New blog post: Should Congress Punish the Military for Next-generation of Football Gloves ? http://xt46s.th8.us
Should Congress Punish the Military for Next-generation of Football Gloves ?
The House Republicans have started a new project to poll on spending cuts that Congress should enact. Accepting suggestions is at their determination (so no sense in questioning why the Republicans approved $485 Million for an alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter plane … that Presidents Bush and Obama both said is wasteful and [...]
New blog post: Perceptions of the Poor http://x2m5n.th8.us
New blog post: Perceptions of the Poor http://x2m5n.th8.us
Perceptions of the Poor
On my regular mnpACT blog, I have had a commenter of late who has been voicing his displeasure at government spending. He’s actually a thoughtful person. He has the obvious biases you might expect…but then, I have my own. A recent comment he made illustrates the feelings that a lot of the right have about [...]
New blog post: DADT: From Organizing for America http://x6ccc.th8.us
New blog post: DADT: From Organizing for America http://x6ccc.th8.us
New blog post: How Many Hornets Do Minnesota Taxpayers Want ? http://crk62.th8.us
New blog post: How Many Hornets Do Minnesota Taxpayers Want ? http://crk62.th8.us
New blog post: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell … I am a Latino http://w8wcf.th8.us
New blog post: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell … I am a Latino http://w8wcf.th8.us
DADT: From Organizing for America
I received this from Organizing for America: This is big news: Yesterday, the full House of Representatives and the Armed Services Committee in the Senate voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” In his State of the Union address, President Obama pledged to end the law that denies gays and lesbians the right to serve [...]
How Many Hornets Do Minnesota Taxpayers Want ?
As the Minnesota legislative session was coming to an end, there were a number of soul-searching votes that we entrusted our elected officials to make. We hope they vote in “our” interest and not just following party leaders’ instructions. Reviewing those votes, I was struck by an authorization that was easily approved by the Minnesota [...]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell … I am a Latino
Last night, the House of Representatives took a vote that tells us a lot about America’s future military. Included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, the amendment easily passed 341 to 85 (included in the NO group were John Kline (R-MN-02) and Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) as the other Minnesotans voted in [...]
