[WestTexasWend]

First post, hope it's not a dupe. Hope I did this correctly.

[Inyokern]

Bill Burkett had been a Republican during part of the Reagan years. While Jerry Burkett said he doesn't know what triggered his brother to switch parties

Mental illness perhaps?

[Wil H]

"The Democratic people there in Taylor County (Texas), they think a lot of him," the brother said. "He not considered a kook at all."

No, by Democrat party standards he's not a kook, it's just us normal people that can see he is a dumb-assed, hate filled, partisan, bigot.

[Socratic]

Thanks for the post. I like to see various perspectives on any issue - in this case, a family perspective. I don't have much sympathy for Mr. Burkett, but I also think that he was set up to be the fall guy from the very beginning.

[dc-zoo]

I think Burkett knew and cBS also knew the documents were fake and I don't think there is a Lucy Ramirez connection.

[Coldwater Creek]

Thanks for the post. My family has lived in Porales, N.Mex. for almost 100 years. I was so embarrassed to be acsociated with this idoit (Bill Burkett) I am really relived to know that the other members of his family are still sane. I will say that I have 2 members of my family that hate George Bush almost as much as Burkett. I am really saddened, as they were Southern Baptist Missionaries for 40 years and now reside in N. Mexico again.

[Coldwater Creek]

sorry about the spelling. I got in a big hurry.

[truthandlife]

He should be concerned if the DNC is involved. You know who runs the DNC.

[Pete]

"I don't want him hammered about things we're not sure of," said Jerry Burkett, a Republican farmer who lives near Portales.

I hope his crop of Republicans hasn't been damaged by all the rain.