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Did You Know : The proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension would reach Port Arthur, Texas, which is designated as a foreign trade zone – this means that if these refineries re-exported diesel or other fuel, they also would not have to pay taxes on those exports ? Did You Know : TransCanada, the company behind Follow this link to read more of: Lessons From Keystone XL – Time To Pass H R 3900 Potential Commander-in-Chief Michele Bachmann has followed in Ronald Reagan’s footsteps … well, in a way, as Ms. Bachmann appeared yesterday on the legendary 50,000 watt WHO 1040-AM, the same station where Ronald Reagan got his start in radio. Ms. Bachmann got to sit in the “Hot Seat” while Jan Mickelson, the leading conservative radio personality Follow this link to read more of: Bachmann Responds to the F Word With the Occupy Wall Street movement clamoring that Congress address JOBS, the House Republicans are looking to the opposite end of the country … and below ground … with the result benefiting foreign companies. Yep, after another “recess”, the Republican-managed House is scheduled to return to Washington and address JOBS. Well, not the “Rebuild America Follow this link to read more of: Dig, Baby Dig … House to Vote on Jobs (for Robots and Profits for Foreign Companies) Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) three year crusade for the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act has reached a critical phase … in the dark and quietly, the Republican-controlled House has found a way to move this legislation to the US Senate. When Joe Barton’s (R-TX-06) legislation did not receive sufficient votes for passage, it appeared that Follow this link to read more of: GOP House Turns Bachmann Freedom Bulb ON Thomas Sowell has authored a column that has been picked up by many sources (here it is from the National Review). The column discusses the Republican Presidential aspirants … well, essentially just three. First, Mr. Sowell dismisses Mitt Romney … “has already made too many other about-faces for voters to trust him”. Up next, Mr. Follow this link to read more of: Sowell : Pawlenty Is Not Hitler There was a time when John Kline (R-MN-02) would issue press releases touting his efforts … “Kline Fights for Minnesota, Delivers Vital Funds” in taking credit for funding awarded to businesses in his district … such as : – $4 Million for the Navy’s P-3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program designed by Lockheed Martin’s Eagan facility; Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : How Much Praise Does Kline Deserve For SAGE Loan ? Political advertisements have targets– “Pawns” and “Lemmings”. In every political advertisement there is a message … while we may not perceive it right away and it may not be “100% truthful”, it is there. It’s all about motivating us to think one way … some may even call it propaganda. While “death panels” may illicit Follow this link to read more of: 1751 Reasons Why Dems Are in Trouble in 2010 AND 2012 What do Republicans value? Big money, but only for some people. 6/16/2010, 6/18/2010: While a slew of fishermen and families struggle just to make ends meet, Michele Bachmann stands up for BP, and Joe Barton apologizes to BP. 2010: Claiming to be fiscally responsible, Republican governor Tim Pawlenty suggests borrowing against Minnesota schools, and delays Follow this link to read more of: Republicans Exposing Themselves Dan Powers, who’s for a strong yet responsible nation, living wage jobs, small business incentives, a balanced approach to a clean environment, and fiscal responsibility, has been out listening and meeting us in Minnesota’s CD2. Go Dan! Here’s pics of Dan in the Farmington Dew Days parade, the Elko New Market Fire Rescue Days parade, Follow this link to read more of: Dan Powers: Working Hard, People Before Big Oil, and Oust Extremist Kline! If there was any doubt what will be the central issue in the Governor’s race the recent push by DFL candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher will clear that up right away: it’s the jobs, stupid. Starting with the “no stone unturned” launch of her statewide jobs tour Anderson Kelliher and running mate John Gunyou have met Follow this link to read more of: Margaret Anderson Kelliher: Getting Serious About Job Creation Rainy days provides time for catching up on my reading … and so it is that I am finally read the Farmington Independent story on Steve Quist and his decision to enter the race to represent Senate District 36 ( Dakota County : Empire, Eureka, Farmington, Lakeville, Marshan, Randolph, Ravenna, Vermillion, and other communities; and Follow this link to read more of: SD-36 : Quist Offers More Than Common Sense Adage : The LIE becomes the TRUTH only when someone comes to believe it. For the longest time, it seems as if the “Global Warming” argument was shifting based on the adage stated above. (I will leave it to the reader to decide who is telling a lie wanting it to become the truth versus Follow this link to read more of: Connecting the Dots : BP Oil Spill and Global Warming DFL Gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher picked up a key endorsement today from the United Auto Workers of Minnesota. As Kelliher does her best to distance herself from challengers Matt Entenza and Mark Dayton, the union endorsement will undoubtedly help bring credibility and muscle to her campaign leading into the primary. And if there was Follow this link to read more of: Union Endorsement For Kelliher and the Possibility For So Much More GOP National Chairman Michael Steele says: “This is the first oil spill of this magnitude in some 20 years since the Exxon Valdez so the track record here for drilling offshore in the United States is a pretty good one,” he said. Pretty good?….but is that good enough? The tendency is (and to the energy companies, the hoped Follow this link to read more of: Energy Disasters: One Is All It Takes As I flipped through the channels the other night I paused breifly to hear Sean Hannity on Fox News start a segment on his show that was about to blame President Obama for the oil spill crisis in the Gulf. He prattled on about the “double standard” in criticism about Bush’s handling of Katrina and Follow this link to read more of: Energy Industry Lacks Credibility |
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