Disgusting

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/23/AR2006042300870.html">Burns May Be Bouncing Back</a> (Washigton Post story free registration required)<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Polls here suggest that Burns, 71, a three-term incumbent who has been targeted by the Democrats as one of the most beatable Republicans in the Senate, may be bouncing back from the pounding he took late last year after the publication of several articles detailing his ties to Abramoff.</blockquote><br />n<br />nHow disgusting. Are Montana voters so gullible that they will overlook Burns taking a bribe from Abramoff? It's sure beginning to look like it. The poll numbers going up proves Burns's propaganda machine must be working in that the blitz of ads running around the state must be muddying the waters about the Abramoff scandal and people are getting tires of hearing about it. I just can't believe it that Montana voters can be bought and paid for so easily.<br />n<br />nHow about Burns's chief opponent Morrison?<br />n<br />n<blockquote>In the Denny's near the interstate, Hill, the retired railroad man, said Morrison would become "a pot calling the kettle black."<br />n<br />nSo far, Burns has said nothing about the affair, but it seems certain to come up, if Morrison and Burns win their respective primaries. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, which distributes money to candidates, will not be shy about publicizing the affair, said Brian Nick, spokesman for the committee.<br />n<br />n"Morrison has got his own ethical baggage," Nick said. "So his attempt to level criticism at Burns or anybody else is really going to fall on deaf ears."</blockquote><br />n<br />nWell, that finishes answering my question about Morrison. He is damages goods with his ethical lapses and will be unable to effectively attack Burns on the Abramoff issue with his own ethical lapses so a win by him, who the mainstream Democrats are supporting, will bring a candidate who will effectively not be able to attack Burns on this important issue.<br />n<br />nWhich leaves Tester.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The likely beneficiary of Morrison's problems is state Sen. Jon Tester, a broad-shouldered, soft-spoken farmer from Big Sandy, Mont., who is also president of the Montana Senate. He has struggled to raise money in his first statewide race — even though the rock band Pearl Jam performed at a fundraiser for him (bassist Jeff Ament is a friend from Big Sandy) — but that problem would likely disappear if he won the primary.</blockquote><br />n<br />nMy biggest problem with Tester is his close ties to Gov. Schweitzer, who I can't stand, and his lack of a stance on many issues. I have yet to hear about him standing up on a complex issue and take a firm stand. He might be doing it, but it's not reaching my little corner on Montana. Also when I have attempted to ask him a question, I have been ignored like I don't even exist. If he wants to ignore me that way, I can ignore him right back.<br />n<br />nSo, where does this all leave Montana and the Senate race? It looks like it is going to be interesting that's for sure. The only thing I have to say is somebody is going to win the seat and with the list of candidates running for the seat, the losers in this election will be the citizens of the State of Montana. Isn't that a sad thing.<br />n<br />n<b>At some point in Montana, there is a dislike of outsiders and the national press telling us what to think. The thinking is he is a son of a gun, but he is our son of a gun and he can bring home the bacon. Craig Harris</b><br />n<br />nI found this quote appropriate and sad. Montana voters want bought off.