I wasn’t aware of this previously, but according to the recovery.gov website that tracks the spending of stimulus funds, Minnesota has a 00th Congressional District. I’m not aware that anyone else has declared their candidacy so I am. I’m officially running for US Representative for Minnesota’s 00th Congressional District. I’d [...]
The Congressional Budget Office had predicted that the recession would start to recover by the second half of 2009 without the government doing anything. Well we’ve spent all this money, it’s fair to see how it’s working out.
Per statistics from the Department of Labor
Well hell, I’d feel [...]
I really don’t even know where to begin to describe just how insane one has to be nowadays to be in Congress. I know people like to portray some who believe in freedom and limited government as crazy, but this crap is straight out of the economic suicide handbook (aka [...]
Even congressional Democrats are disgusted with the Obama administration's phony accounting of what the stimulus plan supposedly is accomplishing. Earlier this week, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey lambasted the government's flawed data purporting to show that $160 billion in stimulus spending has created or saved at least 640,000 jobs. [...]
In a release that I received a few moments ago former State Representative Allen Quist announced his campaign against Congressman Tim Walz.
The release is below:
(St. Peter, MN) – Former State Representative Allen Quist has announced that he will run against U.S. Representative Tim Walz for the First District Congressional Seat. Quist served [...]
Dr. Maureen Hackett announced on her website yesterday that she will be challenging Rep. Erik Paulsen in Minnesota’s Third Congressional District. Also, Jim Meffert has decided to enter the race for endorsement against Paulsen.
In Minnesota’s Second Congressional District, Dan Powers has announced his candidacy against Rep. John Kline. [...]
The Rasmussen survey finds that Republican candidates continue to enjoy a six-point lead over Democrats in the generic Congressional preference poll. This survey offers more evidence that independent voters are decisively turning away from the Democrats, as independents favor the generic Republican candidate by a rather shocking 41 to [...]
If you go to Recovery.gov. you will see the wonderful contributions you as a taxpayer have made to the betterment of our economy. Like all the wonderful contributions, for example, made to the 57 congressional districts here in the great State of Minnesota:
If you go to Recovery.gov. you will see the wonderful contributions you as a taxpayer have made to the betterment of our economy. Like all the wonderful contributions, for example, made to the 57 congressional districts here in the great State of Minnesota:Our friend Tom Cotton, who served in Afghanistan in 2008 and 2009, was in Washington earlier this month with Vets for Freedom. He visited folks in Congress and the White House seeking support for Gen. McChrystal's request for 40,000 to 60,000 more troops for Afghanistan. Tom found that the thinking' [...]
Yeah, the White House seems to have officially adopted their Voter ID model for broader economic work.
Exclusive: Jobs ‘Saved or Created’ in Congressional Districts That Don’t ExistLate Monday, officials with the Recovery Board created to track the stimulus spending, said the mistakes in crediting nonexistent congressional districts were caused [...]
Minnesota’s Freedom Foundation Report:
STIMULUS FUNDS CREATING NONEXISTENT JOBS IN NONEXISTENT LOCATIONS
Minnesota ’s 57th congressional district reports 35 jobs with $600,000 in spending
You’d never know it without going on line to the new and improved federal government stimulus tracking website, but the economy and jobs picture is really picking [...]
Mr. Rogers certainly hit the nail on the head with this one:Mr. Rogers certainly hit the nail on the head with this one:I'm a huge believer in as much transparency as possible in government. (Defense and intelligence are areas where it is tough.)
Still - this is a bit too much transparency, doncha think?!
Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 9th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved [...]
Our friends at the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota have been scouring Recovery.gov for the good news from the Land of 10,000 and eight congressional districts. They report:
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--You'd never know it without going online to the new and improved federal government stimulus tracking website, but the economy and jobs' [...]
I’m up at the Sherburne County event. I’ll try to do some liveblogging as I can.
Stay tuned. We’ll be doing some speeches before we get to the debate. Oh and Congresswoman Bachmann should be here.
3:00 – First off is a welcome from 16B Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer. She’s going through some [...]
I’ll be attending the Sherburne County Republican’s Elections 2010 Facing The Future event.
Sherburne County Republicans Proudly Announces
ELECTIONS 2010 - FACING THE FUTURE
Featured Speakers Are: 16B Representative: Mary Kiffmeyer, MN House Minority Leader: Kurt Zellers, Congresswoman: Michele Bachmann
A Special Question and Answer Period Shall Be Held With MN GOP Governor Candidates: Rep. Tom Emmer and Rep. Marty [...]
If you think our Republic took one below the belt round midnight Saturday when Pelosi got the Government takeover of health care passed, you may not want to see how she did that. This is the work of a political tyrant and bully. Congressmen and women were bribed. Oh yes, [...]
A little less than a year before the election and State Senator Tarryl Clark is already going negative. In a piece in yesterday’s The Daily Beast, Sen. Clark was profiled along with Maureen Reed as opponents of Congresswoman Bachmann.
While the story was outright wrong on the author’s view of [...]
How are voters reacting to the Democrats' ramming Pelosicare through the House? It may be a coincidence, but in the Rasmussen survey the Republicans have jumped out to a six-point lead on the generic Congressional preference poll. It will be interesting to see whether this proves to be a' [...]
Today, in Germany, they celebrated the fall of Communism, the US President refused an invited to represent the country most responsible for Communism’s failure.
In America, that same President and leader of Congress, celebrated its arrival.
Sad.
[...]We all know what it is. Continuing to perpetrate the same activity, yet hoping - again and again - that this time, the outcome will be different.
Does anyone really believe what Congress is telling us about the costs of their potential health bill?
No other Big Government program has ever [...]
