Comments on: BREAKING NEWS FROM MPR: “G.O.P. LAWMAKER CALLS FOR PROBE OF SWANSON’S OFFICE”

By: el presidente

el presidente — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:38:37 +0000

It seems as though Representative Tom Emmer has a lot of questions that he doesn’t seem to know how to go about getting answers for.

The Governor and the Lieutenant Governor seem to be busy with the ups and downs of bridges, and taxes.

Now that the Lieutenant Governor is no longer doing the additional job to which she was assigned, but is now doing the original job to which she was elected, she may have time to try to answer or execute some of Party member Representative Emmer’s questions.

Being that Mike Ciresi’s tobacco settlement yields up to $200 million dollars annually for the State of Minnesota, perhaps Mike could be considered as being hired as a Special Master to help bring closure to some of Representative Emmer’s questions that he can’t seem to locate answers for.

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:28:56 +0000

Any union member that reads about this debacle and doesn’t realize that he, or she, is being played the fool by the Democrat Party IS a fool.

By: Tim M

Tim M — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:16:26 +0000

Jeez, let me get this right DFLers support unions. They (and the unions) support doing nothing about the illegal immigrations problem. It is the use of illegals in the workplace that creates an artificial labor market that drives down wages.

Now just who is it that looks out for “working families”? Big Union bosses who want to sell more memberships ? Or is it the DFL? Who raises taxes and supports bringing in groups of low wage workers that drive down wages?

By: Fore Decker

Fore Decker — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:43:07 +0000

Well they do ask a good question. She’s got 300 at-will staffers (compared to the Gov’s 90 or so) and literally no oversight. The Legislative Auditor and the MN Board of Professional Responsibility are both represented by… none other than the attorney general–so they can’t go talk to them with their concerns. And the legislature taking a not-so-curiously hands-off approach. A union might make sense in this case?

By: Jeez!

Jeez! — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:22:16 +0000

I’m sure Tom Emmer will immediately be kicked off all committees and won’t be endorsed for reelection. After all, how many other Republicans are willing to go public in their support for public employees’ unionization efforts. Welcome to the DFL Tom!!!

By: DJZ

DJZ — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:17:49 +0000

Emmer?

Nobody believes he care about labor or the right to organize. Just ask his former employees;)

I say let him be the lead.

By: Michael B. Brodkorb

Michael B. Brodkorb — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:53:27 +0000

Zack: Representative Emmer has to be your favorite legislator.

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:45:07 +0000

Tom Emmer = Worst Possible Decision