This session should have been a chance for a lot of DFL priorities to get a full hearing….and in the end, most of them did. But the petty shenanigans that seem to abound in the Majority Leader’s office nearly derailed a good session.
If You’re Leaving on May 21st – You Can Drop Off Your Valuables With Me
I have the feeling that on May 22nd, we will still be here. But just in case, feel free to contact me and leave your money…..
And We Are Losing to These Characters?
Just perusing through the internet for a few hours today and it is stunning what you can find about the GOP candidates, for instance…… Linda McMahon, GOP candidate for Senate in Connecticut…..she makes $46 million as CEO of, get this, World Wrestling Entertainment and she has no clue what the minimum wage is; but she [...]
The 12 Big Lies….Explained….Sort Of… Part 4
Last in the series… Part 1 (Lies 1-3) Part 2 (Lies 4-6) Part 3 (Lies 7-9) 10. The earth is billions of years old. It would seem that if you consider this a “lie”, then you could at least come up with a more plausible figure than 6,000 years. Hard to imagine that fossil evidence, [...]
The 12 Biggest Lies….Explained…Sort Of…Part 2
This is a continuation of a series, regarding the 12 Big Lies. For the opening salvo, go to mnpACT! and read the opening post. We continue here: 4. Men and women are equal. Did you know that this is a Big Lie? I thought that we had really gotten past all of that sexist thinking. [...]
Bi-Partisan Call for $1 Trillion in Cuts – The Catch? It’s In Defense
When you have the Cato Institute and the Center for American Progress agreeing on something, you have to take notice. The Sustainable Defense Task Force, put together at the behest of Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) to “explore options for reducing the defense budget’s contribution to the federal deficit without compromising the essential security of the [...]
Comparing the DFL Primary Candidates – Pro and Con
OK…it’s been a while since I posted here, so let’s stir things up a bit. We’ll bypass the candidate press releases and delve a little deeper past the spin machine. Many of you have made up your mind for that August 10th primary date, but who emerges from that [...]
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 [...]
Taxes and Red States
I want to follow up on a post by MN Central about the Arizona referendum. Looking over a report from the Progressive States Network, it’s hard not to notice that Governor Pawlenty’s counterparts in much redder states than Minnesota have used a much different approach to budget balancing. As MN Central points out, Arizona (certainly [...]
Cong. Oberstar on Being A Member of Congress: This Is How It’s Done
Congressman Jim Oberstar is giving the country a schooling in how to represent your country and your district. If only Bachmann, Kline and Paulsen were paying attention….(from Hot Dish Politics): Oberstar wrote a letter Thursday to Admiral Thad Allen, the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, asking him to take a look at a “sorbent” material made [...]
