Government Shutdown Showdown Father’s Day Edition!

On this Father’s day naturally I am thinking a lot about my dad; a quiet man in his late forties, glasses, a graying beard, and a Masters degree from a state university. He got a pink slip about two weeks ago: a lay-off notice not due to poor job performance or misconduct or anything within [...]

Top 10 in ’10, considered

Ya know, I was contemplating all the electoral craziness that will take place next year, and I figured that it was time to rank the craziness:

2010 Minnesota Governor’s Race, considered

While I am no longer a Minnesota voter, this is a race that maintains my interest.  Indeed, I believe that the stakes are pretty high for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) next year.  If they cannot win next year, with seemingly every advantage that one could ever imagine going their way, then their chances to end [...]

Gov. Tame Pawlenty

So here I am, already kinda sick to my stomach due to acid reflux, reading POLITICO.  Then, I see an article about Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty “slamming” Obama in Iowa.