During the 2011- 2012 election cycle, EMILY’s List helped elect an historic number of candidates – including 19 new women to the House, six Senate incumbents, and three new Senators – all the first women to represent their states in the Senate. With that election in the rear view mirror, the group is already reviewing [...]
With the announcement of Sona Mehring and Mike Obermueller candidacies to represent Minnesota’s Second District for the 2014 election, it seems appropriate to review the Star-Tribune 2012 Endorsement. There’s a long list of issues — health reform and tax policy top the list — on which we disagree with Second District Republican Rep. John Kline. [...]
The Minnesota Family Council apparently hates infertile couples who seek help in starting families. In North Dakota, they’re trying to abolish fertility procedures AND to outlaw some of the most popular forms of contraception. I’m struck by how the right, despite their abuse of the word Freedom, are consistently the ones who try to trample [...]
Times have changed since Will Rogers famously said, “We have the best Congress money can buy.” … back then, the unions supported one political party and corporations the other … now, not only are those groups joined by SuperPACs, but politicians actually have their own fundraising entities — “Leadership PACs” are the fastest-growing segment of [...]
The statement from the White House says it all : Today, President Obama signed a bill that both strengthened and reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Thanks to this bipartisan agreement, thousands of women and men across the country who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking will be able [...]
Some may consider that the 112th Congress was a prime example of Doing Nothing … well John Kline (R-MN-02) is setting his sights high by starting the 113th session by sponsoring five bills. Now, some may think that as Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, Mr. Kline would focus on legislation that was NOT [...]
Quote of the Day : “This is a fantastic country with fantastic resources. Go past the political silos and appreciate that these are precious human lives that politics has affected.” – Dr. Jeffery Auletta, a hematologist and oncologist, on the impact of health care reform. The comment by Richard Mourdock expressing that “life is always [...]
Republican Richard Mourdock participate in a debate in New Albany, Indiana on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 and offered his stance on abortion : “… I struggled with it myself for a long time. But I came to realize that life is that gift from God. And, I think, even when life begins in that horrible [...]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, defined the strategy for the Farm Bill would be not to pass the five-year legislation that was approved in a bi-partisan basis in the House Agriculture Committee and to have the Congress to agree on a short-term extension … and to “Wait for the [...]
The Great Opportunity Party’s (as the Republican National Committee refers to itself in its platform) nominee, Mitt Romney is trying to court voters … including an appearance on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael for a show airing Tuesday, September 18th, wanna-be “your” President, Mitt Romney revealed : “I’m kind of a Snooki fan. Look how [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
