The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) sent out a mass e-mail this morning trying to score political points against John Thune regarding the bad news about Ellsworth Air Force Base. Meanwhile, Mt. Blogmore has posted information that Steve Hildebrand, Senator Daschle's campaign manager, has sent "about 10" e-mail messages to the Rapid City Journal's political reporter this morning regarding John Thune and Ellsworth.
It seems that, rather than try to unite in a bipartisan way to keep Ellsworth open, as the entire congressional delegation and the governor have pledged to do, all some Democrats want to do is revel in the bad news and engage in an unseemly effort to score cheap political points. It's hard to imagine how that advances the prospects of saving Ellsworth.
Incidentally, Senator Daschle said today he wants to help keep Ellsworth open. He could start by telling his campaign manager Steve Hildebrand to cease his gleeful anti-Thune e-mails and transparent attempts at anonymous anti-Thune blogging that do nothing to help keep Ellsworth open. Someone needs to tell Hildebrand the war's over. I'm reminded of the Japanese holdouts who lived in the jungles of the Phillipines for years after World War II ended, still believing a war was on. Hildebrand's efforts, as well as those of the blogger he employs, are similarly pointless and silly.
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