And by our Political Hacks we'll be led. . .

 The current Commissioners of the Montana Land Board are:

Chair: Governor Greg Gianforte

Vice-Chair: State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen

Attorney General Austin Knudsen

Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen

State Auditor Troy Downing

There you have it, folks. These five commissioners of our Land Board in all of their right-wing glory and zero-sum knowledge of what the hell they are supposed to be doing.  

To be fair, most Montana Land Board have been politically appointed. These Board Members, however, have taken their jobs of autocratic politics to new heights.

A recent meeting went something like this: Land Board Chairman Gov. Gianforte, "Those of you who object to the motion have ONE MINUTE to state your objection!" 

Can you imagine trying to state your objection to a Land Board item in sixty seconds?  Also, following each objection should be questions from board members. You know, it might show they care about your objection. But, no, there were no questions and when the final, frustrated objector's time ran out,  the board chairman called for a vote and - of course - the board won!

The board adjourned and scurried off to their next authoritarian-run meeting, while visions of "how smart I am" danced in their heads. I am dumbfounded at how people like these particular board members can make such important decisions on such important matters that come before the Montana Land Board. "Miss Elsie" isn't capable of herding an office full of professionals in the Office of Public Instruction but she can make decisions on matters of Montana lands! And, while AG Knudsen will only entertain help from those folks who are on the Montana Republicans A-List, he is expected to show great impartiality to a Land Board agenda! 

How can we trust these partisan board members to consider important issues. . . like selling off public land to the ultra-rich? They only hold these jobs for personal and political purposes. 

We are doomed, Montana. . . we are doomed!