#allinthegameyo
Just a little fun with the horrendous meltdown press conference of the GOP leadership, MPR reporter Tom Scheck's #allinthegameyo hashtag, and quickmeme. Follow me on Twitter @aaronklemz
View ArticleIf I were Governor Dayton....
Gov. Mark Dayton announcing his supplemental budget. Photo: Aaron Klemz I would walk through the door that the Minnesota Republican leadership opened with their decision to propose using general...
View ArticleDo as we say! Do not as we do!
http://sidschwab.blogspot.com If I had put these words into a Republican's mouth -- just for fun -- there would be people who would jump all over me. But here they are, delivered straight, with plenty...
View ArticleCounting to 34 is hard
But getting to 34 is apparently harder It is especially difficult when this is your leader: Does anybody know what Kurt the Silent thinks about a stadium deal? He's had some time to think about it now....
View ArticleA straight line from Peter to Benedict
Minding the Deputy Jesus The Strib's letter of the day for May 3rd: I understand that political cartoons are supposed to be satire, but in order to be intellectually honest, this satire should at...
View ArticleStupid or craven?
You be the judge Peter Bartz Gallagher for Politics in Minnesota Lori Sturdevant votes for stupid. She says it was not a political stunt to offer a new stadium financing plan using general obligation...
View ArticleThe Prince of Maple Grove
Alas, poor Morrie; I knew him well Do you know how many Speakers of the Minnesota House have ever gone on to be governor? Well, the dithering Prince Kurt is out to make sure the line remains unbroken....
View ArticleThe Prince of Maple Grove . . . speaks
Whether he said anything is a separate question Here is an exchange between Kurt Zellers - the Dithering Prince of Maple Grove - and a couple of reporters trying to figure out what the Prince really...
View ArticleNice little stadium plan you've got here, Governor
Be a shame if something happened to it Strib photo But something might, if you don't give us our business tax breaks, understand? Sincerely, Julianne Ortman John Kriesel, et al. This is the same crew...
View ArticleNot Almanac 5-7-2012
This week we discuss Kurt Zellers and his political courage, Pete Hegseth versus the Paulbots, and the DFL endorsement of Rick Nolan in the eighth congressional district. Your browser does not support...
View ArticleI'm better than you
And I can prove it! City Pages I don't know why I bother, really. I could be outside. Sitting in the cold rain. Perhaps some of you read Katherine Kersten's latest school-yard taunt on Sunday. Perhaps...
View ArticleDrinking Liberally trivia night
Grand Prize: 2 tickets to Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour show On Thursday, May 10th, we WILL be playing political trivia at Drinking Liberally. First prize -- now listen up -- is a pair of...
View ArticleIt's an even bigger cookie jar than we thought
Tony could be good to his friends Nearly lost in the hoo ha of the Vikings stadium noise is this story from Rachel Stassen-Berger about the Society of Tin Horns known as the Republican Party of...
View ArticleCrocodile tears
Enough to swim in crocodilian.com In the debate over the stadium bill the past couple of days, one of the funniest things to watch has been the faux concern of some of the anti-stadium Republicans over...
View ArticleJust as $330 is between $200 and $300
The Senate's first legal bill on the Brodkorb "matter" may be in the mail. So says Cal, whose powers of estimation are clearly just as good as Dave Senjem's. The way these characters low ball things,...
View ArticleThe Pharaoh and the bill collectors
Some Pharaohs get no respect driftglass.com - used with permission Many of you have undoubtedly heard about the charming firm of Chicago bill collectors named Accretive Health, and the equally charming...
View ArticleAll in the game, yuck
Like everything else important at the State Capitol, the final version of the Vikings stadium bill was decided behind closed doors, outside of the view of the public. This should come as no surprise....
View ArticleComparing R.T. to the bill as passed
He was a close as anybody Rybak said he wanted to tie improvements to Target Center to the new stadium approval for the Vikings; that happened. You can hear the mayor in this video explain the...
View ArticleThey come to bury Kurt, not to praise him
The minor prophets have spoken Kurt Zellers is a stinkin' kid, a stinkin' eighth-grader, a stinkin' clown. And besides that, they don't like him very much. He's none of these things guys; he's the...
View ArticleNot Almanac 5/14/12
Mark Dayton wins the legislative session! This week we discuss the conclusion of the legislative session, including the Vikings stadium, retirements and a twitter spat between John Kriesel and...
View ArticleJesus Christ: CEO
Jesus, give me some money The Blind Leading the Blind - wikipedia.com If that doesn't remind you of this, you aren't paying attention. Northland CBMC advertising. In a description of this event, CMBC...
View ArticleAnd in other news
Another newsmaker moment with Tim Pawlenty AP photo (2011) - MPR It is reported that Timmy took himself out the veep stakes: Looks like the shortlist just got shorter. The Minnesota Star Tribune...
View ArticleBeing the Deputy
Can be hazardous to your health Lege bio photo Since the election in 2010, there have been two Deputy Majority Leaders in the Minnesota Senate. First, Geoff Michel, who was stripped of his epaulets and...
View ArticleMeet 13 of 13
Michele Bachmann survives in a post-Borg world The metamorphosis is complete. The MNGOP has been assimilated by the Borg — the Paulbots — and Michele Bachmann is left to become 13 of 13 or perish. So,...
View ArticleAll things, even good things, must come to an end
All blogs are grass* The Cucking Stool is going quiet, as of today. The Cucking Stool has had a long run, longer than many Minnesota blogs. We've been lucky enough to collect a couple of awards along...
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