While looking through the Associated Press wires today to see if there was a story out about Congressman Denny Rehberg’s recent trip to Iraq, I came across this almost 900 word article from Associated Press reporter, Mary Clare Jalonick, about Rehberg and Cuba. That’s right, Cuba.

At least she was honest and forthright about the source for her story:

The pattern of Rehberg’s votes on Cuba, recently discovered by the Montana Democratic Party and pointed out to The Associated Press,

Maybe next time, it would be nice to have this disclaimer placed in the first sentence, so readers would know from where she received her information. Better yet, maybe she could just use the banner from the Montana Democratic Party press release.

It’s campaign season, Ms. Jalonick. I doubt your copied and pasted hit pieces from the Montana Democrats will have as much effect in 2008 as they did in 2006.

By the way, a different AP reporter actually wrote a story about Rehberg’s trip to Iraq. It was about 275 words.