Patriot Politics

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Today, The Montana Standard launches a new weekly columnist for its editorial page Byron York will serve as a conservative voice every Tuesday, just as Leonard Pitts gives the more liberal view on Mondays.

York, a staunch conservative, presents his arguments in a thoughtful, measured fashion, rather than resorting to cheap personal attacks on President Obama and others in the Democratic Party that seem to be the hallmark of the GOP these days, said Standard Editor Gerry O’Brien.

Previously the White House correspondent for the National Review, and a frequent guest on political talk shows, York is a columnist respected for his reporting skills, fine writing and analytical approach, O’Brien said.