Tester pitches change
2006-10-09
Source: The Montana Standard
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rss feedIn a roomful of military veterans at a Great Falls bakery, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Tester is surrounded by a wall of anger and frustration.
"Don't get me started," says Ed Reiman, a Vietnam combat veteran, when asked about problems with the military-political establishment. "There is no need for $1 billion-plus products when we've got no body armor for our boys "Too much is being spent on expensive toys. What happens when the (s ---) hits the fan in Korea? In Iran? The Republicans have been pro-defense contractor, but not pro-defense."
Next to speak is Richard Liebert, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.
"In five years of fighting (in Iraq and Afghanistan), only one medal of honor has been given," he says. "There's something fundamentally wrong.
"I was raised a Republican. But I'm this close to voting for you," Liebert says, holding up his fingers, an inch apart.
Tester cracks a thin smile before responding: "We'll try to close that gap."
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