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He'd probably get number 3 on my wall of shame- I still would have to put Hildabeast and Teddy as 1 and 2.....Conrad needs to step aside and let a credible Republican run to hold that seat...
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Time magazine names Burns one of the worst senators
By Associated Press
HELENA - Time magazine has named Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., one of the five worst Senate members, criticizing him for his ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and calling his legislative record "meager."
Burns was joined on the list by Hawaii Democrat Daniel Akaka, Colorado Republican Wayne Allard, Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning and Minnesota Democrat Mark Dayton.
Time said it based the rankings on interviews with academics, political scientists, and current and former senators. Among the senators on Time's 10 best list were Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz.
Time referred to Burns as the "shock jock" of the Senate and called him "serially offensive" for comments he's made over the years, including a 1999 comment in which he referred to Arabs as "ragheads." "As for legislating, the former farm-radio broadcaster's record over three terms are meager," the magazine said. "Asked what his greatest successes over two decades were, aides touted a cell phone measure that requires providers to route emergency calls to the closest hospital and another that opens the satellite spectrum to public auction."
Burns' office on Monday referred questions about the Time article to his campaign spokesman who was not immediately available for comment.
The magazine said Burns biggest problem now, however, is his relationship with Abramoff, who pleaded guilty as part of a federal corruption investigation.
Burns has distanced himself from the lobbyist, running television ads saying he was never influenced by Abramoff. He also has given away the last of the estimated $150,000 in donations he received from Abramoff and his associates.
The Associated Press reported recently that e-mails gathered by prosecutors show a Republican Party official and Abramoff's lobbying team bluntly discussed using large political donations as a way to pressure lawmakers into securing federal money for a tribal client.
The e-mails detail how Abramoff's team worked to leverage assistance from the White House, Congress and the GOP to get a reluctant federal agency and a single Republican congressional aide to stop blocking school construction money for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
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Time magazine names Burns one of the worst senators
By Associated Press
HELENA - Time magazine has named Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., one of the five worst Senate members, criticizing him for his ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and calling his legislative record "meager."
Burns was joined on the list by Hawaii Democrat Daniel Akaka, Colorado Republican Wayne Allard, Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning and Minnesota Democrat Mark Dayton.
Time said it based the rankings on interviews with academics, political scientists, and current and former senators. Among the senators on Time's 10 best list were Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz.
Time referred to Burns as the "shock jock" of the Senate and called him "serially offensive" for comments he's made over the years, including a 1999 comment in which he referred to Arabs as "ragheads." "As for legislating, the former farm-radio broadcaster's record over three terms are meager," the magazine said. "Asked what his greatest successes over two decades were, aides touted a cell phone measure that requires providers to route emergency calls to the closest hospital and another that opens the satellite spectrum to public auction."
Burns' office on Monday referred questions about the Time article to his campaign spokesman who was not immediately available for comment.
The magazine said Burns biggest problem now, however, is his relationship with Abramoff, who pleaded guilty as part of a federal corruption investigation.
Burns has distanced himself from the lobbyist, running television ads saying he was never influenced by Abramoff. He also has given away the last of the estimated $150,000 in donations he received from Abramoff and his associates.
The Associated Press reported recently that e-mails gathered by prosecutors show a Republican Party official and Abramoff's lobbying team bluntly discussed using large political donations as a way to pressure lawmakers into securing federal money for a tribal client.
The e-mails detail how Abramoff's team worked to leverage assistance from the White House, Congress and the GOP to get a reluctant federal agency and a single Republican congressional aide to stop blocking school construction money for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.