The Lakeville Patch reported the sad news : “It’s time for them to start to get serious and raise money. That will be a very expensive Senate race,” John Kline said. “Al has shown he can raise money. He’s got money and he can raise money. Whoever our candidate is, they need to be able [...]
The MN GOP has proposed a single solution that addresses multiple problems. We’ve seen the proposal that we arm school employees – teachers, principals, janitors, librarians, etc. Now the MN GOP proposes we make firearm safety and firearm proficiency mandatory, similar to the way it is taught in military-style academies. By doing away with gun [...]
Politicians regularly offer “free” advice of areas of federal spending that they deem wasteful, but let’s be honest “Talk” is cheap … yet, it is the “cost” to print that makes “talk” expensive. Listen to the advice and concerns expressed by Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) on the sequester that the cuts didn’t go down the way [...]
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 issues should not be considered in terms of Red States and Blue States … and what the Red Shawl symbolizes is one of those issues. Acclaimed author, Lousie Erdrich wrote an OpEd in Wednesday’s New York Times which should have made the Minnesota Congressional Delegation just a little embarrassed. (excerpts below) in Minneapolis, a [...]
Eric Cantor (R-VA-07) press release Mr. President, Spending is Clearly the Problem in Washington continues to get pushed via twitter … even though some have been called entirely inaccurate and larger savings ignored, now joining the chorus is Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) : By its own estimates, federal gov made $115 billion in improper payments in [...]
Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) has an ally in his fight on refunding the 2.3% Medical Device Excise … Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-07). Majority Leader Cantor’s Making Life Work speech outlined his concerns (highlights below) : The new medical device tax in “Obamacare” makes it harder for researchers to develop those innovative devices in the [...]
Mike Obermueller had a simple message in his 2012 campaign for the Second Congressional District … “there’s way too much waste” and “both parties are to blame” were the prominent lines from his “Washington Pizza” campaign commercial. His assessment — “I believe both parties are wrong.” His second commercial “Numbers”, which had been FactChecked and [...]
As the Republicans begin their effort to return to the Majority through the 2014 elections for US Senate, they seem to be battling on two fronts — internally in fear of attack from “certain” groups and recognizing that issues affecting women have pushed more voters away from their candidates. After the House failed to agree [...]
Gauging by the lawn signs, the Definition of Marriage Amendment question has made that old adage of never discussing politics and religion in polite conversation, a principle of a gonebydays. The Amendment question was authorized in a very close vote with four Republicans voting against it … including John Kriesel whose floor speech is now [...]
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
