September 2006

Question 10: Logjam on pine beetles.
Tester: Need better leadership.
Burns: We passed the Healthy Forests Initiative. His supporters stop harvesting of trees, get blocked every time. It takes a 39 cent stamp to stop the whole thing, these radical groups. Burns sounds positively frantic on this point. Now he starts ranting about Schumer and gun [...]

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Question 6: Traditional underfunding of veterans
Burns: I passed the largest increase in veterans funds ever. Veterans are getting along just fine. Fort Harrison is ranked in the top five of veterans hospitals in the country…now thanks himself for facilities in Eastern Montana…and now “I built a nursing home for veterans.” Jesus–self-aggrandizing and deluded. Burns runs [...]

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Terrible, terrible sound quality.
Tester opens with a great opening. Referring to Senator Burns’ penchant for claiming that he is necessary for the economy of Montana to work, Tester says that Butte is too independent, too proud to depend on any politician for its fate. Brilliant opening.
Opening Question: Why Throw Out Senator Burns, Given His Seniority?
Tester: [...]

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(I’ve written the long post about why I haven’t been blogging this week about three times–I’ll get back to it. Some of you might have missed me. In the meantime, some quick takes on the news:

Ever wonder how an unmitigated gasbag, chickenhawk racist like Saxby Chambliss could win an election against a decorated war [...]

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