Opinion: Building the Airplane While It's Flying

Gary Buchanan is on the ballot as an Independent running for the Second Congressional District. I helped a little by gathering the necessary signatures. It was a curious adventure.

When the signature drive started, the political operatives all nodded sagely and said, no way, he’s doing everything wrong. They had a point.

Gary signed up at the last minute, the very day candidate filing closed. He hadn’t decided to run until a week or so earlier. And he only filed as a matter of duty, because our current representative had so embarrassed Montana—again. (Ukraine, this time.)

But wait, th...