We didn't say anything when Bob Kelleher filed as a Republican for US Senate, er Parliament.  And we didn't say anything when we learned that Republican Shay Garnett was wanted by the authorities in Indiana for "stalking, harassment, and invasion of privacy", (he later pulled out of the race).

But enough is enough.  We feel compelled to say something lest the Republican Party be completely overrun with loons running for office.

The latest example is the discovery that we have an alien chaser running as a Republican for Attorney General.  Unfortunately, we're not talking about the type of aliens who sneak over the Mexican border; we're talking about the little, green variety.  You know: flying saucers, Roswell, warp speed, Alf, etc.

It seems that when Lee Bruner isn't running for Attorney General, he spends his free time participating in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.  Lee's been participating in this alien hunt since at least 1999.  So far it appears that he's not made contact.

This is a general plea to Erik Iverson, Jake Eaton, and all the rest of the leadership at the MT GOP--please, in future elections do a better job of screening your prospective candidates.  We know you can't control who files for office, but the least you could do is point out to some of these kooks the fact that some of their undesirable, eccentric, or outright strange habits could come to light and portray the entire party poorly.