Where’s the Surprise

<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/18/news/state/20-timemag.txt">Time magazine names Burns one of the worst senators</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Time magazine has named Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., one of the five worst Senate members, criticizing him for his ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and calling his legislative record "meager."</blockquote><br />n<br />nEverybody is acting like this is a big surprise. I'm not surprised at this. I could see this after his first term in office so what's the big deal? I do have a question about the timing of the article though. Is this meant as an attack against him from the magazine during his campaign or is it happenstance that he is in an election cycle when this comes out? It would be interesting to know.<br />n<br />nI also note Burns thinks if he <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/18/news/state/50-burns.txt">raises and spends enough money</a> the people of Montana will forget his transgressions, taking a bribe, and elect him to another term. Can the people of Montana be bought like Burns himself was bought by Abramoff? Only time will tell.<br />n<br />n<b>Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs<br />nUpon the slimy sea.<br />n<br />nSamuel Taylor Coleridge </b>