My kind of Democrat---Jon Tester

[cookie]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/13/us...rtner=homepage


This guy is exactly what I thought being a Democrat was all about. His grandparents sound alot like mine. I remember my Grandfather saying the same kinds of things to me. My father was a Nixon-lovin' Republican, but I chose my grandfather's party because they seemed to be about lookin' out for the little guy.

As a small child, I remember Grampie asking me, "Are ye a Republican or are ye a Democrat?"

I said that I didn't know, "What's Daddy?"

"Why, your fathah, he's a god-damned Republican, that's what he is," Gramp replied. At the time, I sided with Daddy and proclaimed I was a Republican. I must have been 8 or so. Ten years later, I voted for the first time as a registered member of my grandfather's party.

I'm going to be watching Jon Tester. I wish him luck in serving the people of Montana well and hope that Washington doesn't eat him alive.

[rollhead]

Nice piece, Cookie. Thanks for posting it.

[Gordon B]

Cookie, that was a real puff piece. One has to go elsewhere to find out how he'd actually vote on issues. Tester is a farmer who supports farm subsidies. Boooooo!

[Scott Dolan]

I found this interesting when I was looking for his position on issues last week before the election.


SENATOR JON TESTER REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY
RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006
NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY

Key national leaders of both major parties including:
John McCain, Republican Senator
Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman
Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor
Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman
Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President


http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=CMT56073

[Dr Dave]

So, you like his haircut or what?

He ain't much of a Democrat, but he'll do. Of course I'm going to have to go on up to Washington DC and hit him upside the head with a phone book whenever he feels those protectionist urges....(With this new Democratic majority, I think I may need a whole truckload of phonebooks...)