Dear Editor: Montanans deserve straight talk, not dark-money bushwhackers

Dear Editor,

Montanans deserve straight talk, not dark-money bushwhackers. I ardently defend free speech as the cornerstone of democracy. Montanans should always be able to speak their minds freely, criticize leaders, and hold us accountable without fear.

But free speech is not a license for anonymous attacks or faceless smears.

When accusations fly in elections, the person being attacked has every right to face their actual accuser and respond directly. And voters have every right to know who's paying for the attack.

Bottom line: Who is really speaking?

Because if you can follow the money, yo...