MSNBC: Burns Concedes in Montana

[Cush]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

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[hatrack]

1. This week just keeps getting better and better!!!

:toast: to Tester!

[Oceansaway]

2. TOUCHE !!..n/t

[Greeby]

3. Only one word to respond to that

[gfnrob]

4. Release the flying monkeys!!!

[greeneyedboy]

5. what took him so long? that race was called yesterday morning.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

19. that's the problem. Burns is notoriously slow on the uptake.

plus, he reads about as much as our president

[keithjx]

6. It's about friggin time!

I can finally do my happy dance!!!

:woohoo:
KJ

[Fluffdaddy]

7. Stan Jones, Libertarian, 10,324 votes for 2.6 percent...THANK YOU

[antonialee839]

8. Good riddance you miserable little man.

[Fluffdaddy]

9. Firefighters everywhere rejoice

[Mist]

10. Yes! Yes! And another one bites the dust..... nt

[autorank]

11. Burns, now apologize to the VA fire fighters you insulted...

VA fire fighters went to Montana to help with major fires. They were getting ready to fly out after many hard days work. Burns shows up at the airport and berates them because they didn't let ranchers join their crew and fight the fires. This is against all professional guidelines. But Burns didn't care, he had some rich buddy who complained so what does he do: go insult working people. Fuck him and his crew and, Burns, it's time -- APOLOGIZE TO THE VIRGINIA FIRE FIGHTERS YOU INSULTED.

[calimary]

16. Well, thereya go! Fits in with one of our favorite sayings - "if you act like

a jerk, YOU'RE GONNA BE TREATED LIKE A JERK!!!"

[autorank]

21. This guy thought he owned the damn state...big state too;)

You are correct. "Get thee to a dude ranch!"

[gfnrob]

12. It was always his plan...

But it was secret, do you think he'de tell you about it?:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :toast:

[AnneD]

13. It couldn't have happened

to a nicer guy........NOT. Bet you're wishing you had the support of the firefighters now.

[OKIsItJustMe]

14. CNN: Montana incumbent concedes tight Senate race

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/burns.concession/index.html

Montana incumbent concedes tight Senate race

BILLINGS, Montana (CNN) -- Montana's Republican Sen. Conrad Burns on Thursday conceded the race to Democratic state Sen. Jon Tester, a spokesman for Burns said.

"I stand ready to help as Montana transitions to a new United States senator," Burns said in a statement to The Associated Press. "We fought the good fight and we came up just a bit short. We've had a good 18 years and I am proud of my record."

Burns did not plan any public appearances Thursday, his campaign told the AP.

"We finally felt that the numbers were stable enough," spokesman Jason Klindt said. "Yesterday there was just too much movement going on with a close election."

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Tester leads Burns 198,302 votes (49 percent) to 195,455 votes (48 percent). (View complete results)

Tester claimed victory Wednesday with a lead of less than 3,000 of the more than 400,000 votes cast.

While the margin is slim, it was below the threshold set by Montana law that would allow Burns to request a recount.

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[hedgehog]

15. I expect Tester to really rattle some cages in Washington.

I don't think he has a pretentious bone in his body.

[xxqqqzme]

17. I hope so - those cages haven't been touched

in years. Rusty cages are likely to crumble when shaken.

[Penndems]

18. So long, you big, obnoxious jerk

Hope you don't plan on vacationing in Virginia anytime soon.

[underpants]

20. Wow how much must a three term Senator SUCK to lose????

Apparently about as much as Conrad Burns.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Burns

Wow once you get to your third term you usually have it locked up.

[Irreverend IX]

22. The reason is obvious...

If there was any serious recount effort, the election officials would barely have to scratch the surface of the Webb and Allen campaigns to discover horrendous corruption.