If your record stinks, scare ‘em into voting for you

April 18, 2006 in Conrad Burns

The bad press continues to mount for Burns. At this point it’s almost ridiculous. The latest is a report from the Heritage Foundation that showed the Senator was guilty of “larding” up the agriculture budget, despite record-setting revenue in the industry. This report comes on the heels of the infamous ranking Burns received from Time for, well, this kind of behavior.

Does anybody still support Burns? If I were a Republican, I’d be throwing my support behind primary opponent, Bob Keenan. H*ll, when Conrad dons his orange jumpsuit, he’ll be the guy. Don’t you want to jump on the bandwagon early?

Apparently, no. Folks still support Burns. Why? Who knows. But this is the kind of support Burns gets:

I've known Conrad Burns since when he worked at the sales yards and I hauled cattle there. He was always known as an honest trader and your stock would not be "rustled." He has mud and manure on his boots, and Christian decency and honor and integrity in his heart.Now come the people who believe in murdering unborn babies and giving marriage away to the deviants, with their newfound sense of outrage, painting Burns to be sold out.

Did I call this yesterday, or what?

No doubt Burns’ office will spin this as another example of East-coast elites trying to bump the good Senator from office to pursue an immoral liberal agenda of killing babies and forcing children into homosexual relationships.

As if this weren’t enough fear-mongering, John H. Mellor of Broadus tries out the GOP version of the Abramoff scandal, again mentioning Baucus in the same breath as Burns and Abramoff. Again, it's not illegal to take money from a lobbyist or his clients. But it is to change your vote for $$. And Baucus isn’t under investigation, is he? Did I miss something?

Burns took money from Abramoff like he took from a lot of others, but, it didn't mean he sold anything. We all liked the kind of government he stood for. I guess you would have to suppose that if he sold his vote, then Max Baucus, who got money, must have sold out, too. Is that kind of like when the big unions or the AARP gives to the Democrats?

I say to you Montanans, and especially to you Christians, if you give the Senate back to the Democrats, there will be three immediate things that happen. Taxes will be raised, Godless, activist judges will again be appointed, and this country will once again be without defense. The country will again turn to the U.N. to run things — this outfit that has never brought about any "peace" in its 60 years of existence.

This kind of rhetoric plays well with people who are easily cowed. None of these allegations are correct of course. The fears evoked by this letter are rather petty. But this is the type of rhetoric we’re in for all summer long.

The ironic thing is that Burns and his supporters consistently criticize the Democratic candidates for not talking issues. But while the Democratic candidates debate and do discuss issues, Burns keeps releasing statements marked by their gibberish and paranoia. Is it any wonder that his bullsh*t-shoveling comrades do the same?

Speaking of Burns rhetoric, his claim that his Democrat opponents are banking on East-coast money looks pretty silly now, doesn’t it? Pogie discovered Burns received a healthy sum from Utah. Oh yeah, and of the $6 million Burns has raised for his campaign? Only $1m is from Montana.