edited by: Sally Jo Sorensen,
Minnesota Editor
Sen. John McCain on Friday denounced the decision of Democrats to cut off Sen. Joe Lieberman in the middle of a floor speech, saying that the good will in the usually clubby Senate seems to have evaporated.
“I’ve been around here for more than 20 years, yesterday on [...]
The blogosphere — both right and left — has been blowing up since late afternoon yesterday, when Al Franken objected to giving Joe Lieberman an extra minute or two to conclude his remarks. Republicans are furious, Democrats are thrilled, but the whole thing really just isn’t a big deal, despite John McCain’s [...]
At many campaign stops around Minnesota, Governor Pawlenty will often tell a funny story about basketball legend Michael Jordan when he scored a career high 69 points in a single game. The essence of the message is teamwork. Pawlenty told the story again yesterday at a stop in New Hampshire. [...]
Yesterday, I posted a piece about how Collin Peterson routinely has fundraising checks sent to his campaign office in Washington DC. Which is strange considering it’s no where near Minnesota’s 7th District.
This all comes after Peterson challenged members of the media and the NRCC on how much everyone really [...]
Yesterday, Governor Tim Pawlenty made his first trip as a non-surrogate for Sen. John McCain to the first primary state New Hampshire. Check out the full coverage of his trip below:
Pawlenty told a high-powered group of Republican activists that he’s concerned about the national debt and [...]
Yesterday, Pawlenty sets special election date in Senate District 26 for January 26; with a January 12 primary should one be required. For now, no DFL candidate has come forward, but contenders in the Independence and Republican parties are declaring their interest. According to the [...]
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" [...]Yesterday, Congressman Collin Peterson responded to our post and other media outlets about his possible retirement. Politics in Minnesota reported that in fact Peterson was hosting a fundraiser for his congressional committee that day at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. Seems pretty standard.
However, I found it quite [...]
Collin Peterson has responded to a post that MDE yesterday that highlighted several news stories about his potential retirement. Now Don Davis, from Forum Communications, has written a follow up story.
From Don Davis with Forum Communications:
Western Minnesotans should not believe rumors that U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson is not [...]
The correct number of regulations is the smallest number that gets a good result, because hugely complicated regulations can make criminals out of people who are acting in good faith.
There is a larger problem to face, though: [...]An MDE Exclusive yesterday posted the sketchy relationship between State Rep. Katie Knuth and the Will Steger Foundation. In the article by the Pioneer Press Bill Salisbury stated that State Rep. Jeremy Kalin was also attending the Copenhagen Conference on his own dime.
Kalin, who is paying his [...]
"That will tie up their staff in knots."
-- Michele Bachmann, 12 December 2009
And with Bachmann MotorMouth Overdrive, you know - KNOW - that's not the only outrageous stuff she spewed.
Like, this:
"That's literally what it felt like yesterday. It felt" [...]
Dave Prychitko finds a nugget in Council of Economic Advisers chair Christina Romer's appearance on Meet The Press yesterday:
MR. GREGORY: When do you expect you will be able to say the recession is over?This should surprise no one, but Democrats are howling about a double-cross after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told CBS yesterday that he would not vote for cloture on Harry Reids’ compromise bill. Lieberman’s colleagues thought they had an agreement with him to allow Reid’s bill to proceed to a [...]
I traveled to Owatonna yesterday to meet with friends in the Steele County DFL and Minnesota Farmers Union, and had a chance to chat with State Representative Patti Fritz, 26B. Fritz, a licensed practical nurse and SEIU member, first won her seat on her second try [...]
- There's another MPP in the blogosphere.
- This is from publicly-minded Rep. David Bly's (DFL-25B) website.
Update
- Colleen Morse has been doing a series of profiles on the DFL gubernatorial candidates. Her own opinions come through fairly loud and clear' [...]
During a campaign stop yesterday in Rochester at Daube's Cakes and Bakery, DFL gubernatorial candidate R.T. Rybak emphasized that he supports efforts to make sure the city is on a high-speed rail line.
The current Minneapolis Mayor said he has long supported the idea [...]
Ultraliberal activist Robert Borosage has posted something at the Huffington Post that essentially says that the Democrats didn’t throw away enough of your money:
President Obama is sensibly focused on jobs, unveiling a new initiative yesterday in the wake of the jobs summit. Elements included everything from new infrastructure spending [...]
Ultraliberal activist Robert Borosage has posted something at the Huffington Post that essentially says that the Democrats didn't throw away enough of your money:
President Obama is sensibly focused on jobs, unveiling a new initiative yesterday in the wake of the jobs summit. Elements included everything from new infrastructure spending' [...]
