Election years provide plenty of grist for commentary and news stories, so it's not surprising that in 2012 Montana’s bloggers posted some of their finest work. What follows is a sampling of some of the best:
David Parker, Big Sky Political Analysis, for his debunking of claims of election fraud, and Tyler Evilsizer, Intelligent Discontent, for exposing the out-of-state origins of the petition for Montana to secede from the nation.
Don Pogreba, Intelligent Discontent, for his posts (here are a couple: first, second,) on Republican candidate for state auditor, Derek Skees.
Button Valley Bugle. One of my favorites, a commentary on clean coal: Denny Believes in Fairy Tales.
Montana Cowgirl, for her review of Republican primary gubernatorial candidate Neil Livingstone’s guide to prostitution.
Carla Augustad, at Left in the West, for her Fracas in the Flathead report on Dr. Annie Bukacek’s pro-Skees shenanigans at State Auditor Monica Lindeed’s meeting on how to avoid being scammed.
Polymontana, for its steadfast denial of global warming, and its willingness to provide a platform for the rants of tea soaked wingnuts and loose screws, which get piled higher and deeper all the time.
Dave Budge, at the Electric City Weblog, for his informative and entertaining discourses on how to make from scratch the smelly cheeses that my father used to haul home from his business trips to Wisconsin.
The Daily Interlake for its investigations of Cal Scott’s exaggeration of his education, and Myers Reece at the Flathead Beacon for his report on the right wing’s attempt to take down incumbent Republican State Senator Bruce Tutvedt (story one, story two).