Democratic Lt. Governor John Bohlinger was "puzzled" and "hurt" to discover that he wouldn't be welcome at this year's MT Republican Party convention (Lee News story).  Bohlinger insisted that he still considered himself a Republican and as proof offered that he'd "spoken at Republican Pachyderm clubs in several cities and met with some Republican lawmakers during the legislative sessions."  Talk about your GOP credentials. 

Bohlinger also insisted that his attendence at the GOP convention was an important step towards maintaining the bipartisan tenor of the Schweitzer administration.  That last point is the most important to the story, and the one that GOP exec Chris Wilcox failed to respond.  The Schweitzer administration has been anything but bipartisan.  Schweitzer and Bohlinger have practiced the most vindictive, petty brand of politics ever seen in this state. 

Sorry Johnny, but we're not buying your ploy - you renounced the GOP four years ago and you've been complacently silent in the face of the numerous bad policies supported by your boss.  If you really want to be a Republican, then start acting like one.  Chuck Johnson should have recognized this story for what it was - a canned attempt to generate a negative story on the eve of the GOP convention.