One would think the Associated Press (AP) would be concentrating on the 2010 Elections. Maybe a story about the U.S. House race or the Public Service Commission races or maybe which political party will be in control of the Montana House or Senate.

Nope.

AP reporter Matt Gouras decided to write a story about U.S. Senator Jon Tester being a farmer. The title of the story is: “Farmer Jon: US Sen. spends weekends plowing fields.”

Tester is not running for reelection until 2012. The New York Times recently did an editorial about Tester the Farmer, and this story is more of the same.

To say the least, this story is as old as Tester’s tractor. Continue reading →