On 2nd Thought – Only Prettner Solon is Embarassed March 24, 2006 Plato described the metaphor of the cave with a campfire casting people’s shadows on it. He said that people watching the shadows from the other… Continue Reading
Global Warming Hoot March 24, 2006 Will Farrell channeling President Bush talking about science. Continue Reading
Senate DFL stiffs Duluth – Embarasses Bakk and Prettner-Solon March 23, 2006 Word came yesterday that the Senate DFL left the expansion of the DECC off its bonding bill. There are two competing theories to explain… Continue Reading
For people who know Jesus better than he knew himself March 22, 2006 A short Newsweek review of conservative Garry Wills’s newest book “What Jesus Meant.” Continue Reading
Christian approved torture March 22, 2006 From Andrew Sullivan, a long time blogger aghast at our treatment of prisoners in the Mideast. Continue Reading
Putting your hand on the Bible March 22, 2006 I received then lost an email today with a wonderful riposte in it. When I did a google search I found that it had already… Continue Reading
www.snowbizz.com March 22, 2006 My Blog’s masthead touts my authorship of snowbizz.com which I have been expanding since 1999. Its part hobby, part therepy and part politics. Because… Continue Reading
My Gift of Prophecy (it was originally misspelled “profecy”) March 21, 2006 When I was on the Duluth School Board 3 years ago I started saying “Allah” rather than “God” during the Pledge of Allegience. Then I… Continue Reading
Others notice Bush’s evasion on the Apocalypse March 21, 2006 At noon today at my church’s men’s group one of the fellows commented on the question about the apocalypse that Bush stumbled over. Andrew Sullivan discoverd that… Continue Reading
When “Pension Reform” means making pensioners more vulnerable March 21, 2006 Its not only workers who have to worry about having their jobs outsourced. Retirees pensions are under a similar threat as their former employers… Continue Reading
How the first President George behaved March 21, 2006 How should anyone, not just a President, deal with God? A friend sent me this page from Colonial Williamsburg’s website. It lists over a… Continue Reading
Is Bush a real theocrat? March 21, 2006 NPR’s Morning Edition had a telling clip of Bush answering questions at the City Club of Cleveland yesterday. An audience member asked the President if, as… Continue Reading
Endowing Duluth March 20, 2006 I’ve just come back from our finance committee meeting of the Duluth Public Schools Endowment Board. We’ve got big plans. We hope to build… Continue Reading
Smartest Guys in the Room March 20, 2006 As I headed back from my early, morning, dental check-up I bumped my car’s radio control panel and found myself listening to the Jerry… Continue Reading
Scientology Hoot March 19, 2006 Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology intimidated the Comedy Channel out of airing the Southpark episode exposing the ridiculousness of Scientology. No problem. You can… Continue Reading
GOP Newsline March 19, 2006 Interested in getting the Minnesota GOP talking points? Subscribe now. Continue Reading
How our soldiers were instructed to treat Vietnamese Prisoners March 19, 2006 From Andrew Sullivan’s site. Compare this 1960’s ethos to the current motto of the “High Five Club” which guarded Iraqi detainies at “Camp NAMA”… Continue Reading
More on Demographics – Liberals to disappear March 18, 2006 There was an interesting story on National Public Radio today on the world’s population trends. A demographer pointed out that the highest birthrates tend… Continue Reading
Dean Dean Dean and we don’t mean Howard March 18, 2006 The Minnesota GOP has a new Dean to bean. Its Dean Johnson the ex-Republican now Majority leader of the Senate DFL caucus. Senator Johnson claimed… Continue Reading
Sabo to Retire March 17, 2006 I just heard an announcement on Minnesota Public Radio that said Martin Sabo, St. Paul’s Congressman is going to retire. Sabo has been in… Continue Reading
