I’ve had it up to here with the right wing nut jobs WHINING and WAILING on and on and on about how they are victims – usually to distract people from the fact that they are the ones who are victimizing others. It has become a deliberate strategy, a fundamental tactic of the right, a [...]
Presumably the expected and promised votes have been counted up before the vote was scheduled. Governor Dayton has indicated he will sign the legislation into law as soon as it is passed. Grumpy, sex-hating, gay-hating, religious zealots in some of the out-state areas have come up with every lame excuse possible to justify their [...]
Daily, it seems the world is changing on the issue of same-sex marriage. This week, by a vote of 321 to 225, the French parliament approved same-sex marriage as well as gay adoption. France is now the 14th country to legalize gay marriage after New Zealand last week. In Rhode Island, the GOP caucus issued [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) held one of his favorite constituent outreach events on Monday, March 25th … a Telephone Town Hall. For those not familiar with the service, Mr. Kline sends your tax dollars to a company such as Citizen Dialog LLC in Alexandria Virginia so that you can hear him answer a few questions. Their [...]
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 [...]
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-07) has offered a simple criticism : Mr. President, Spending is Clearly the Problem in Washington Included in the press release are examples of expenditures that he considers to be “wasteful spending” including : Pay to Play Video Games: The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play “World [...]
I Sam. 16:7 : “For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” The lawn signs may be gone but the implications of the Marriage Amendment debate festers. Religion is a personal issue but it has been thrust into the area [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) is on record as a sponsor of legislation to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell legislation … and he it sounds like he might have an ally in the US Senate. Let’s ignore the fact that the individual is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and an accomplished pilot, became the second [...]
Minnesota voters will have an opportunity to determine the fate of two amendments to the state constitution. “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?” “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require all voters [...]
Today’s Mankato Free Press featured a heart-touching commentary concerning the Marriage Amendment. Your View: ‘Yes’ sign on amendment hurt Kevin Swanson, Mankato I arrived home to see your sign staring at me and my family. Your yard sign pierced through the darkness and cut deep. I have tried to steel myself against the “Vote Yes” [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
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Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
