Posted on 01/10/2006 7:03:58 AM PST by AuH2ORepublican
Burns Out/Rehberg In?
Considering the fact that Sen. Conrad Burns from Montana was below 50% in the pre-Abramoff "I'm guilty" ballot question, word is now spreading like wildfire inside Washington, DC that Burns will soon announce his retirement.
A source on Capitol Hill tells me that the National Republican Senatorial Committee is polling feverishly to see if the Senate seat is salvagable should Burns seek re-election. The prognosis, I am told, is not good.
Enter Congressman Denny Rehberg, Montana's wildly popular At-Large member of Congress. Rehberg briefly flirted with the idea of running against Max Baucus in 2002, but decided against it at the last minute (Baucus easily won re-election.)
Insiders tell me that Rehberg would be a strong candidate for an open seat and is beginning to be recruited heavily by members of the Upper Chamber and even the White House.
Stay tuned ...
I always thought Bailey was more my speed. I worried Loni would've been fatal to my thumbs.
BTW, can you believe James Brolin divorced Bailey (Jan Smithers) for Barbra Streisand ?!?
Barbra Streisand has more money, fame, and power. He married up, career-wise anyway.
Then again, maybe he's just gay.
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