This morning, I received an e-mail from Senator Jon Tester called, “Full Speed Ahead.” Tester was asking my support for his good friend, colleague, and mentor, Senator Max Baucus.

Attack, Attack, Attack

Tester’s e-mail alerted me that, “Max’s race has been targeted by the National Republican Party” and, “Out-of-state attack groups will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to distort Max’s record.” Say it ain’t so, Jon!

Yes, Jon, that is what happens in campaigns, and you should know about the out of state attack groups first hand. You had plenty working for your team in 2006.

Money? LOL!

Of course, Tester wanted me to send a donation to Max. A donation? Baucus has about a gazillion dollars more than all the Republicans running for the nomination combined. Baucus has more staff working for him in Montana than most fifth Generation Montanans have relatives in the state.

We all know from the 2006 elections that money is not everything, but sleaze was.

The Route to Jack

The e-mail had Tester’s campaign banner on it, with his return address to his campaign. The e-mail took an interesting route (bounced around the internet) through the world of Democratic groups, like the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democrats.org, and democratsenators.org, and democracyinaction.org, to name a few. They must have been checking it a lot.

Strange things happen

We’ve all heard the saying, “politics make strange bedfellows” and this is highly evident now that Tester is the junior Senator from Montana.

I say this because I don’t really think Jon Tester was Max Baucus’ choice to be the democratic nominee for Senate in 2006. I think Baucus was in John Morrison’s corner all the way, and Max probably did not want a country bumpkin running. But, things changed when a little negative info was leaked about Morrison, which probably caused him to lose the primary to Tester.

On the other hand, I felt that Brian Schweitzer was in Tester’s corner all the way, and Schweitzer won. To me, this makes Schweitzer the real leader in the Montana Democratic Party, and Baucus is like an old Uncle who you invite to the annual family reunion just to be nice.

Tester told me he would keep me updated on how I can help with Max’s campaign. I look forward to these updates.