One toke over the line March 9, 2011 Extremists are always paid in kind. That bill has yet to be settled. Meanwhile Jim Oberstar gets a boat named after him……..the name “Titanic”… Continue Reading
The Congressman for Malaysia October 26, 2010 I first heard Congressman Oberstar’s latest cheapo TV ad a couple of days ago. It featured a tiny video of his oponant Chip Cravaack… Continue Reading
Oberstar named “Porker of the month” August 19, 2007 With the Minneapolis Bridge collapse on everybody’s mind its a good time to think about Jim Oberstar’s spending priorities. Continue Reading
Paying attention to the new Chairman January 15, 2007 Right after his reelection I got far more google alerts about breaking news on Jim Oberstar than before. That’s because he was likely to become and… Continue Reading
Fun with paranoia December 5, 2006 Last night I was up till midnight again reading Robert Caro’s Master of the Senate. What a great book! Oh, I’m sorry. I think… Continue Reading
Oberstar’s transportation agenda November 22, 2006 In an interview with the New Chairman of the transportation committee Jim outlines his priorities. Continue Reading
Millionaires Club November 5, 2006 Jim Oberstar is just behind Mark Dayton in personal wealth among Minnesota’s delegation to Congress. So says the Star Tribunes Dispatches. “Among Minnesotans, Dayton… Continue Reading
Tom Friedman’s call to vote for Democrats November 4, 2006 I haven’t yet been able to find Tom Friedman’s entire column today but I found significant passages of it here. Its been getting rave… Continue Reading
Millionaire candidates November 4, 2006 Here’s an interesting MSNBC News story on the limp record of millionaire candidates. “the record of candidates who have poured $5 million or more… Continue Reading
Grams campaign bankrupt in more ways than one November 3, 2006 If the Democrats are right Rod Grams is out of money and out of steam. They report that he only has about $15,000 on… Continue Reading
I’m as bad as John Kerry November 2, 2006 Vic is on my case. He made me reread the story I poked fun at a couple posts ago. I was railing at Oberstar… Continue Reading
2 percent November 2, 2006 I’ve been corresponding with Russ Young. He recently demanded that I correct a ten-month-old entry in my website. That entry was a reply I’d… Continue Reading
Man loses bicycle at Airport…. November 2, 2006 …and it costs taxpayers 3.5 billion dollars. You can’t make this stuff up. That’s OK we’ll just add it to the debt and make… Continue Reading
Tantamount to a different voice November 1, 2006 My braying about being ignored by the Tribune at the the televised debate they sponsored has borne some modest fruit. First they gave me… Continue Reading
And Big Business is plying Oberstar with money November 1, 2006 According to the Hill Jim Oberstar has been raking in contributions from big business. I had read in other news reports that he had… Continue Reading
Grams should quit, say the unions October 31, 2006 Tonight there was a silly bit of news about area labor unions which are calling on Rod Grams to quit the race for Congress…. Continue Reading
First Ad gets an OK October 30, 2006 Claudia hadn’t seen my TV ad until this afternoon. We were fixing dinner in the Kitchen when she said “Harry Look!” My TV ad… Continue Reading
He’ll be back October 29, 2006 According to this blog Rod Grams plans on running again two years from now should he lose this year. Continue Reading
Miner Praise October 28, 2006 I picked up the latest Reader Weekly today after swimming 2000 meters to check on my latest ad. The lastest ad directs people to… Continue Reading
