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Sorry for my absence over the past couple of days. I was extraordinarily busy, but perhaps even more importantly, ACORN wouldn’t let me blog. My Internet connection was down, and although I don’t have any proof whatsoever, I’m pretty positive it was ACORN’s doing. Yes, ...
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General David Petraeus
PIM has some big news today…
Former GOP state Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina is exploring a run for his old House seat as a Democrat.
“I’m looking to run. I raised money earlier in the year,” said Erhardt today in a telephone interview with PIM…
…Erhardt said ...
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Once the Vikings move to Los Angeles, what will happen to the Metrodome? Look at what happened this week in Michigan:
The Pontiac Silverdome, site of countless amazing runs by Lions great Barry Sanders and MHSAA football championship games, has depreciated in value.
A lot.
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The rest of the world probably thinks that the dumbest decision made in professional football this week was the New England Patriots going for it on fourth and two on their own 28. I beg to differ.
Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf today said the team is breaking off relations ...
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In an email sent out today, Senator Al Franken shows his support for Tarryl Clark’s bid for Congress by asking for donations to her campaign. The email lauds Clark’s accomplishments and her strengths as a legislator and campaigner. Senator Franken (I love saying that) could give ...
Congress
Al Franken
General David Petraeus
Craig Stellmacher is asking gubernatorial candidates “what is the greatest threat to Minnesota?” in an excellent series posted to YouTube. Tom Rukavina, in his response, had some excellent comments on unallotment and Tim Pawlenty’s style of governance (or rather, ...
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Tim Pawlenty
Youtube
Noted economist Brad Delong :
For 2 1/4 years now I have been saying that there is no chance of a repeat of the Great Depression or anything like it — that we know what to do and how to do it and will do it if things turn south.
I don’t think I can say ...
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Bud Day
General David Petraeus
A number of conservatives have made the case that the US has the best health care system in the world, even if it does not have the best access to the health care system. Similarly, they’ve claimed that all Americans have access to care through emergency rooms, which are legally required ...
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General David Petraeus
No. It isn’t. But the accounts of the official tabulations certainly sound familiar, don’t they?
Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded the race in the 23rd Congressional District last week after receiving two pieces of grim news for his campaign: He was down 5,335 votes with 93 ...
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General David Petraeus
Before I get too far, let me admit that there are bound to be a number of inaccuracies in the jobs data posted at recovery.gov . Collecting real-time data on the impact of the stimulus, particularly when you are asking recipients to help with the reporting, is tricky business. I’m ...
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Barack Obama
General David Petraeus
The Minnesota House of Representatives has agreed to get involved in the lawsuit on Tim Pawlenty’s unallotments:
The Rules Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives has approved resolution R19a which allows for a brief of amicus curiae to be filed supporting a lawsuit ...
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House of Representatives
Tim Pawlenty
Politico reported last week that Barack Obama intends to “focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010.” I know Obama is very concerned about the deficit, and I’m glad of that. Our soaring debt over the past eight years did a lot of damage to American economic ...
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Barack Obama
Japan
After such a nasty and contentious election, whoever won was going to have a lot of work to do to gain the support of Minnesotans. As Al Franken pointed out several times soon after the election, he was very much aware that over half of all Minnesotans voted against him.
In the few ...
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Al Franken
Norm Coleman
I just wrote about the issue of overdraft fees a couple of days ago, particularly the problem of banks allowing debit transactions that customers don’t have the money to cover, then charging hefty fees. Well, it turns out that piece was pretty timely, as the Federal Reserve has finally ...
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Federal Reserve
General David Petraeus
The media — Fox News excluded, of course — is a favorite target of the Republican party. Sometimes, though, the media can be a force for good, even as far as the Republicans are concerned. After all, if Politico hadn’t discovered that the ...
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Republican National Committee
General David Petraeus
After nearly 7 full years with Tim Pawlenty as Governor, Minnesotans are asking: If Tim Pawlenty is so fiscally responsible, then why does this sort of thing keep happening?
The state of Minnesota’s financial picture looks so bleak that top officials are considering a rare move: ...
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Tim Pawlenty
Foreclosure Crisis
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The scoop on the streets is that PIM’s got it right and MAPE will be endorsing Margaret Anderson-Kelliher for Governor today at 11.
So far there have been a few endorsements but many of them have been of the favorite son/daughter variety. The Nurses endorsed Paul Thissen (chair of ...
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General David Petraeus
Health care
And once again, I feel the need to ask: Does this mean Stewart and his team are just really good, or is it the rest of our media that’s gotten really bad, leaving Stewart to do their work for them?
Two nights ago, Stewart busted Fox News’s Sean Hannity for using old videos to ...
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Jon Stewart
Sean Hannity
General David Petraeus
Michele Bachmann
I wonder if Bart Stupak understood what a can of worms he was opening. While he may have proposed his anti-abortion amendment to the health reform bill in a sincere — if misguided — effort to reduce abortions, many of his so-called “allies” ...
