Archive | August, 2011

MN-02 : Kline Hears “We have failed to educate our children, and now we’re shocked and stunned that they’re unemployable”

Minnesotans hoping that John Kline (R-MN-02) would hold an Open to the Public Town Hall meeting during August were disappointed as his scheduled did not permit it … but mark your calendar for another John Kline Job Fair currently scheduled for September 19th at the Eagan Community Center. Alas, Mr. Kline’s schedule has been a [...]

Perry, posing next to a Northrop T-38 during pilot training

Kline Tells Why Not Bachmann and Who To Support

MPR’s Mark Zdechlik and Tom Scheck report that John Kline (R-MN-02) has commented on his thoughts on the GOP Presidential nominee : Kline said he wasn’t prepared to back GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign. Bachmann represents Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District which borders part of Kline’s district. Kline called Bachmann “a friend” who “has certainly been [...]

MN-03 : Paulsen Finds a Better Place in Israel

Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) is continuing his blogging for TCJewFolk (and getting some interesting reader comments) concluding his Day Three report as follows : Ended the evening having dinner with Israelis from different walks of life, including someone who works for Better Place, the electric car company founded in 2008. They’ve teamed up with Renault to [...]

Citizens Expressing Opinions

MN-08 : I Miss Jim BANNED

Living is easy with eyes closed … John Lennon’s words from the song Strawberry Fields Forever written about a boys’ reformatory … Strawberry Field on Beaconsfield Road, Woolton, Liverpool, United Kingdom. In America, citizens vocally, and artistically, will appear whenever a politician is giving an address …. Take for example, President Obama’s visit to Target [...]

MN-03 : Paulsen Forgets Who Paid for Kipat Barzel

Erik Paulsen is on another trip to Israel. Mr. Paulsen visited the country November 11-15, 2009, but this trip is being paid for by the America-Israel Education Foundation, an affiliate of the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). This trip includes Mr. Paulsen, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-08) and Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA-06), [...]

The S&P Downgrade, Healthcare and the 2012 Election

Standard and Poor’s rates the following countries with a AAA credit rating : Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland What do all thirteen have in common? All provide National Health Care. The forms may vary by country … some with tiered systems or provide some subsidy, [...]