I remember a line from a song, years ago, that said "You can't leave a working man no where to go.."  
It seems the state of Montana or more correctly the federal government is working on the newest 'leisure suites' for the fabulously wealthy.

The deal was struck behind closed doors between Mark E. Rey, the former timber lobbyist who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, and Plum Creek Timber Co., a former logging company turned real estate investment trust that is building homes. Plum Creek owns more than 8 million acres nationwide, including 1.2 million acres in the mountains of western Montana, where local officials were stunned and outraged at the deal

The WaPo today is reporting on this "closed door" deal with the Plum Creek group to open up logging roads to sell property for new McMansions.  Paving roads and pushing back wilderness and wildlife for the rich and famous.  Plum Creek Timber Co., which has recently discovered that selling land for monsterous houses at exorbitant prices is more profitable than logging....if they have to log responsibly, that is.

Watching the house voting on the override of Bush's veto of the Intelligence bill made my heart stop.  Six, there were 6 republicans who in essence voted against the use of torture.  Only 6.  And at the same time, there were 3 Democrats who voted against the override.  Who are they?  How do they qualify as Democrats??

I wonder how the Republicans sleep at night.  How do they feel about gutting our great republic and leaving us hanging out for any censure the world may make on us?  Do they think that by being terrorists we can defeat the terrorist?  We are fighting a monster by becoming one.

I've never done a diary before, and I'm sure that I will be doing a lot wrong, but I am appalled and heartsick and just had to say something.