Al Franken is your senator from the state of Minnesota, so says the Minnesota supreme court. The vote was a unanimous 5-0.
Entries from June 30th, 2009
Feeling Minnesota II
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Political Fringe, Politics
Michelle Bachmann. Where do I begin? The 2nd term congresswoman from Minnesota’s 6th district is, to put it mildly, entertaining. While many in the media and outside of it may dispute her temperament and question her abilities, I will give her the benefit of the doubt. After all, the people in her district saw fit [...]
Health Care Reform: The case for and against the public option
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Democracy, Politics
Here’s the skinny from both sides of the aisle in perhaps the biggest policy debate in our lifetime: health care reform. I will be giving you my opinion shortly, but I thought that it would be fair to first examine the issue from the halls of Washington D.C. journalism school. Let the spin begin. First [...]
Tags: Health Care·Public Option
Tuesday morning one-liners
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
Gary Bauer says that it’s a two-way street when it comes to hypocrisy. If you were planning a trip to Honduras, the State Department says “not so fast.” There seems to be no limit to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The President pledges to work harder on his gay rights agenda.
Tags: One-Liners
Update: Supreme Court rules
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
UPDATE: Not a liability, so says The Washington Post. By a vote of 5-4, the United States Supreme Court has reversed a ruling by the federal court of appeals in the discrimination case of Ricci vs the City of New Haven, Connecticut. Sonya Sotomayor was part of the three judge appeals panel that rendered the [...]
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Feeling Minnesota
June 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · News, Politics
I love the state of Minnesota. It has this warmth (I know it’s freezing there, I’m speaking metaphorically), and indelible charm that leaves a man awash in feelings of normalcy and peace. My visits there make me reflect upon my own childhood growing up in Connecticut, smelling the sweet winds whipping up over the water, [...]
Tags: Al Franken·Minnesota
Monday morning's one-liner recaps
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
When the hell is Al Franken going to be seated? Governor Tim Pawlenty knows what he’s going to do once the Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling comes down. Is Barack Obama just like former president Lyndon Johnson? Do we need stronger hate crime legislation? Ask the vicitms after this horrifying incident in New York City over [...]
Tags: One-Liners·Politics
Members of congress have slap fight
June 26th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
Apparently, democrats in congress are channeling their inner Mike Tyson. There’s a report of an altercation between congressman David Obey (D-Wis.), and congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) on the house floor. This is what we like to see. Fight for the American people folks! Press that agenda! I say bring in the gladiator pit.
Tags: Congress
A democrat's twisted ethics don't mean a thing
June 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
In the past year Congressman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has committed THREE possible ethics violations. I will chronicle all of them here as reported by propublica.org: In July, the New York Times reported that Rangel rented four rent-stabilized apartments in a Harlem luxury building and used one of them as his campaign office. This arrangement appeared [...]
The passing of an icon
June 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · News
1958-2009 Michael Jackson was bigger than life. A man of immense talent, who bridged the gap between people of all races, colors, and faiths. I grew up in the 1980′s during what I consider to be the height of the Michael Jackson culture, where his next album release was treated as an event, and his [...]
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