One of my favorite bumper stickers says, “Tough Times Won’t Last, but Tough People Will.”

Maybe I should send one to Democratic U.S. House Candidate Jim Hunt, because it’s been a tough couple of days for him after announcing he’s running against Congressman Denny Rehberg.

It appears Hunt did not understand (after retiring as a Lt. Colonel from the National Guard) that his honorable service to our country does not allow him to hold campaign events on the grounds of Fort Harrison, which is a Department of Defense installation. That reminds me, Fort Harrison is the military installation that Conrad Burns built up, along with Malmstrom AFB.

Supposedly Hunt had to move the event off Fort Harrison to just outside the gate after the rules were explained him. That’s tough.

Then it appears that by his remarks on Montana Public Radio the other day, the Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party plans on “really” trying to beat Rehberg in 2010 and not 2008. The Executive Director says it’s a three-year strategy to beat Rehberg. Also, according to a couple of articles, Mr. Hunt had to find the Democrats to tell them he was running, which has to be a downer for a new candidate (especially one who has their own money). That’s tough, too.

If I were the Montana Democrats, I’d skip this three-year strategy deal and start developing a four-year strategy to keep Rehberg from beating Jon Tester in 2012.

Finally, it also appears that Hunt may be a “sacrificial lamb” as so many Democrats have decided not to run against Rehberg. I even found a “sacrificial lamb video” that explains all this (both in words and in photos). You gotta love Google!

So yes, we have the start of the 2008 YouTube elections in Montana, which should be bigger, better, and harder hitting than 2006!

Tough Times won’t last…