“Right now, too many sexual assaults in our military go unreported. My daughter is a military veteran so I know exactly the kind of hard-working women we have in our armed forces. This situation is a travesty and we need to fix it now. As a doctor, I’m used to working with others to find [...]
PONDER THIS : What would be the reaction if instead of profiling based on “TEA Party”, “Patriot” or “9/12”, the IRS focused on “Inner-City Muslim Action”, “North American Islamic” or “Committee on American-Islamic Relations” ? For those wondering which scandal (military sexual abuse, DOJ reviews of journalists’ telephone records, the Obama administration responded to the [...]
When was first elected to Congress, a story “Base Closures a Top Concern For Incoming GOP Lawmakers” profiled John Kline (R-MN-02) : As they begin to establish their presence on the House Armed Services Committee, incoming Republicans are gearing up to fight for their local military bases. In anticipation of a round of base closures [...]
Mike Obermueller announces his candidacy for the 2014 DFL endorsement for the Second District on the program, Access to Democracy. In this broad discussion of issues, ranging from the GOP House’s failure to consider the Farm Bill to Chairman Kline’s failure to reform No Child Left Behind, Mike stresses focusing on the right priorities and [...]
To understand the Kline Agenda, John Kline’s (R-MN-02) press releases tell his “war” stories. Remember the one from February 5, 2003 WASHINGTON – Congressman John Kline (R-MN) responded to the presentation of Secretary Powell before the United Nations Security Council today. “Secretary Powell has presented clear and irrefutable evidence of Iraq’s violations,” Kline commented. “It [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02), a 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps, took time this morning to enjoy breakfast with Minnesota DAV I appreciated hearing from fellow veterans this morning at the #Minnesota DAV breakfast. #veterans twitter.com/repjohnkline/s… — John Kline (@repjohnkline) February 27, 2013 What was discussed is unknown; yet, most likely the subject of the impending [...]
The military’s mission is to fight and win. “The Army is focused on the short term — ‘I need a warm body manning a gun in a Humvee. That’s great — until that warm body is crazy and eats his gun.” – Peter J.N. Linnerooth, a Bronze Star-winning Army psychologist, who took his own life [...]
Voters will go to the polls with a choice … Mitt Romney advocates increasing the military by 100,000 (without explaining what their mission would be although he acknowledges that he agrees that American and coalition troops will be out of Afghanistan in 2014) … or Barack Obama who has used Executive Orders to force changes [...]
The picture in John Kline’s TV advertisement – “Forcing Washington to Be Responsible” – is quite emblematic … John Kline, alone. The lonely warrior, fighting a battle for a Constitutional Amendment. That seems to be what he wants to talk about … never mind that when President Bill Clinton left office, there was a surplus [...]
On his way to his estate on Lake Winnipesaukee on Thursday, Mitt Romney stopped to visit campaign workers who happened to be veterans. Asked by a reporter why he decided not to discuss the Afghanistan war on his party’s biggest stage last week, the AP story offers this assessment : Romney’s omission of Afghanistan in [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
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