Rep. Rehberg's double standard

Hugo Tureck

In order to protect us from ourselves, some politicians have mastered the use of fear tactics. For example, several weeks ago, Rep. Denny Rehberg released the following statement: "Until Congress acts, Montanans will continue to be at risk of unilateral designations for new National Monuments without any public input or feedback."

While his comment is probably intended to incite his base of support, it is not honest. Rehberg knows that we Montanans were told by the Secretary of the Interior more than six months before designation that he wanted to engage us in a dialogue because...