Montana Senator Conrad Burns has wasted no time in attempting to label his Democratic opponent, Jon Tester. For the past two days his campaign has issued statements saying that “Massachusetts does not deserve a third senator” and calling for the state Senate President to explain his stance on the issues of gay marriage and flag burning.

Tester has fired back by once again highlighting Burns’ connections to Jack Abramoff and saying Burns is “lying about his record on taxes.”

Both campaigns maintain that they are more interested in discussing the “issues” than issuing critical press releases. The problem is that neither campaign seems to be able to agree on what issues ought to be discussed.