Archive for May, 2010
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010DFLers are outraged that Gov. Pawlenty would select a great pair of judicial minds to fill vacancies on the Minnesota Supreme Court. The statements come from the guy who wanted to boycott the Super Bowl and a low-achieving back bencher who said the 10th amendment is a myth. How can anyone take them seriously? Mark [...]
PAWLENTY TO FILL COURT VACANCIES
Thursday, May 13th, 2010According to Governor Pawlenty’s spokesman Brian McClung, Governor Pawlenty will: [Announce appointment] of new Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Court, a new Associate Justice & 5 district court judges [At a 11AM News Conference] The new Chief Justice will be Lori Gildea. Gildea wrote the leading dissent in the recent Unallotment Case heard in [...]
SEIFERT REFLECTS ON CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
Thursday, May 13th, 2010From MPR: Running for governor? Get ready for inhuman hours, wonderful supporters, and unhelpful observations about your hair by Rep. Marty Seifert Running for governor is like going to heaven: Everyone seems to want to do it, but few want to do what it takes to get there. My run for governor started officially on [...]
BACHMANN RESPONDS TO ‘TAXIN’ TARRYL CLARK’S TAX VOTE
Thursday, May 13th, 2010FRANKEN RAISES MONEY OFF WALL STREET REFORM
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Sen. Al Franken sent out the following email to outline his position on Credit Rating Agencies and actually had the audacity to then ask for a campaign contribution. Dear Friend, So right now Wall Street banks can influence Credit Rating Agencies to give their financial products good grades. It’s legal, but it’s also insane, and [...]
DEMMER TAKES WASHINGTON WALZ TO TASK
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010From the Rochester Post-Bulletin: By Randy Demmer In a recent opinion piece published by several local newspapers, Congressman Tim Walz bemoaned the lack of fiscal discipline that he and his colleagues in Congress have displayed. He mentions the high costs of debt service and the dampening effect that deficits have on the economy and on [...]
2010 POLITICAL PREPOSTEROUS STATEMENT CONTEST
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Check out the 2010 Political Preposterous Statement Contest at LukeHellier.Org. You submit entries by emailing MDE.
MCCL RESPONDS TO HORNER ATTACK
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Per News Release: Horner credibility is on the line Pro-abortion stance rock solid “MCCL misstates my position, then attacks me. An organization sacrificing its credibility doesn’t reduce abortion, it just reduces trust.” HORNER2010 – twitter – May 11, 2010 Tom Horner, pro-abortion candidate for governor, is now trying to flip-flop from his pro-abortion stance on [...]
HORNER ATTACKS MCCL
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Little Tom Horner, sitting in a corner, attacks MCCL. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) earlier released this statement discussing Horner’s pro-abortion stance. If you remember last week, Horner wouldn’t say whether or not he was pro-life but he supported taxpayer funded abortion. Here’s an excerpt: MINNEAPOLIS—Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner spent yesterday attempting [...]
PAWLENTY VETOES DFL TAX BILL
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Governor Tim Pawlenty has vetoed the DFL’s $435 million income tax hike today. You can read the full letter here
MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES LOSING MONEY
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota conducted a recent study looking at Municipal Golf Courses and their impact on the cities that support them. Their full report can be viewed here. The Pioneer Press followed up on the report and produced the following story: It’s getting lonely on the links as golf in Minnesota hits a [...]
MDE EXCLUSIVE: DAYTON FOR GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN MEMO
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010The following memo was written by Brian (Assuming this to be Brian Klaas, Deputy Campaign Manager) to Mark Dayton. This information came to MDE from a dedicated reader in St. Paul. While there are only a few really interesting bits of information; two things stand out. The first is that the Dayton campaign really doesn’t [...]
CLARK DECIDING VOTE ON $435 MILLION TAX INCREASE
Monday, May 10th, 2010State Senator Tarryl Clark is the deciding “Yes” vote to pass the DFL’s huge tax increase. Board is tied 33-33 Clark breaks the tie to pass the gigantic tax bill: This all occurred after some interesting events on the floor on to Clark’s actual whereabouts.
BREAKING: WHERE’S TARRYL CLARK?
Monday, May 10th, 2010Update on DFL’s $435m tax increase in the State Senate. The board is open. Vote is 33-33. State Senator Tarryl Clark is not on the floor to give a yes or no on the $435 million increase. Check back for more from MDE. UPDATE 3:20 PM: PROFILE IN COURAGE – TARRYL CLARK DOES NOT VOTE [...]
LIVE BLOG: KELLIHER ROLLS OUT $400M TAX HIKE
Monday, May 10th, 2010The following is running commentary and information about the DFL Budget that was presented today. Margaret Anderson Kelliher and the DFL are in the process of rolling out a $435 million tax hike. The announcement is coming now at a press conference at the State Capitol. This makes Kelliher’s tax hikes to well over $1.4 [...]
KELLIHER’S FOUR YEARS OF BUDGET FAILURES
Sunday, May 9th, 2010By Phil Krinkie from Politics in Minnesota. In January 2007 when Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher , DFL-Minneapolis, assumed the post of speaker of the House, the second most powerful job in state government, the state budget outlook was positive—the state budget forecast projected a $2 billion surplus for the next two-year cycle. With this rosy [...]
TAX CUT RALLY TODAY
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Today, Saturday May 8. Event starts at 11:00AM. Speakers will start at 1:00PM. www.taxcutrally.com
SLOPPY DAYTON LEAVES BANNER BEHIND
Friday, May 7th, 2010Paging Dayton Campaign Staffer. Your campaign left a banner behind at today’s presser.
CELEBRATING THE REAGAN CENTENNIAL
Friday, May 7th, 2010Visit the website here.