these crusades of his by holding up the little guy. Unfortunately, any way you slice it it’s the little guy that loses from his policies (tax cuts for the 1% just don’t help ‘em much.)
So how do we get rid of this man? Here are 5 ways:
#1: Run Larry Jent Against Him
Larry Jent is the only person that’s been able to beat Art Wittich before. He did in it in 2006. That year both men were running unopposed in the primary for Senate District 32 out of Gallatin County. Wittich picked up 1,118 votes in his primary while Jent picked up 1,514. The momentum seemed to be with the Democrats that year, and that fall those turnout numbers remained steady. Jent took the race with 5,413 votes to Wittich’s 4,227 votes, or 56% to 44%.
Larry Jent’s been around awhile, though. He first ran for the House in 1990, then again in ’92 and ’94. He ran for the U.S. House in ’96. Finally in 2001 he got elected to the Montana House and stayed there until jumping to the Senate in 2006. Wittich was trying to butt-into line there, and Jent stopped him. But Jent’s time finished in 2014. Could he run again? How about one of his kids or relatives or even a damn neighbor? I’d also like to see Jent rail against Wittich more, especially around election time.
Larry Jent’s been around awhile, though. He first ran for the House in 1990, then again in ’92 and ’94. He ran for the U.S. House in ’96. Finally in 2001 he got elected to the Montana House and stayed there until jumping to the Senate in 2006. Wittich was trying to butt-into line there, and Jent stopped him. But Jent’s time finished in 2014. Could he run again? How about one of his kids or relatives or even a damn neighbor? I’d also like to see Jent rail against Wittich more, especially around election time.
#2: Run a Man Against Him
Art Wittich has been elected to office twice, each time over a woman. Call me sexist if you will, but I’d rather you call the voters in SD 32 that. In 2014 Wittich took out Ashley Stevick easily, 2,256 votes to 1,003 votes, or 69% to 31%. There were no other candidates in either party’s primary.
In 2010 Wittich was running for the Montana Senate. His opponent was Diane Elliot, and he steamrolled her too, 6,625 votes to 2,962 votes, or 69% to 31%.
Men might lie and cheat, but numbers don’t.
In 2010 Wittich was running for the Montana Senate. His opponent was Diane Elliot, and he steamrolled her too, 6,625 votes to 2,962 votes, or 69% to 31%.
Men might lie and cheat, but numbers don’t.
#3: Run a Native Montanan Against Him
I just don’t need men with bad ideas coming up from Miami, Florida, to make my life difficult. That’s where Wittich was born back on Christmas Day in ’57, and I feel the Sunshine State would be better for aging body and ideas – it doesn’t take three wise men to see that.
But I don’t expect Wittich would take even their counsel, if they were to come back and tell him that his path is incorrect. But then I’ve stopped expecting Republicans to follow the path of Jesus a long time ago – we all know they’re just talk in that department. As individuals in most departments are.
And that brings us to our universities – is there no one in a political science department, history department, or economics department that we can dig up and run against this man? Surely there’s some native-Montanan with some gumption that will stop this man’s crusade against the poor, no?
But I don’t expect Wittich would take even their counsel, if they were to come back and tell him that his path is incorrect. But then I’ve stopped expecting Republicans to follow the path of Jesus a long time ago – we all know they’re just talk in that department. As individuals in most departments are.
And that brings us to our universities – is there no one in a political science department, history department, or economics department that we can dig up and run against this man? Surely there’s some native-Montanan with some gumption that will stop this man’s crusade against the poor, no?
#4: Run a DINO Against Him
I hate Montana Democrats when they get all high and mighty and start excluding people. Typically this goes with the label DINO, or Democrat in Name Only. Let me tell you, if one of whatever the hell they are can knock Wittich off his pedestal then they can call themselves whatever the hell they want. Get one of these people and move them to Senate District 32, give them a job, and get them ready for 2016! The more DINO in that district the better for God’s sake!
#5: Lawyer Him to Death
Most of Wittich’s bad ideas can be traced back to Utah, where he got a BA in Economics/Environmental Studies. It was 1982 and I’m sure the young Republican was enamored with Reagan. I’m also confident he never took a look at that man’s disastrous run as governor of California. But then I don’t expect much in the way of homework from Republicans – it doesn’t mesh well with their entrenched beliefs.
Montana fell victim to yet another itinerant political wannabe when in Wittich decided to head up here, enrolling in the University of Montana School of Law. He graduated in 1985 with a JD, and the world had one more to watch out for.
That’s the thing with lawyers – we’re warned to look out for them, but I’m not so sure they’re ever warned to look out for each other. What am I saying, that’s probably what they go over on Day 1. Anyways, I’m not expecting Wittich to be expecting the bombardment a good JD can give him. Get some young know-it-all fresh from the university and throw him in that district. We need a junkyard dog that will wear away the ankles of those pants.
Montana fell victim to yet another itinerant political wannabe when in Wittich decided to head up here, enrolling in the University of Montana School of Law. He graduated in 1985 with a JD, and the world had one more to watch out for.
That’s the thing with lawyers – we’re warned to look out for them, but I’m not so sure they’re ever warned to look out for each other. What am I saying, that’s probably what they go over on Day 1. Anyways, I’m not expecting Wittich to be expecting the bombardment a good JD can give him. Get some young know-it-all fresh from the university and throw him in that district. We need a junkyard dog that will wear away the ankles of those pants.
These are all ways that you could get rid of Art Wittich. I guess you could wait for a lawsuit tool, but that seems to be the Montana Democrat’s problem – they wait for everything to come to them instead of going out and taking it.
And that’s why we have men like Art Wittich in our newspaper each day.
And that’s why we have men like Art Wittich in our newspaper each day.
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