Unlike Washington, in Helena, parties kept talking

Democrats and Republicans in Congress have dropped the ball once again. The two parties are unable to make an agreement on how to reduce the national debt, unable to set aside their differences, their egos and their electoral agendas, and find a way to put our country first.

It's politics first, country second.

But it's a reason you should be proud to live in Montana. Here, we have found a way to work together, make compromises and put citizens first.

Last December, I sat down for dinner with Jim Peterson (the Republican Senate President) and Mike Milburn (the Republican Speaker of the House)...