Posted on 09/20/2006 6:41:10 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Montana Sen. Conrad Burns (news, bio, voting record), a Republican in a tight re-election race, flew on a private plane chartered by Vonage Holdings Corp. just days after he pushed legislation that the company has advocated for more than a year.
Burns accompanied Vonage lobbyist Frank Cavaliere on the company's chartered plane to and from the "13th Annual Burns Classic Golf Weekend" in Bigfork, Mont., on Saturday. Cavaliere and a Burns spokesman both confirmed the plane trip to The Associated Press on Monday.
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I realize as well as anyone else that The "Mainstream" Media is hopelessly biased. But why does Burns have to make it so easy for them?
Thae alternative to burns is a Democrat!
The legislation in question:
---The legislation, originally sponsored by Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, would give Internet phone companies the ability to better provide their consumers access to 911 services. Though some provisions that would benefit Vonage and other Internet phone providers were stripped from Burns' final amendment, the legislation would help the company comply with a Federal Communications Commission mandate to provide enhanced emergency service to its customers.---
This is a bad thing?
Accepting rides on corporate jets and reimbursing only after getting caught is bad. Conrad Burns has consistantly shown bad judgement and should not have sought reelection.
Congressman Dennis Rehberg would have been leading the Democrat in the polls, not trailing like Burns is.
That was just foolish. Was the Vonage plane the only flight back home?
Maybe he's sharing Harris's campaign manager?
Naw - even KH is a smarter campaigner than that!
It will be a real pity to lose a seat that ought to be solid republican.
It's not a bad thing at all...Voice over IP will save alot of money if it can get off the ground. The problem is getting the service.
However, all Politicians need to stay away from this kind of thing as reeks. As far as I'm concerned, we should just give Congress $10 million bucks a year to travel on. Let the leaders approve the trips.
Indeed, and Burns has done a lot of foolish things recently.
Would of, could of, should of. It's too late for that stuff. Burns is what we've got. The media puts the jet ride out front and we're supposed to hang our heads in defeatist shame? No way.
Like I said, Burns is making it easy for them. And not posting it on FR won't keep it out of the Montana papers (it got lost of space in The Billings Gazette).
Good thing he didn't have $90,000 stashed in a freezer, he'd really be in trouble.
Whether I like him or not, I'm voting for Burns.
The seat should have been groomed for a conservative newcomer from the get-go and Burns should have stepped down this year. It's sickening to see 70-80 year old politicians cling to power. Burns is too old, he's the caricature of the Republican that the MSM bashes.
"but the only alternative at this point is to elect a political newbie with NO experience."
I realize that Jon Tester is a Moonbat, but I didn't know he was a neophyte. Isn't he state Senate President?
That's because the Billings Gazette is a LIBERAL rag.
I'm talking political newbie at the national level. He doesn't represent me in the Legislature.
Yeah, he's been in elective office since 1999, all in the State Senate, became Minority Leader in 2003 and when the 'Rat legislative gerrymander was implemented, became Senate President in 2005.
---The seat should have been groomed for a conservative newcomer from the get-go and Burns should have stepped down this year. ---
Burn's chief opposition in the primary, Keenan was against a fence on the southern border, and for passports to travel to Canada. That's just a non-starter in Montana!
Burns is an idiot and won't be getting my vote.
You think you'll like Senator Tester better?
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