Foley October 11, 2006 The latest on Mark Foley. Gay Republican staff disapproved of their middle aged congressman’s attempts to make contact with adolescent pages and tried to put… Continue Reading
A real issue October 11, 2006 Until recently its been close to impossible to figure which congressman stuck which pork barrel earmarks in legislation but not anymore. When Jim Oberstar was caught… Continue Reading
Un Grand Fromage! October 11, 2006 A friend sent Claudia home last night with Rod Grams’s first campaign flyer. Doesn’t Rod have any issues?! We’ve got two sputtering wars and an 8.5… Continue Reading
Paperwork October 11, 2006 Its too bad I don’t have three secretaries on the federal payroll like Oberstar did when he first ran for Congress because my office… Continue Reading
Permanant US bases in Iraq – the view from 2004 October 10, 2006 Vic, sent me an email telling me that he was trying to send the Kristoff column to Thomas Sowell. Then he did me one… Continue Reading
Fueling the Iraqi opposition October 10, 2006 Vic sent me a column by Thomas Sowell which was intended to dismiss the importance of what he considered trivialities like Congressman Foley’s sexcapades. Iraq… Continue Reading
Bands of Brothers October 9, 2006 For the 12 hour round trip to Iowa we took the audio book recording of Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers. Its about the 506th Airborne Division’s… Continue Reading
When a Bush told the Truth October 8, 2006 Dan Shorr told a fascinating story about an earlier CIA headed by a Bush which tried to tell a different President a truth he… Continue Reading
WiFi in I October 8, 2006 The teeny Village Motel, in Eldora, Iowa, has WiFi so I can do a bit of posting. It also means I can listen to… Continue Reading
If Denny Hastert had been a Minnesota Principal October 6, 2006 Republicans have been busy trying to blame a Democratic, gay or mainstream media plot to hurt the Republican Party. Some Republicans have even been blaming the boys… Continue Reading
Bush – I can appoint cronies if I want to October 6, 2006 Bush’s latest signing statement insists that Congress can’t force him to appoint a qualified leader for FEMA. Continue Reading
As the Republicans sink don’t forget the quislings. October 6, 2006 Tom Delay on the far right with other rabid Republicans. Jim Oberstar third from the right. Continue Reading
A Hastert Blowout? October 5, 2006 Fox is running a story saying that internal Republican polls indicate that from 20 to 50 GOP Congressman could get dumped at the polls…. Continue Reading
Do Nothing Congress October 5, 2006 I’ve read a portion of this story on my video thought for the day rather than write a new script. And I thought I… Continue Reading
Welty “Badge” October 4, 2006 I just found a curious website that offers web meisters “badges” or logos for various Minnesota candidates for Congress. I found mine here. If you’d… Continue Reading
Keeping up with Video of the Days October 4, 2006 Mel has been after me to put the written texts of my video-of-the-day scripts on my campaign websites for people with really slow computers. That’s… Continue Reading
Facebook October 4, 2006 I haven’t had time to do a video of the day but other opportunities have reared up their heads. I got a notice from Facebook yesterday… Continue Reading
My eggs in one basket October 4, 2006 I’ve put most of my political eggs in the Internet basket to get my message out. With five weeks to go I’m making serious progress…. Continue Reading
How to get cuffed in ten minutes October 4, 2006 If you tell the Vice President that you think his war policies are “reprehensible” you’d better plan on going to jail. Continue Reading
