Regarding those who say he might run for president in 2008, Montana governor Brian Schweitzer says "these people are kooky":
Gov. Brian Schweitzer sits in his Capitol office, scanning a recent Roll Call article in which pundits float his name as a possible presidential contender. They say the "rancher-politician from Big Sky Country" might be the Democrats' "best shot to take back the White House." Schweitzer tosses the article aside. "These people are kooky," he says.[snip]
"He is no-nonsense. He understands fiscal concerns," said Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee chairman. "He has a winning formula for Democrats. He is an example of how you win elections in the West."
Schweitzer had certain built-in advantages in 2004: He ran as a centrist against a weaker Republican candidate, and he followed a very unpopular outgoing GOP governor. But political observers also see a lot of charisma.
Two quotes that I love:
He recently compared President Bush's pitch for changing Social Security to a livestock auction selling bum beef, and he said this of the way the nation's capital works: "If I stay in Washington for more than 72 hours, I have to bathe myself in the same stuff I use when my dog gets into a fight with a skunk."
And finally (link inserted by me):
Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, recently referred to Schweitzer as a "blunt-speaking, gun-toting, scotch-swilling governor" — the last a reference to news photos of him downing a shot at the reopening of a landmark bar in Butte.
That's my kind of governor.
So, what's on your mind today?
Scotty died. His ashes will be sent into space. God bless him.
Posted by: DemFromCT | July 20, 2005 at 18:59
Today was an interesting day as I enjoyed 15 minutes of front-page fame at DKos. I hope to follow in the tradition of certain others and inspire a chain of diaries about how I am vulgar, anti-Semitic, and/or generally hurting America.
Posted by: Steve | July 20, 2005 at 19:04
Scotty died?
Oh damn, I didn't know. I missed that article.
I used to watch the original Star Trek religiously. Nothing compares, really.
Posted by: Plutonium Page | July 20, 2005 at 19:04
Hey, woudja look at that message discipline coming out of HoHo? In ID: "We're gonna win in the west." In AZ: "We're gonna win in the west." In UT: We're gonna win in the west." In MT: "We're gonna win in the west."
Somebody either put him on laudanum or he's due for a big explosion shortly.
Posted by: emptywheel | July 20, 2005 at 19:12
emptywheel - LOL. Sorry, can't help laughing at the "explosion" part.
You should see his e-mails. Lots of exclamation points. Almost every sentence ends with not one, but two or three.
I'm serious.
Posted by: Plutonium Page | July 20, 2005 at 19:18
Steve, I missed your 15 minutes of fame, heh. I was painting.
I do not have an inner gay man or an inner Martha Stewart, and decided to paint not one, but three window frames dark red. It was so awful that we couldn't look out the windows at the view, or across the street at the 16th century buildings. It was like a crime scene.
So, instead of blogging or reading your famous comment, I was painting over the red. With boring white.
See, my life is fascinating. Not.
And a great comment it was/is, btw.
Posted by: Plutonium Page | July 20, 2005 at 19:25
Actually, now that I think about it, Steve, is this what happened? Your very intelligent--but tough love--post got front-paged. And people slammed you for it because, well, we're democrats and we don't always like tough love. So when it happened you came over here because you knew we'd be able to relate??
;-p
Posted by: emptywheel | July 20, 2005 at 19:33
I can take the heat. I warm up for it by urging restraint in the Hillary-bashing diaries. :)
Posted by: Steve | July 20, 2005 at 19:39
I can take the heat. I warm up for it by urging restraint in the Hillary-bashing diaries. :)
I told the Hillary bashers to quit using Freeper talking points.
Posted by: Plutonium Page | July 20, 2005 at 19:46
I know what you mean. Why do you suppose liberals are so hateful?
Posted by: Steve | July 20, 2005 at 19:49
That was a great comment, Steve. Well-deserved 15 minutes of fame.
Posted by: DemFromCT | July 20, 2005 at 20:01
Restraint in Hillary diaries? Don't you know she had Vince Foster killed?
Posted by: emptywheel | July 20, 2005 at 20:07
I figured that the fundies would be mostly docile about the Roberts nomination, but thought there might be at least a little token static from that quarter. But so far, no. Only this .
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Cheney blasts Kerry as tax fan
http://www.trainstation.cc/
Posted by: Alfreda Hines | December 17, 2007 at 19:43