It was a Saturday night counseling session at the Bagger Vance Studio for Erik, and Bill is no Dr. Buddy Rydell.

Erik’s anger reached a boiling point as he talks about the hurt feelings of some so-called Montana Democrats, or the “Missoula Minions,” and no amount of Goosefraba could calm that fire in his belly as he watches his party continue to walk away from him.

When did they get away from kitchen table issues? When did they forget the real meaning of the term “bi-partisan?” How can they write off 132,000 poor Montanans getting kicked off Medicaid as an “administrative error?”

When did they stop fighting for the little man?

How can some Democrats claim victory as Montanans see their property taxes and property appraisals go through the roof? How can they “talk down” to the people and tell them the property tax scheme is somehow a good thing?

In this episode, Erik and Bill do not have the answers to those questions. They can only say that the people need to get involved to hold their representatives accountable. We must demand that we get rid of dark money and get a handle on the lobbyists who seem to be running the show in Helena.

We need to demand that the Montana Democratic Party regain its backbone and once again become the “Party of the People.”