Posted By: Madame Fleur

July 27, 2008

Guess which Republican US Senate candidate said….

“…No more passing the buck…the party in power is responsible.” As it stands, “we’re headed for a dictatorship.”

On his shocking primary victory a few months ago, the candidate explained “I wanted to have fun…nobody is responsible, really.”

When asked about his long-term plans for the country, he stated “I would keep the president as a figurehead.”

After hearing news of his unlikely victory he proclaimed, “Honest to goodness, I see the hand of the Almighty in this.”

More clues about the mystery man…

He was an inexplicable upset victor in the primary this year, defeating four other candidates …he has monstrously bushy eyebrows…he has run for elected seats in Montana as a Democrat, Green Party candidate and, most recently, a Republican.

If you still don’t know….

You should have read my article about Bob Kelleher a month ago!!

Seriously, this guy is a riot and someone to use as torture for your Republican friends during the slow months leading up to the election.

Never mind that his hopes for victory in November are slim. Never mind that he wants to do away with our government and replace it with a parliamentary system - The man is 85 and has run for office 16 times in the last 44 years, mostly for the Democrats and the Green Party. Now, in 2008 he finally managed some electoral success running as a Republican this year – go figure!

And it isn’t just his pro-parliament views that make this man a Republican anomaly.

He has been known to tear up when discussing the problems facing Americans today. He believes healthcare is a right and should be paid for with tax dollars. He’s said that government exists to serve the common good and the US ’ trade and tax policies are to blame for the disparity in wealth between the rich and the poor today.

On the other hand, he is pro-life - but that is about all I have learned about him that fits the profile of a Republican.

There is a new website promoting the wisdom of this mysterious bushy-browed man called Eyebrows over Highbrows and you should check it out.

Montana is turning into a major site of overhaul for both major parties. The past few years have seen a new generation of Democrats seizing power in the state like Brian Schweitzer and Jon Tester. And now, on the Republican side, a victory in the June primary for Bob Kelleher, a progressive whose views on government are frankly unclassifiable, but whose message bears almost no resemblance to that of most Republicans I know.

If you haven’t heard of this rogue cowboy senatorial candidate, check out his website and his fan site. It is at least worth a laugh, but who knows? Perhaps it will also open the door to the world of Montana politics and even generate some much-needed debate about what it means to be a Republican today.