Jon’s Interview at MyDD
Jon’s interview with Jonathan Singer is up at MyDD.
Jon and Jonathan had the opportunity to cover a range of topics, from farm subsidies and the port deal to energy and ethics.
Jon’s response on the role of the progressive bloggosphere is especially meaningful. Jon is a career farmer–he lives Montana everyday. This campaign is about leadership that can bring values Jon and other everyday Montanans know to the U.S. Senate.
“I am - and I don’t classify this as being a knock - I’m an average guy. I’ve got two kids, a wife. My parents helped teach me the business I’m in. And I’m not rich. I don’t have a ton of money. I know what it’s like to balance the checkbook. I know what it’s like to struggle to pay bills at the end of the month. I’ve done all those things, and I continue to do all of those things even right now as we speak. Finances have always been something that we have struggled with, like most American families have, to buy a home, buy a new car or just pay the insurance bill.
“So I’m going to take those kind of qualities to Washington, DC, and I think a lot of people in the blogosphere are in the same boat. They’re regular people. They’re not rich. They work for the dollars they get, and they work hard for them. If they want someone back in Washington, DC who’s going to represent everybody, and not fall into this pay-to-play mentality, just represent the upper crust, then I’m their guy.”
Take a look at the interview. It’s worth a read.
Posted on Monday, February 27th, 2006 at 8:02 am. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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