Changing the Subject

By GAIL COLLINS, NYT

Let’s talk about the Senate races. It’s a matter of mental health. We cannot spend the next six months fixating on Romney versus Obama. Before you know it, we’ll be so bored that we’ll start arguing about whether it’s seemly for the president to brag about killing Osama bin Laden.

With Senate campaigns you at least learn new things. Such as ...

MONTANA 

Did you know that Billings is known as the Magic City? According to the Billings Web site, this is because “it seemingly grew overnight into the largest distribution center in Montana.” You have to love that kind of factoid.

The subject came up in a story about Congressman Denny Rehberg, the Republican candidate for Senate, who filed a negligence suit claiming the Billings Fire Department failed to control a wildfire that burned some land he was planning to develop. Rehberg dropped the case, but not before it set back the Magic City about $21,000 in legal fees.

People, if you are planning a career in politics, please be careful who you sue. Also, watch what you post on Facebook. And never tweet.

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