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Has Denny Rehberg Gone AWOL?

Where in the world is Denny Rehberg on this first day of September?

Two weeks ago, the Montana GOP promoted Rehberg’s accessibility during his short and poorly-attended listening tour, which was comprised largely of Tea Party followers.

Now that Rehberg’s publicity stunt is over, he has dropped off the radar and hasn’t updated his schedule since August 25. Is he on vacation? Is he campaigning? Is he even in Montana?

Montana Dems Building Momentum Toward November

The Montana Democratic Party is urging supporters to get out and vote while focusing on key issues ranging from economic development to veterans and health care.

MDP Chairman Jim Elliott praised the party’s hard work and positive message.

“The almost unprecedented high levels of enthusiasm, commitment and organization that I’m seeing in our campaign workers and candidates will translate into impressive victories in the coming election,” Elliott said.

Rehberg Betrays Community Hospital

In a Billings Gazette story published Wednesday, Gary Bostrom, the CFO/CEO at Roundup Memorial, called his hospital “cash poor.” It’s one of the reasons why Roundup voters passed a 20-mill levy to keep the facility open.

In the story, Bostrom also credited Denny Rehberg for including $330,000 in the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill. The money, Bostrom said, would help create a centralized registration and waiting room that unites the hospital and the clinic, while providing for some renovations.

Rehberg Swears Off Earmarks... But Not Really

In the spring of 2006, Denny Rehberg said earmarks were “misunderstood.” That winter, he called them “prioritized spending.” By March 2010, they’d become a “symbol of abuse and waste in Washington,” and Rehberg swore them off completely.

Is Rehberg Really Against Government Spending?

Denny Rehberg voted against jobs for teachers, unemployment benefits for Montana workers, and health care for 9/11 rescuers, saying they would all cost the government money it doesn’t have.

He did, however, pass more than $100 million in earmarks -- more than any other U.S. Representative.

Dems Tap Shirley Hanson for SD 29 Race

Yellowstone County Democrats nominated Laurel resident Shirley Hanson to run this November in Senate District 29, replacing former candidate Friederick Schweitzer, who dropped from the race last week.

Hanson, a retired elementary school teacher and former House candidate, accepted the party’s nomination Wednesday. She named education, renewable energy and fair pay as among her top priorities.

“I have always believed one person can make a difference, and one vote can make a difference,” Hanson said. “Even in the toughest times, I can see the good, and I’m eager to work hard to build on it.”

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