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MN-02 : Kline Breaks PLEDGE and Still Gets Endorsed

The Conventional Wisdom is that the problem with schools today is that too many lazy, underperforming students just get passed from grade to grade without thoughtful evaluation of their worthiness … well, that must be the process that the ECM editorial staff used to endorse John Kline to represent Minnesota’s Second District. As Dave Mindeman [...]

MN-02 : Kline Disservices Voters By Refusing Debates

In 2006, a young upstart Democrat challenged an entrenched Republican incumbent in Minnesota’s First District. Other than a chance occasion when a voter would catch the incumbent at a County Fair, there were not a lot of opportunities for independent voters to question the Congressman and compare answers from the challenger who had been criss-crossing [...]

MN-02 : John Kline Has a Cash Cow

Did you notice how many colleges in our area have nicknames featuring animals ? There are the Golden Gophers for Minnesota, the Bison for North Dakota State, the Jackrabbits for South Dakota State, the Hawkeyes for Iowa, the Badgers for Wisconsin … do you know John Kline’s favorite … anybody guess the Corinthian Colleges Cash [...]

MN-02 : A Battle Worth Fighting

The debate between “protectionist pork” and “reducing government spending” should be the focus as the candidates provide their views to the voters. This will be most interesting in Minnesota’s Second District … where will incumbent John Kline (R) side ? Mr. Kline has promoted his “Stop the Pork” campaign to sell the voters that he [...]