Dem. Senate candidate compares gov’t shutdown to Pearl Harbor, 9/11

What’s just as bad as the World War II bombing of Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 terrorist attacks? A government shutdown, according to one Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.

According to The Billings Gazette, Former Montana Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger announced his run for the Senate on Wednesday — and took shots at Tea Party Republicans in the process, blaming them for the recent government shutdown and equating it with horrific events in U.S. history.

“We need to challenge the Tea Party representatives who like the Taliban shut our country down,” the 77-year-old told told reporters, tying the shutdown to the Pearl Harbor bombing and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Bohlinger, who used to be a Republican, was a two-term Montana state Senator and served three terms in the state House. He’ll face off against Lt. Gov. John Walsh in the Democratic primary. Rep. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) also announced his candidacy for Senate on Wednesday.

(h/t The Daily Caller)

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