Observation : Financial ruin from medical bills is almost exclusively an American disease. (by Roul Turley) Although healthcare reform now progressing into the implementation stage, that doesn’t mean the battle is over. Karl Rove has alluded to the Obama Administration having an “enemies list” … well, let’s just say that some groups are willing to [...]
Being a New Kid for a New Term at school can be a challenging experience … as it would be to be a New Congressman when the 112th Congress convenes … but promoting an idea that parallels with legislation that existing congressmen have already embraced will surely help introduce that Congressman. Jim Meffert, the DFL [...]
ADAGE : Nothing’s Free … somehow you are paying for it. FOUNDING FATHER’s ADVICE : War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes … known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few.… No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. — James Madison, [...]
Survey USA whittled down 1000 potential voters to determine that 656 were likely to vote this November. That’s the first bit of bad news … of the 1000, 926 were registered to vote … a very good ratio , but the drop-off is significant … in a democracy, it does no good to have people [...]
Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) has launched his first television commercial promoting the concept “Spending Less”. As previously discussed, that platitude should be rejected in favor of “Spending Wisely”. The commercial avoids the unanswered question : “What programs would Mr. Paulsen eliminate or reduce?” … no doubt there are many programs that some taxpayers would like defunded [...]
I miss Jim Ramstad. His profile was that of a statesman … putting what is right ahead of what the party leaders dictate … thinking of Minnesota, not of special interests. Too bad that he retired from Congress … he is missed. If Congressman Ramstad was the MN-GOP’s candidate for Governor, he would have my [...]
It seams that there are a lot of angry people out there. No, not the ones fighting over “burn’in” or “building” … no, I am sensing a real anger being represented through the newspaper editorial boards. The anger is being expressed based on the unwillingness by candidates to responsibly discuss fiscal positions in anything other [...]
Ethics investigations can take a long time, and so it is not a surprise that an event that happened on December 10th could take until yesterday to result in a formal ethics investigation. Along the way, many have to be investigated … The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) has sent corporate donors and fund-raising hosts [...]
Did you know : Defense firms poured millions of dollars more into lobbying during the first two quarters of 2010, increasing expenditures by about 7 percent over what they spent in the first half of last year, an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics shows. Between April and June, only the financial services and [...]
Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) has done something that his predecessor, Jim Ramstad, never did … in fact, he did something that no Minnesotan in the House of Representatives has ever done … he “won” a Best of Congress Award from Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families. I am honored to receive this award [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
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Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
