A couple of people have asked me about the Democrat ads in my ad bar. "Why do you accept their ads? Why do you take their money?" I figure that it's a nice chunk of change that'll not convince a... [...]
If spare time permits, I'm going to convert this blog at long last to WordPress tomorrow or Monday. Comments will be re-enabled. Life will be good. Keep your fingers crossed...... [...]
...were to tap into the energy, enthusiasm we heard from candidates, activists and partisans on the show today, we'd get 90 seats in the Senate on Tuesday. Of course, hearing Patty Wetterling's new ad (audio and transcript) should put a... [...]
Mike Hatch calls a reporter a "whore" for pressing him on Judi Dutcher's E-85 flub:Hatchs anger overflowed during a Thursday morning telephone interview. A Forum Communications reporter asked Hatch about Dutchers knowledge of ethanol and why she wasnt available to... [...]
Reading the exchanges among local bloggers - especially leftybloggers - regarding Michele Bachmann's overt, "out" evanglical Christianity, I'm reminded of exactly how wide the gulf in perception between people of faith and people of unfaith (people who for whatever reason... [...]
Five protesters were arrested yesterday at a protest at the Mexican consulate in Saint Paul.Five people were arrested at the Oaxaca Solidarity demonstration this morning at the Mexican Consulate. We do not currently know what they are being charged with... [...]
Everyone else is posting it. Why not me? By the way, Jeff Fecke - who gets paid to blog by a Democrat pressure group! - responded to my post about his notion that John Kerry really just doesn't matter that... [...]
Minnesota Concealed Carry Reform Now has released its 2006 Voter Guide. The guide - as noted in an offline email by the person who sent it - is a good guide, in general, but it's got problems. It would seem... [...]
Jerry Plagge, proprietor of the SD63 blog (which is, by the way, the most-improved local blog of 2006) on the kerfuffle among a group of local center-right bloggers. Some - "Gary and Jules from KvM and on the other you... [...]
Jeff Fecke of BlogOModLeft says "no big deal - he's only our presidential candidate":Bad, John Kerry! Bad! I, for one, am outraged that anyone still cares what John Kerry has to say.But 48% of you did - some of you... [...]
John Kerry changed his travel plans. Hopefully his "joke" will still attend today's rallies. Bummer - the anti-Kerry protest woulda been fun to attend.... [...]
Hugh has the best wrapup of Kerry's "Soldiers are dumb" gaffe and its broader historical context:Kerry reminded people that the war against the war has been underway since mid-2003, and that the Democrats have never taken the many opportunities to... [...]
If it weren't for Doug Grow, Lori Sturdevant would be the most tried-and-true DFL flak in the Strib's band of columnists. If you're from out of state, or if you haven't been following Minnesota politics for long, you have to... [...]