edited by: Sally Jo Sorensen,
Minnesota Editor
Thursday afternoon, I participated in a blogger conference call with Assistant Minority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Thad McCotter. It was immediately understandable why Rep. McCotter is the Chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee.
The topic du jour was jobs, specifically why the Democrats’ stimulus hadn’t produced any and [...]
Thursday afternoon, I participated in a blogger conference call with Assistant Minority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Thad McCotter. It was immediately understandable why Rep. McCotter is the Chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee.
The topic du jour was jobs, specifically why the Democrats' stimulus hadn't produced any and [...]
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to Speak at December 7th Capitol Rally in Support of Governor Pawlenty’s Spending Accountability Amendment
St. Paul- The Republican Party of Minnesota today announced that Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will appear at the Party’s December 7th rally at the Capitol Rotunda in support of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s Spending Accountability [...]
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is calling the leaked e-mails from climate scientists at a British university research unit a "theft" and "crime" that should be investigated, despite calls from Republicans to investigate the contents of the e-mails themselves, not the way they were leaked.
"You call it Climate-gate. I call" [...]
Star Tribune Washington correspondent/Bachmann stenographer Kevin Diaz has the answer:
Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann has a feature role Thursday in a Republican National Committee (RNC) online forum taking on the [...]
(Sorry, I watched too much Star Trek the last couple of days when sick in bed)
Anyways, it appears the Minnesota Republican Party anti-conservative establishment is unhappy with who we have running to replace Pawlenty. (Yes, I did say anti-Conservative) Read the story and you will understand why the power brokers [...]
hagedornforcongress.com
Why should First Congressional District residents vote for GOP candidate Jim Hagedorn over other Republicans or U.S. Rep. Tim Walz? “Well, I’ve got a sense of humor,” he told MPR’s Tom Scheck yesterday. But writings purged from Hagedorn’s blog prior to his candidacy announcement [...]
(Sorry, I watched too much Star Trek the last couple of days when sick in bed)
Anyways, it appears the Minnesota Republican Party anti-conservative establishment is unhappy with who we have running to replace Pawlenty. (Yes, I did say anti-Conservative) Read the story and you will understand why the power brokers [...]
Earlier this week, Rasmussen published one of its regular surveys on partisan identification. Unlike its other polls, Rasmussen surveys adults in general, rather than likely or registered voters to determine the composition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, which makes it similar to the Gallup effort. And like Gallup, Rasmussen’s [...]
Televangelist Pat Robertson gushed over Rep. Michele Bachmann’s rise in the Republican party in an interview with Bachmann on Robertson’s 700 Club on Thursday. The appearance comes a week after another religious right leader, Phyllis Schlafly, gave Bachmann accolades in a letter of support.
“This [...]
When he announced his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Tim Walz on Tuesday, state Rep. Randy Demmer told the Minnesota Independent he opposed Walz’s support for a “culture of dependency” and entitlement. But according to the Environmental Working Group, the Hayfield Republican has received nearly [...]
Minnesota bloggers have discovered that 1st Congressional District Republican candidate Jim Hagedorn appears to have sanitized his blog "Mr. Conservative" in advance of his announcement yesterday that he is running. Bluestem Prairie notes that it appears all entries prior to 2004 have been scrubbed.
The horror!
Via TPM, mostly because linking to Politico tends to give me the heebie jeebies...The Republicans are steamed at Franken because partisans on the left are using a measure he sponsored to paint [...]
I couldn’t agree more. I blame the stupid Republicans.
Okay, that was obviously meant as a joke; it was the very first [...]
from the Political Animal:
Former St. Paul School Board member Tom Conlon just announced he will seek the office of state auditor. Conlon had been known for being one of the only Republican elected officials in Ramsey County.
Conlon resigned his [...]
“Today’s budget announcement shows once again that Minnesota’s
government has a spending problem,” said Minnesota Senate Republican
Leader David Senjem (R-Rochester).
“Our current budget size and deficit is a result of insatiable
spending and expansion of government bureaucracy and programs. The
answer to solving the budget deficit is not to raise [...]
Former St. Paul School Board member Tom Conlon just announced he will seek the office of state auditor. Conlon had been known for being one of the only Republican elected officials in Ramsey County.
Conlon resigned his board seat in June to run a historic inn in North Carolina. [...]
CONLON TO SEEK REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT FOR MINNESOTA STATE AUDITOR IN 2010
Former St. Paul School Board Member Tom Conlon announced today that he will seek the Republican Party endorsement for Minnesota State Auditor.
“In difficult economic times for families and taxpayers, as well as Minnesota’s local governments, accountability in how we [...]
Here's a summary of what Democratic and Republican lawmakers had to say about a billion dollar deficit:
Sen. Tom Bakk (and candidate for governor) says if the current governor cuts local government aid it "dumps the problem onto local governments and raises property taxes." [...]
The 6th Congressional District's Jim Oberstar, D-Minn. has weighed in on the 4th District race to his south, offering support for Tarryl Clark over Maureen Reed.
We also talked to Education Minnesota this week about its endorsement in the race to unseat Republican Michele Bachmann. A vote has been [...]
Republicans got another bit of good news Tuesday when Rep. John Tanner, (D-TN), announced that he’s retiring at the end of this term:
Tanner released a statement late tonight confirming the news. “Betty Ann and I had considered retiring in 2007 at the end of the 110th Congress, were it [...]
