So the Strib polls says that President Obama’s lead is within the margin of error and now the Romney campaign is touting that it will advertize in Minnesota ($30,000 by the campaign and $1.1 Million by his SuperPAC friends) …. hmmm … but wouldn’t he do better to escape SuperStormSandy and visit Minnesota … or [...]
Tom Emmer offered some interesting observations during the campaign … – We live in a world where spending beyond our means is not an option – The elimination of wasteful government spending starts with the elected officials who are the watchdogs of the state taxpayer dollar – Put the people first – not government bureaucracies, [...]
Tom Emmer’s stump speech is so familiar : “It’s not the time to increase taxes to preserve the growth of government. It’s time to reduce taxes, streamline government and free the entrepreneurial spirit that is in Minnesota to start creating jobs.” Yet, what does he mean ? Whose taxes will be reduced ? On Friday, [...]
Most residents in HD-24-B know that Tony Cornish (R) is proud of his rural heritage (just check the billboards) and most also know that Mr. Cornish was a Conservation Officer before being elected to represent the District. But now, voters are learning that the Minnesota’s budget problems are caused by “wasteful government spending for tropical [...]
At some time, every parent must sit down with their child and have a frank discussion about Santa Claus … when will the candidates for Minnesota Governor have a frank discussion with the voters about Trade Missions ? Governors view part of the job as being the cheerleader for the state … promoting tourism, trade, [...]
QUERY : IF a Team accomplishes a Goal, who wins and who loses ? The Goal as stated by Grover Norquist : “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.“ The Team as written [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Minnesota State Fair was the setting for the most recent Gubernatorial Debate and while there were three candidates on stage, it was the man in the middle that took the spotlight … as he invoked three personas. There was the persona of Silent Tom Emmer … – “This is 126 days since you have been [...]
Can’t get Indiana off my mind, Anywhere I chance to roam; The music on the Wabash that I left behind Calls me back home. The music on the Wabash that I left behind Calls me, calls me home. —- CAN’T GET INDIANA OFF MY MIND Music by Hoagy Carmichael and Lyrics by Robert De Leon [...]
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