Posted on 03/19/2006 9:42:57 AM PST by MassachusettsGOP
Yea, then burns ran off and violated his campaign limit pledge in 2000 and ran for reelection. NOthing but a power hungry politician. You know its one thing to run and not promise term limits and stay there forever, i expect that. But if you run on term limits and ignore them, your a whole nother breed.
"Please remove me from your ping list."
Done.
I believe the filing deadline lapses in 2 days, so the GOP better make Burns an offer he can't refuse before it's too late.
Although I guess Burns can always decide to retire after winning the nomination (but before the ballots are printed) and be replaced by Rehberg (with Rehberg being replaced in the House race by another Republican, who would run against whichever loser Democrat was running against Rehberg).
Even a wounded Burns would be more able to win this Senate race than would Rehberg.
The dangerous thing about this race is that Morrison, the likely Dem nominee, is the son of the former Supreme Court Chief Justice in Montana. This is the guy who was the architect of the strategy of the MT Trial Lawyers Assoc. to take over the SC (it was successful -- the SC is their personal playpen, now.)
And apparently the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree, from what I hear.
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