When the state economy, dragged the the abysmal national economy – got dragged down last year (albeit to a much lesser extent than the rest of the nation, though much much much more than neighboring low-tax, low-”service” North and South Dakota), the local Sorosphere and lefty pundocracy leapt about like [...]
Click on the above photo, taken in May, 2008, in Bozeman, MT, to view it in full size. Pay special attention to Obama's book of choice in the inset. The name of the book is "The Post-American World," by Fareed Zakaria, who also happens to be' [...]
In my earlier post "A Different Kind Of Democrat", I revealed a number of campaign donations that Dr. Maureen Hackett made to non-Democrats. Dr. Hackett is the forensic psychiatrist that recently announced her intention to seek the DFL endorsement for Congressman in the 3rd Congressional District. Outside of my [...]
Those of you familiar with Accounting know of FASB - the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the non-profit professional association that writes the rules, the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) used by the private sector. Their intent is to provide transparency and credibility. As an example, say your company needs a [...]
Barack Obama came, he spoke, and no one concurred:
India and China have taken a united stand and walked out of the climate summit as Copenhagen talks fail.
Tensions prevailed at the climate talks at Copenhagen today, as Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and China premier Wen Jiabao walked out of [...]
I've never seen this video. I can't believe I missed it as an avid follower of the entry of the Center for Climate Strategies into the state of Minnesota back in 2007.
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[...]Just in time for a likely Christmas vote on Obamacare, comes a letter of the day in the Star Tribune today-
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through D.C.,
Democrats were scheming how to abuse their constituency.
Cap and Trade, Obamacare, Bailouts -- which' [...]
The Supreme Court of Minnesota (hereafter referred to as SCOM) Wife drunk and driving the family’s car? Tough – TwinCities.com.
An “innocent owner” cannot avoid forfeiture of a vehicle when it is jointly owned with the offender in the case, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in a split decision published [...]
According to this DC Examiner article, Michael Burgess just introduced a bill to restore the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. The bill's name is the DC Student Opportunity and Choice Act.
"The DC school voucher program has been undeniably successful for the student who have had the opportunity to participate," [...]
This afternoon, I had the privilege of interviewing House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Thad McCotter on a variety of subjects.
We started with the health care debate going on. I started by saying that, from an outsider's perspective, it looked like Senate Democrats were like a dog chasing its tail. Chairman [...]
I”m not sure what’s got me more jazzed; that Obamacare is such a shambles, even the far left is bailing on the President…:
In a stunning reversal of fortune for President Barack Obama top progressives are attacking the health-reform plan moving through the Senate as “hollow,” “unsupportable” and a sellout [...]
Over the weekend Redstate's Erick Erickson made an impassioned plea that Republican Senators avail themselves of every parliamentary device at their disposal to obstruct the nationalization of health care. We posted a long response from a GOP Senate source in "How is Obamacare to be stopped?" Today Republican [...]
When Usher discovered 15-year-old talent sensation, Justin Bieber, he took him under his wing and helped him use his vocal talents to rise to a star. Likewise, when there's a superstar teen burglar roaming the country that the cops can't catch, perhaps the' [...]
If anyone at the White House thought that Barack Obama became the “decider” on military matters on January 20th, Nancy Pelosi just gave them a little bit of education in Democratic politics. Obama needs Congress to appropriate funds for a 30,000-troop increase in Afghanistan, but Pelosi won’t lift a [...]
I've read a number of articles recently about how the TEA Party might hurt the GOP if the TEA Party goes the third party route. I don't doubt that the Democrats, both the elected officials and those in the Agenda Media, want to stir up trouble. The bad news for [...]
Remember before the '08 election, when the left and media (pardon the redundancy) stood, like Captain Renault, and bellowed "I'm shocked, shocked, that you would enforce an ideological purity test" (against the "Override Six", six GOP legislators that stabbed Governor Pawlenty in the back and voted to overrride his veto [...]
Minnesota's esteemed Junior Senator, Al Franken, had this to say on the floor of the Senate last Monday.
"We are entitled to our own opinions, we're not entitled to our own facts. The fact is benefits kick in on day one and the large majority of the benefits kick in on'" [...]
The effort to change the bulbs traffic lights from high-energy incandescents to low-power LEDs does make sense — in those areas of the country where snow is not a factor. Unfortunately, just as with the decision of Seattle to stop using salt for clearing roads of [...]
Latest and greatest news is just how much the public has soured on ObamaCare, even MSNBC polls are showing anemic support. Ann Althouse addresses part of the problem with :
People just don't want this bill. I think the big mistake was skipping the step of winning public' [...]
It's been awhile since I'm lampooned one of these, but today's was just too good to resist the temptation.
Kevin --
Mitchy boy!! Good to hear from you again (If we're on a first name basis presumably, we're close enough we can start inventing nicknames right?).
If we don't pass health reform, [...]
Tarryl's Stib op-ed in this morning's edition is a perfect example of a politician who hopes that the people will read the headline, then skip the substance behind the issue.
The subject of Tarryl's op-ed is H.R. 4173, which I've nicknamed as the "Too Big To Fail Bill." Here's Tarryl's [...]
James Taranto included this nugget in yesterday's Best of the Web.
President Barack Obama's clean-energy initiatives will help create more than 700,000 jobs and allow the U.S. to double its renewable-power generation in three years, according to a report by Vice President Joe Biden," Bloomberg reports. Wow, that's a" [...]Over the weekend Redstate's Erick Erickson made an impassioned plea that Republican Senators avail themselves of every parliamentary device at their disposal to obstruct the nationalization of health care. We posted a long response from a GOP Senate source in "How is Obamacare to be stopped?" [...]
The motto of the milblogging community has always been simple- Free speech from those who make it possible.
That motto is being tested recently by the Army, which has effectively shut down one of the more popular milblogs, A Soldier's Perspective, and it's main author Master Sergeant CJ [...]
I've always appreciated people who kept their sense of humor when facing adversity. That's probably why I appreciate Rep. Thad McCotter's wit and snarkiness in this year end review:
Democrats' Year End Review: Coming Out of Left Field
Washington, DC - As the House prepares to wrap up its 2009 legislative agenda, [...]
Tuesday, after attending a job (aka tax) summit in Apple Valley (AV) sponsored by the AV Chamber of Commerce, I visited a friend who works at Medtronic.
He told me about Medtronic's founder, Earl Bakken. His is a classic story, “What is the problem? Here [...]
"If you think this movement is more circus sideshow than actual threat, you'd be mistaken. Republican candidates are falling all over each other to get [Sarah] Palin's endorsement, and the tea party movement is responding. Money is pouring in.
"Either we match the passion and activism of these new forces' [...]
Though I agree with Chairman Sutton that figuring out Minnesota campaign finance law isn't difficult, I don't agree with him when he says that the DFL doesn't share in the blame for Speaker Kelliher's mess. I'm saying that after reading this quote:
For instance, lobbyist Ted Grindal said Tuesday that [...]
Basing my opinion on Scott Rasmussen's polling, I'm betting that Charlie Crist's chances of replacing RINO Mel Martinez in the U.S. Senate are slim and dwindling. Here's what Mr. Rasmussen's polling shows:
Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio are now tied in the 2010 race for' [...]
The True Believers in Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) have a problem: the temperature record isn't cooperating. While atmospheric CO2 has been increasing more or less regularly since the year 1900, temperatures have not. Most of the warming of the 20th century took place between 1900 and 1940 -- remember the Dust' [...]
From the inbox:
Join the St. Paul Photo ID Petition drive to amend the St. Paul City Charter to require a photo ID when you cast a ballot in the city election for mayor and city council. Enjoy free pizza at our volunteer recruitment appreciation Wednesday December 16 2009, 7PM at [...]
Internet entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart broke the story of the Obama administration's planned relocation of the terrorist detainees held in Guantanamo to the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois. This past Friday at Big Government Breitbart posted the draft of the presidential directive to the Attorney General and Secretary [...]
Saint Paul Schools officially have a superintendent:
The St. Paul school board on Tuesday unanimously approved a $180,000 salary and a three-year contract with its new district superintendent, Valeria Silva.
Silva, who most recently served as the district's chief academic officer, was chosen over two other finalists after a five-month search [...]
After reading Keith Ellison's latest e-letter, the first thing that popped into my head was that it was typical of DFL economics 101. Here's part of Rep. Ellison's e-letter update:
One of the top priorities I have in the Congress is building lasting prosperity for families in the Fifth Congressional District [...]
Fresh off their public humiliation at the hands of Lieberman, Obama and the Democrats were able to announce they are close to victory.
President Obama, surrounded by Senate Democratic leaders, said today "we are on the precipice" of major health care changes, though "there are still some differences that" [...]
Another day of LTEs in the St. Cloud Times, another liberal attacks Michele Bachmann. That's as surprising as finding out that President Obama is a narcissist. We've all seen the DFL use lies to advance their agenda. This time, though, it's too far over the line to not slap' [...]
After reading the CBO's letter to Sen. Evan Bayh, there's no way I can call the Democrats' legislation health care reform without feeling like I'm being dishonest. Here's the first part of the letter that jumped out at me:
In addition, the proposal would: establish a mandate for most legal [...]
A quick reminder - all Americans get health care. It is against the law to deny anyone health care. But, not all Americans have health insurance. It appears Garrison Keillor thinks "care" equals "insurance." For an individual with a vocabulary like his, it's hard to understand why he doesn't appear' [...]
Why am I forced to fund my enemies?
I don’t send money to al-Qaeda. I don’t send money to the DNC. But, I do send money to Garrison Keillor. As an entrenched member of NPR, Mr. Keillor has been using my lunch ticket for decades. He owes me. [...]
How desperate has the White House become to get anything passed under the name of health-care reform? According to Michael Goldfarb’s source on Capitol Hill, the Obama administration has targeted the last remaining Democratic holdout, at least among moderates — and they’re willing to damage national security to extort [...]
If last Christmas season was a disaster for retailers, 2009 looks like the Titanic. Gallup reports that its survey of consumers shows holiday spending down 20% or more each of the last three weeks from the previous year. Its job survey continues to show no improvement over 2008, either: [...]
After seeing the video below, I have to post something I've been holding on to; now seems the time.
Dear True Believer,
You should have gone to see and hear Lord Monckton, rather than dismissing him as a "denier." You might have become a proper skeptic, because right now you are' [...]
Some leftybloggers famously dubbed themselves the “reality-based community” – a clumsy, junior-high shot at neo-conservative “faith based” ideal.
Apparently the lefties got the idea at a seance from Egyptian political philosopher and lobbyist Ram-Gar:
“Conservatives and Republicans report fewer experiences than liberals or Democrats communicating with the dead, seeing ghosts and [...]
Ralph Peters at American Thinker has the latest deja vu inducing story...
While Obamaphiles love to compare B.O. to previous American presidents Abe Lincoln and FDR, events on the ground suggest that another comparison might be more appropriate. A sign posted anonymously outside a tent city near [...]
It's amazing the type of BS that this administration has tried peddling. This morning, it's OMB Director Peter Orszag's turn to get fisked. Here's the fantasy that he's peddling:
The Journal makes three fundamental claims. The first is that health reform represents a huge risk to the federal budget, and [...]
Minnesota's Democrats in Washington are doing their best to snatch defeat from the jaws of opportunity:
Democratic Sen. Al Franken, who took office in part thanks to the same wave of support that swept Obama in, said last week that he wants to hear more about the rationale behind the [...]
Last night, the Democrats 'caved' on expanding Medicare to appease Sen. Lieberman. Sen. Reid tried projecting a positive tone:
"Democrats aren't going to let the American people down," Majority Leader Harry Reid said after a closed-door meeting called to discuss last-minute trade-offs in the legislation that President Barack Obama has' [...]
Last week, the campaign finance spat that Speaker Kelliher got involved in didn't seem like that big a deal. Thanks to new revelations, though, it's beginning to feel like this scandal might be with us awhile.
Tony Sutton has used the best analogy I've heard yet in explaining why Speaker [...]
