Alexander Hamilton, who was a statesman, founding father, and first Secretary of the Treasury once said, “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.”  Mr. Hamilton would be surprised to see how politicians “govern” in the United States these days.  He would probably be downright embarrassed, too.

I guess I was not too surprised when I heard that Montana’s junior U.S. Senator, Jon Tester, voted against advancing President Obama’s jobs bill Tuesday night.  Tester, along with fellow Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, voted against the jobs bill.  They are up for reelection in 2012 and both are near the top of my 10 Most Vulnerable Senators list.

Tester is in full-time save his job mode.  If this vote would have happened in 2007 right after Tester took office or in 2013 if Tester wins reelection, he would have voted for it.  Tester fails to realize that being a statesman means casting the vote the same way whether you are approaching a tough re-election battle or running unopposed.  Jon Tester is no statesman. Continue reading →