The Answer: Made my day August 30, 2012 The Question: What did Clint Eastwood do today. He did Mitt no favors. Continue Reading
Expect more tough times for Duluth’s School rankings August 30, 2012 The School Board committed itself to diverting $5 million a year of classroom money to pay off banks to borrow for the Red Plan…. Continue Reading
When reason is strangled… August 30, 2012 …the only reply is outraged farce: Sorry, its too much for me to actually put on my blog. I know some rape victims. I… Continue Reading
on the GOP future August 30, 2012 “The demographics race we’re losing badly,” said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.). “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for… Continue Reading
“Fat-back RINO” August 29, 2012 I got a laugh out of this note of commiseration to a Ron Paul supporter who was angry that the Romney forces were trying… Continue Reading
He sure looks like Lincoln who also was interested in science August 29, 2012 But the current owners of the GOP won’t like his message. Continue Reading
Bad News for Mitt? August 29, 2012 While perusing the PEW website I noticed this story with this graphic about who the middle class blames for a terrible decade. The middle… Continue Reading
Pew August 29, 2012 In researching think tanks I noted that the PEW research center wasn’t on one list. I wanted to know if it counted as a… Continue Reading
Tough love at the RNC August 29, 2012 The frosting on the cake for Mitt’s night of nomination was the Governor of the Jersie Shore Chris Christie who warned Americans that their… Continue Reading
Openly gay August 28, 2012 Until I read this Star Trib story about the Duluth that is no longer your grandparent’s Duluth (I’m a grandparent!) I had never read… Continue Reading
Don’t judge a book by its cover August 25, 2012 Do you recognize this person? This story was a bit of a revelation to me. I did recall that the woman above as a… Continue Reading
Silver is tarnished August 24, 2012 I just watched Almanac North and have concluded that the Assistant Fire Chief Simonson has a chance. Travis Silver is a nice tongue tied-young… Continue Reading
Walking to school August 24, 2012 Remember how the School District pushed back on the critics of the Red Plan when they denied that their new Western Middle School would… Continue Reading
Could Lincoln get elected in Western Duluth August 24, 2012 my last post prompted my Buddy to tease me a little. Here is our email exchange: On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:18 AM,… Continue Reading
Can the GOP take West Duluth? and a reminiscence August 22, 2012 I think so if two serious challengers run write-in campaigns in Kerry Gauthier’s district. I don’t know how many “conservative” votes there are in… Continue Reading
“working like bees to distill their poison” August 22, 2012 That’s how President George Washington described Thomas Jefferson’s allies when they pushed him to declare War on England. I found the quote in Chapter… Continue Reading
There are 150 Todd Akins in Congress… August 22, 2012 …who think the only legitimate rapes are “forcible” rapes. Continue Reading
The only way a Republican can argue for a tax increase… August 22, 2012 …is to spend the money preparing to fight Obama’s United Nation’s mercenaries when they come to take over America. Here’s what you just heard… Continue Reading
The Republican Party and God’s abortions August 20, 2012 Apparently the GOP’s US Senate candidate for Missouri, Congressman Todd Akin, has explained that women’s bodies somehow expel pregnancies caused by real honest to… Continue Reading