The morning after
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Well, most of us have slept on the news that Martha Coakley lost Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat to a nobody with an (R) after his name. Continue Reading
Minneapolis liked Ranked Choice Voting
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FairVote MN contracted St. Cloud State University to conduct a poll about how Minneapolis residents liked Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). As you all probably recall, Minneapolis used RCV for the first time in the 2009 election. The results are good (and you can see them for yourselves here). Continue Reading
Dorgan retiring from Senate — does it affect Minnesota?
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The news that Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) will retire at the end of the current cycle rather than seek reelection is being shouted from the rooftops in Washington D.C.’s pundit class — but does it have any real effects on Minnesota? Continue Reading
Silver linings, part 3
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Though I’ve been having fun with debunking the right, I see a need to debunk something on the left too. Specifically, I’m referring to this moroseness afflicting many of us who were getting ready to party a year ago as we looked forward to a new Congress and new president. Plenty has gone wrong this year, sure. Continue Reading
Bachmann’s teabaggers boo FDR
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A Politico story filed on December 16 about the latest teabagger event, and at the end you can see where these guys are coming from.
Michele addressed the rally in the company of other teabagger-courting politicians:
Health care reform hasn’t failed (yet)
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Have progressive proposals lost several battles in the health care reform debate? You bet. But has the war been lost?
Not by a long shot. Continue Reading
Bachmann hardly a fiscal conservative
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So they had the rally supporting Pawlenty’s proposed amendment to stop future governors from spending as much as he spent.
Bachmann was there; she spoke and that rates a mention in the Star Tribune. But instead of reporting, we get this:
House files amicus brief in unallotment suit
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In all the kerfuffle of Netroots Minnesota this weekend, I didn’t get a chance to read the amicus brief filed by the House of Representatives in the lawsuit accusing Tim Pawlenty of overstepping his gubernatorial authority by using unallotment earlier this year. Continue Reading
Franken fundraising for Tarryl Clark
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Al Franken has decided who he’s supporting in the MN-06 race: Tarryl Clark. And he’s demonstrating his support by asking his supporters to support her. Here’s an excerpt from an email I received from Al:
CREW requests House investigation of Bachmann rally
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Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) continued ethical lapses are getting noticed. Bachmann had used her House website to promote her rally against healthcare reform. Now Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) want an investigation into this lapse: