On Helms' coattails?

Apparently James Smack, who's running against Nevada Congressman Dean Heller in the Republican primary, thinks that Jesse Helms, the recently deceased former Senator from North Carolina, set a standard worthy of living up to.

Having listed to more than enough of Helms' homophobic bile during the 80's and 90's, I'm obviously not cheering Smack on...

Nor, for that matter, am I hoping to see Mr. Heller re-elected.

My bet is that Jill Derby is going to give him quite a run for his money this time around.