Comments on: MUST READ FROM CHECKS & BALANCES: “CLAIMING WELLSTONE’S LEGACY”

By: Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:26:22 +0000

Um, we end up talking about Wellstone because the liberal leftist moonbats made him their idol. He had a great way of getting a bunch of young mush minds excited and pumped up. In that regard he was very good at what he did. He was however a very ineffective senator who accomplished little of what he promised and in the end he became exactly what he said he was against which was career politicians. Wellstone was on his way to a lose after he broke his promise and had proven over two terms to accomplish little. The best thing for his legacy was the accident because I believe he would have faded away after losing to Coleman. His legacy would have been forgotton now by all but a few had he just lost the election and not been killed in an accident just before losing.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:42:57 +0000

D, you ignored the fact that here we are talking about Wellstone again. Why is he brought up so much in Minnesota politics if he was a worthless Senator? He made his mark, has a legacy and you are just pissed that we have another DFL’er with our list of noteworthy MN politicians, while I really can’t think of any GOP’ers. Oh the GOP bitterness in Minnesota

By: D

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:50:58 +0000

No, Jacob, he doesn’t have a legacy to speak of…other than being a poor senator. We are better, as a state, without him. Period.

By: Jacob Reitz

Jacob Reitz — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:39:41 +0000

The fact we are talking about Wellstone recognizes there was quite a legacy. I love to see GOPers still get pissed at him from beyond the grave, because they still can’t field a candidate for any statewide race that matches up to him.

Certainly not everyone agreed with Paul, but the majority of Minnesotans respected him, you can’t say that about Norm Coleman.

By: D

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:00:17 +0000

Paul Wellstone was one of THE most polarizing political figures in Minnesota history. He had no legacy. He did nothing for Minnesota. He never had over 50% of the electorate actually vote for him.

Politically speaking, Minnesota is a better place without him.

By: el presidente

el presidente — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:56:59 +0000

3. “Paul Wellstone spoke to me from the grave,” was on-line under EricBlackInk on October 25, 2007, the fifth (5th) anniversary of of the death of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone.

I think that it does a comprehensive job of claiming Wellstone’s Legacy. [I would think that it was done probably using small(er) amounts of money.]

By: Greg Lang

Greg Lang — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:57:19 +0000

That the FERC database only goes back to is not totally true. The old FERC was “clunky”, to be sure but I recall a far earlier search after the arrest of Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Kathleen Ann Soliah/Sara Jane Olson. It seemed her husband Dr. Fred Peterson’s had one FERC database entry for $100 to Paul Wellstone’s first campaign.Obviously a single $100 campaign contribution is “petty” but it showed a pattern you see on the those “polical activists” on the left. They don’t put their money where their mouth is.

By: el presidente

el presidente — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:52:26 +0000

Here is another must read claiming the Wellstone legacy, “Paul Wellstone spoke to me from the grave,” by Eric Black