Following up on the post – 581,680 Fans Prove the Private Sector is doing just fine, the Minnesota media was dominated by a couple local stories — a small business investing $196 million in two new employees (Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed to 13-year deals) resulting in thousands of sold tickets and a record [...]
Considering Mitt Romney’s aversion to press interviews, the curious question after The LA Times article questioning Romney’s job creation during his Bain Capital years, who would the campaign offer as “spin-master” ? BACKGROUND : Key comments from the article entitled : A closer look at Mitt Romney’s job creation record – Romney and his team [...]
Tim Pawlenty must not be a sports fan … if he was he certainly would be familiar with the Yogi-isms offered by the wise sage, Yogi Berra. Take your pick … “The future ain’t what it used to be” or “It ain’t over ’til it’s over” … the message is the same … Don’t Quit. [...]
“Soon-To-Be-President 2016” Tim Pawlenty has opted to terminate his campaign for the 2012 contest. As such, his endorsed sponsors will be free to offer a new endorsement … admittedly, in what would be considered a small group but includes three prominent Republicans … Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) “Governor Pawlenty is the best man to get [...]
ADAGE : Liars Figure and Figures Lie HEADLINE : Pawlenty Up 33% While Romney Holds and Others Falter STORY : Although Republican Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has barely spent time nor money in Michigan, the latest poll shows his number is up while George Romney’s son, Mitt, polls steadily in the low 20s — well [...]
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives proved that they are willing to put tens of thousands of jobs on hold (except for selected government workers who continued to work without pay while paying their own travel expenses performing safety evaluations) in an attempt to save $16.5 million dollars. On Friday, the President signed legislation getting these [...]
“It’s certainly a social and cultural, and moral issue, but it also has practical effects. I think obviously a man and a woman together are the traditional family. That’s how children are born and raised – traditionally.” Tim Pawlenty responding to a question by Candy Crowley on CNN State of the Union, July 24, 2011 [...]
CBS News Poll taken November 7-10, 2010 (after the mid-term elections which produced the Republicans control over the House of Representatives) “Of all the problems facing this country today, which one do you most want the new Congress to concentrate on first when it begins in January?” 56% – Economy and JOBS 14% – Health [...]
“It’s an uncomfortable question, to be sure,” Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) posed last week. “Are they trying to undermine the economy on purpose, for political gain? Harry Truman had a do-nothing Congress. The Republicans seem to be trying to make this a do-nothing-on-the-economy Congress.” It’s a fair question … especially when the Republican-controlled House of [...]
Last week, while Michele Bachmann was keeping bloggers busy fact checking and Mitt Romney was doing his best No I Didn’t Say What I Said impression, Tim Pawlenty was doing what Republican candidates do … talking Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. During the Q&A, “Soon-To-Be-President” Pawlenty was asked if his foreign policy [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
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What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
