Montana’s Governor Schweitzer does it his own way

The unusual Democrat continues to do it his own way, even if it makes staffers cringe and causes fellow Democrats to curse.

Few governors with political aspirations would bother to debate a riled-up city commission, on their turf and in front of television cameras, over its "misuse" of federal stimulus money.

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer did – and relished every minute of it.

Picking on the tiny sliver of stimulus funding has created a buzz, and along with tough budget talk, has helped burnish the fiscal conservative credentials of a popular term-limited governor – but one who has no apparent place to go next.

By MATT GOURAS
The Associated Press

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