I have watched Art Wittich operate for a long time. I know his methods because I was one of his first targets. In 2012, Wittich engineered my removal as Senate President. He installed his preferred replacement and took the position of Majority Leader for himself. He said the quiet part out loud when he declared, “We must help the purge along, and perhaps a phoenix will rise from the ashes.” His plans were interrupted when a Helena court found hi…