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Does Voting With Your Wallet Work ?

By , on April 29th, 2011

Do you wonder if Johnsonville Brats, Coors Beer, and Angel Soft Toilet Paper will be monitoring their Wisconsin sales volumes in May ? Maybe they should. Remember the reaction to those businesses that responded MNForward’s request for campaign contributions that were given to Tom Emmer’s gubernatorial campaign ? For example, it was cited that Regis

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By , on April 29th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: MN Forward, Unions | 2 comments | These musings will address political issues that affect our nation and the State of Minnesota. My political views are a combination of progressive, liberal and conservative (depending upon the subject and your interpretation). Therefore, I would state that I am a Centrist ... hence the name ---- Minnesota Central

Business Says Watch FOX News or Don’t Vote

By , on September 29th, 2010

QUERY : IF Democracy depends for its survival on an informed electorate, who and how should we become informed ? For some business, it seems that idiom “Put your money where your mouth is” is being subtly and overtly on display. The MN Forward “Elect Tom Emmer” tee shirt keeps adding new logos … 3M,

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By , on September 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: 2010 Elections, Economy, Good Government, Health Care Reform, John Kline, Michele Bachmann, MN Forward, MN-01, MN-02, MN-06, Obama, Shelley Madore, Small Business, Taxes | Leave a comment | These musings will address political issues that affect our nation and the State of Minnesota. My political views are a combination of progressive, liberal and conservative (depending upon the subject and your interpretation). Therefore, I would state that I am a Centrist ... hence the name ---- Minnesota Central

MN-GOV : Emmer Takes on Regulations

By , on August 1st, 2010

QUERY : The number of Americans who’ve been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003 is : A.) More than the number who are killed annually by something they ate ? B.) Less than the number who are killed annually by something they ate ? C.) Roughly the same as the number who are killed

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By , on August 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: 2010 Elections, Community, Food Safety, Governor gubernatorial, MAK, MN Forward, Regulations, Rural Minnesota, Tom Emmer | Leave a comment | These musings will address political issues that affect our nation and the State of Minnesota. My political views are a combination of progressive, liberal and conservative (depending upon the subject and your interpretation). Therefore, I would state that I am a Centrist ... hence the name ---- Minnesota Central

MN-GOV : Do You Tip For a Haircut ?

By , on July 28th, 2010

Last century, when I was just a lad, my Mother would send me to the barber to get a haircut with a dollar … enough to pay for the haircut and purchase a “reward” at the corner drug store. When the barber raised his price to a dollar, my Mother’s answer was … you don’t

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By , on July 28th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: 2010 Elections, Economy, Governor gubernatorial, MN Forward, Republican Candidates, Tom Emmer | One comment | These musings will address political issues that affect our nation and the State of Minnesota. My political views are a combination of progressive, liberal and conservative (depending upon the subject and your interpretation). Therefore, I would state that I am a Centrist ... hence the name ---- Minnesota Central

MN-GOV : Target Corp. Forgot Reagan’s Plea

By , on July 26th, 2010

Nancy Reagan’s simple message was that “people” have a choice and the best choice is to “Say No”. Her subject may have been drugs, but in today’s world “Power” is the new drug. Since Citizens United “people” have been replaced by Corporations. Today, Corporations, just like people, need to show restraint … not dominance.

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By , on July 26th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: 2010 Elections, CD2, CD3, Community, Economy, Erik Paulsen, Governor gubernatorial, Jobs, John Kline, Mark Dayton, MN Forward, MN Legislature, MN-02, MN-03, Republican Candidates, Tom Emmer | Leave a comment | These musings will address political issues that affect our nation and the State of Minnesota. My political views are a combination of progressive, liberal and conservative (depending upon the subject and your interpretation). Therefore, I would state that I am a Centrist ... hence the name ---- Minnesota Central