nice. really nice.
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sisyphusshruggedConrad Burns (R-MT) had a visit from Mrs. Bush last week (did you know that you can have a picture taken with the President of the United States' wife for only $2,100 over the $250 it costs to eat ice cream with her in an aircraft hangar?)
In the course of this elegant event, Sen. Burns delivered himself of this thoughtful rumination on the nature of domestic terror
It is a tribute to Montana Republican politics that Sen. Burns did not deliver the most appalling quote of the evening.
In the course of an evening dedicated to supporting the continuation of the war in Iraq, which has thus far killed 2,641 soldiers and wounded tens of thousands more, former Republican governor Judy Martz had this to say (to the apparent amusement of Montana Republicans with a fair amount of discretionary income)
Ms. Martz has never actually, according to her biographical notes on the montana.gov site, served in the military.
I'm assuming that she doesn't believe that her past as an Olympic speed skater, Miss Rodeo Montana, and co-owner of a garbage disposal service is equivalent to putting her life at risk in the service of her country.
I'm assuming that she's referring to the heat she took when she told a woman's conference that she had never been struck by her husband but "I've never given him any reason to hit me either" or when she obstructed the investigation into the drunk driving accident in which her chief of staff caused the death of his passenger "out of motherly concern" or lied about the link between school prayer and teen birth rates.
I think we can all agree that being criticized for any and all of those things are roughly equivalent to being killed or crippled in Iraq.
Nice values the Republican leadership has in Montana.
Kudos to Mrs. Bush for supporting them.
In the course of this elegant event, Sen. Burns delivered himself of this thoughtful rumination on the nature of domestic terror
Burns talked about the war on terrorism, saying a "faceless enemy" of terrorists "drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night."
It is a tribute to Montana Republican politics that Sen. Burns did not deliver the most appalling quote of the evening.
In the course of an evening dedicated to supporting the continuation of the war in Iraq, which has thus far killed 2,641 soldiers and wounded tens of thousands more, former Republican governor Judy Martz had this to say (to the apparent amusement of Montana Republicans with a fair amount of discretionary income)
Martz drew a chuckle from the crowd by saying she knows "what it's like to be the one under fire."
Ms. Martz has never actually, according to her biographical notes on the montana.gov site, served in the military.
I'm assuming that she doesn't believe that her past as an Olympic speed skater, Miss Rodeo Montana, and co-owner of a garbage disposal service is equivalent to putting her life at risk in the service of her country.
I'm assuming that she's referring to the heat she took when she told a woman's conference that she had never been struck by her husband but "I've never given him any reason to hit me either" or when she obstructed the investigation into the drunk driving accident in which her chief of staff caused the death of his passenger "out of motherly concern" or lied about the link between school prayer and teen birth rates.
I think we can all agree that being criticized for any and all of those things are roughly equivalent to being killed or crippled in Iraq.
Nice values the Republican leadership has in Montana.
Kudos to Mrs. Bush for supporting them.
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