tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90896572026-04-04T13:45:28.655-05:00Three different takes on the day's news.Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2518125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-474143200287827222010-10-17T13:40:00.005-05:002010-10-17T13:53:29.550-05:00

From today's Strib letters section: "I have been enjoying Kersten's columns in the Star Tribune since the days when she was associated with the Center of the American Experiment. The pleasure I receive from her work is multiplied several times by the vicious and predictable responses from her critics. She has been singled out as Minnesota's worst writer by some of Minnesota's top literary snobs

Jambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05266371450148410147noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-20074575478171839652009-04-18T16:42:00.002-05:002009-04-18T16:44:52.161-05:00

Yeah, so, was having a beer with Libby Mae on Tea Bag day and it seemed like an hilarious idea to have a counter protest of some kind. Started toying with the idea of Dirty Sanchez day, which seemed awfully funny after a few Golden Monkeys. Then, not so much. Then, Colbert runs the same joke this week. Turns out, it was a funny idea, with the proper execution. Finally, damn you, Colbert!

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-38184572984901664612009-04-15T20:07:00.001-05:002009-04-15T20:08:46.534-05:00

Huge announcement coming up for May 15. Huge, I tells ya! Huge!

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-56697839328856537312008-12-14T01:09:00.002-06:002008-12-14T01:17:39.250-06:00

This isn't the biggest deal in the world: Newsweek has been so far in the tank on the homosexual issue, for so long, they need scuba gear and breathing apparatus,” said Richard Land, who heads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. but to say someone needs scuba gear AND breathing apparatus is kind of dumb, seeing as how scuba is an acronym for Self Contained

Jambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05266371450148410147noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-60525573814098912652008-12-05T00:42:00.002-06:002008-12-05T00:54:23.002-06:00

But I'm not one of them. I could have made a pretty good guess about the rankings in the latest national health assessment just based on voting patterns. As it turns out 8 of the 10 healthiest states voted Democratic this year while 9 out of the 10 least healthy states voted Republican. What does it all mean? Beats me, but if we ever do get a national health insurance program it will be one

Jambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05266371450148410147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-10365881378357423812008-11-15T01:28:00.003-06:002008-11-15T01:29:57.406-06:00

Sarah Palin is now saying she might consider a run for president in 2012 if God tells her to. Why is it that God never tells anyone to just shut the fuck up?

Jambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05266371450148410147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-22299961214211905512008-11-10T00:10:00.001-06:002008-11-10T00:13:19.634-06:00

While Obama managed a much bigger win in the electoral college than he did in the popular vote, the Republicans still have a built in advantage due to their popularity in sparsely populated states, like the one where I grew up. All states get a number of electors proportional to their number of representatives in congress along with another two each for their two senators. This means that the

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A sitting United States Senator should know this little rule. It comes from Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution (unshredded edition): Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his

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I don't know what it says about the failed bailout bill yesterday other than it's either controversial, confusing, or both, but Tim Walz and Michelle Bachman voted "no" while Keith Ellison and John Kline voted "yes". I'm going to go out on a limb and say we aren't likely to see that vote distribution ever again. Unless they vote on the same bill again and even then we might not see it.

Jambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05266371450148410147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-7582742701969560842008-09-22T00:37:00.002-05:002008-09-22T00:41:06.118-05:00

I'm wondering why we can almost casually dump $700 billion into a bank bailout but it's unthinkable that we would spend an equal amount to provide universal health insurance. Some quick math that may or may not be in the ballpark: Current health insurance prices are about $4400 per person/year or about $12,000 for a family of four. If we assume everyone buys as an individual and there are

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No. Of course John McCain didn't say anything of the sort. It's gutter politics to even suggest it. In honoring the courageous passengers of United 93, McCain said: “No American living then, should ever forget the heroism that occurred in the skies above this field on September 11, 2001,” McCain said, referring to the passengers who wrested control of the plane that may have been intended to

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-81849470515879530522008-09-10T22:35:00.003-05:002008-09-10T23:16:49.516-05:00

Van Halen, Jackson Browne and Heart have all shot them down, so maybe it's time McCain/Palin tried another theme song. This one should fit:

Jambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05266371450148410147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-43173195536002945302008-09-10T19:04:00.001-05:002008-09-10T19:04:47.625-05:00

Poor Smilin' Norm. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. He only made CREW's dis-honorable mention on the list of most corrupt members of Congress. CREW’s Most Corrupt Members of Congress provides a detailed analysis of the unethical and sometimes illegal activities of 24 congressmen and women who have most egregiously betrayed the public’s trust. The full report can be found here.

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-62116719996225247962008-09-03T09:18:00.001-05:002008-09-03T09:18:29.712-05:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Clinton's budget plan from 1993 pass without any Republican support? So why is Lieberman claiming Clinton worked with Republicans to balance the budget.Wikipedia agrees with my memory:Clinton signed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 in August 1993, which passed Congress without a Republican vote. It cut taxes for fifteen million low-income families,

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-91896939174517088302008-08-30T01:00:00.000-05:002008-08-30T01:01:03.627-05:00

I hope Biden is practicing his line. The first time Palin mentions Hillary Clinton he needs to look over at her and say, "I know Hillary Clinton. I work with Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton is a friend of mine. Governor, you're no Hillary Clinton."

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It's a tough week to be Norm Coleman. The DFL is calling you a "liar" for arguing that bill takes "away the right to a secret ballot in a union election". Pat Kessler won't call you a liar, but agrees that your statement is "false". Now, it turns out that the very policy you oppose now is one you supported as as mayor of Saint Paul. Coleman claims an Al Franken-backed plan would eliminate such

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-25780575609358673142008-07-13T07:55:00.001-05:002008-07-13T07:55:56.047-05:00

The common response so far to this video of John McCain ducking questions on Phil Gramm is focused on McCain's obvious displeasure with the question from Karen Tumulty. But what caught my ear was John McCain's Godwin moment (2:14 in) I want meaningful, important, impactful sanctions [against Iran] and I want a clear declaration that the United States of America will never allow a second

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-43401735347933195052008-07-12T07:55:00.001-05:002008-07-12T07:55:58.200-05:00

In 1952, the Pittsburgh Steelers were 5-7. In 1953, they were 6-6. In 1954, they were 5-7. In 1955, they were 4-8. John McCain was born in 1936. He attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated in 1954. John McCain in Pittsburgh, after receiving a jersey listing the numbers of the four members of the "Steel Curtain"this week: 'Cause I'm a...I was a mediocre high school

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I was all set this morning to write an outraged account of Smilin' Norm's flip-flop on the recent Medicare vote. Surprisingly, the flip flop didn't happen. Coleman voted in favor of cloture on June 26 and again voted in favor of cloture on July 9. So, two good votes from Senator Coleman and a little self-imposed egg on my face.

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-88362746293662297932008-07-07T08:41:00.001-05:002008-07-07T08:41:53.239-05:00

I was pretty gung-ho for Spore when the Creature Creator came out a couple of weeks ago. I bought the download, played around with the Creator, and generally had a good time with a $10 game. Only trouble was, I couldn't log in to either share my creatures or see what anyone else had created. For a day or two, I assumed it was server overload. Then I tried re-installing the game. The problem

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-80744843244570633282008-07-07T01:11:00.002-05:002008-07-07T01:14:55.296-05:00

Good riddance to a truly evil, worthless excuse for a human being. A man who did nothing but make the world a worse place thru almost every one of his years on the planet. I wonder if his many fans are putting together a cross light vigil for him. One dead racist s.o.b. Hell gets a little more crowded I wonder if any of the obits mention how he would whistle Dixie when ever the nation's

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To be fair to Smilin' Norm Coleman (R-Empty Suit), most of country's energy policy has been based on fantasy mixed with elaborate pandering for some time now. The only problem for Coleman is, Dick Cheney has already rejected this particular fantasy: "At the same time, we've got to be producing more -- outer continental shelf exploration," Coleman said. "The Chinese are able to begin

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Good rundown from the Minnesota Independent of Wal-Mart's lobbying efforts here in Minnesota. Minnesota's Congressional delegation has benefited handsomely from Wal-Mart's newfound political largesse. Since 2002 the company has provided $127,500 in contributions to the state's legislators, according to a database maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics. The biggest recipient of Wal-Mart

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Apparently, meth is use and production is on the decline in Minnesota. That's great. But I wonder why? Is is cost? Did the restriction on the sale of medicine containing pseudoephedrine drive up the price of meth to make an alternate high more affordable? Are fewer people using drugs, or just meth? If users are moving from meth to heroin, is that good? How about meth to coke? Unlike some other

Hammerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014505873949589240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089657.post-2247205310979247162008-07-03T10:33:00.001-05:002008-07-03T10:33:40.083-05:00

How long before I can watch ads for citrulline-intensive dried watermelon bits during the overnight airings of X-Play? Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in Texas, one of the nation's top producers of the seedless variety. Found

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