Former Sen. Burns speaks to tea party group

BILLINGS (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns told tea party supporters Thursday that President Barack Obama wants the "whole country to become like an Indian reservation."

Burns spoke at a small rally organized by Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group founded with support from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch that lobbies for lower taxes and less government.

The Billings Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/r24i1S ) that a group of more than 40 responded approvingly to the former senator's remarks, which included some choice words for the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

"I feel sor...