Open mouth, insert foot

Conrad Burns has made a fool of himself one more time:

HELENA - U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns urged Gov. Brian Schweitzer to declare a fire state of emergency Thursday and activate the Montana Army National Guard for firefighting - more than a month after Schweitzer had already done so.

It's a wonder that he's still pretty close in the poles. After all the gaffs he's made in the past few weeks, he should be a laughing stock.