Excitement

The large majority of left facing blogs in Montana are near orgasm over the news today.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/10/19/news/state/26-tester.txt">Leaders promises Tester a seat on appropriations</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate say they will give Jon Tester a seat on the influential Senate Appropriations Committee as soon as they can if he beats Republican incumbent Conrad Burns in the November election.<br />n<br />nSenate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said in a statement Thursday he will "work very hard" to secure a seat for Tester – even as a freshman senator – "as soon as possible."</blockquote><br />nPersonally I don't see what the excitement is all about. If I were a Tester sycophant, I would need a definition of "as soon as possible" before I would get too excited. "As soon as possible" might mean 4 years from now for all we know. Politicians are known for being slippery with the exact words they use so I would be careful. But, they don't see that, they just see the news they want to see.<br />n<br />n<strong>The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. Milton Friedman</strong>