Kerry visits Schweitzer on tour

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http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/12/build/state/45-kerry.inc

Kerry visits Schweitzer on tour

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON
Gazette State Bureau

HELENA - U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, stopped by the Capitol on Thursday to visit with Gov. Brian Schweitzer as part of a national "listening tour" but deflected any questions about running for president in 2008.

A relaxed Kerry was on his way to his vacation home in Ketchum, Idaho, during the congressional recess. The Massachusetts senator entered the Capitol rotunda to the warm applause of Schweitzer's staff as the governor walked down the hall to welcome him. Then the two men greeted some surprised people touring the Capitol.

Kerry peppered Schweitzer, his staff and state Sen. Mike Cooney, D-Helena, who had stopped by the Capitol to pick something up, with questions on state and national issues. He asked Schweitzer how the state would deal with the Bush administration's proposed Medicaid cuts.

"This administration, while they talk the talk, there's no walking the walk," Schweitzer said. "They put additional demands on the states with no new money."


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Got this from kos. Of course he was snarky about it.