The Outrider: Collected Columns 2000-2006

For Montana lovers only. Paul Montgomery examined the Montana political scene in the early to mid-2000's starting with the campaign web sites of statewide political candidates and moving on to reviews of bills before the Montana legislature. Along the way he began to examine some of the aspects of his own life that he found fascinating. Here you may find: explorations of the Montana Power Company demise, Marc Racicot's ascent/descent in the political realm, Conrad Burns' differing explanations of his relationship with Jack Abramoff, and much more. Paul Montgomery says of future governor Brian Schweitzer, "If the only crime of the information age is being boring, we may all end calling Mr. Schweitzer to post bail." Along the way he finds time to write about his brushes with the Columbine massacre, Jesse Jackson, Susan Egan, Amanda Davis, and many other lesser lights. For those looking to encounter Montana politics and electronic communications in the early part of the 21st century.