That didn’t last long June 9, 2006 Wow, Jerry Falwell and John McCain are estranged already. Continue Reading
How badly did HHH want to be President? June 9, 2006 As I write this book its been important to put the times in context. Governor Rudy Perpich was a generation past Humphrey and not… Continue Reading
Rudy Perpich Revisited June 8, 2006 Yesterday I read a little over a hundred pages of Betty Wilson’s book “Rudy.” It carried him from his birth to his first electoral… Continue Reading
Gleeful fifth columnists June 8, 2006 On the McLaughlin Report last Friday I was taken aback when Tony Blankly of the Washington Times, who looked very sullen, snapped at Newsweek’s columnist… Continue Reading
Seven hours of staining my fence June 8, 2006 I had to put off researching my Boyd book today because part of my agreement with my wife is to make sure I don’t… Continue Reading
On the other hand his death should be celebrated June 8, 2006 An Email being sent around by the troops in Iraq. Continue Reading
This probably means that we’ve won June 8, 2006 Now that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has let the genie of insurrection out of the bag we’ve killed him and several of his top lieutenants. What… Continue Reading
DNT to be owned by Regional Company June 8, 2006 The Trib put a lot ink in the paper today about its transfer to the Fargo Forum’s owner Forum Communications. The only thing the… Continue Reading
Where is the Minnesota GOP in the race for 2008 June 8, 2006 I’d heard that Newt Gingrich did well at last week’s Minnesota GOP convention. Apparently there were only 540 delegates who cast votes. His candidacy… Continue Reading
But Bush can take $1.6 billion from our troops in Iraq for domestic politics. June 8, 2006 As I just said, my words are unprintable! Continue Reading
Once again Bush shafts the troops for Domestic political considerations. June 8, 2006 Appeasing angry anti-immigrant Republicans is more important than giving our troops in Iraq replacement pieces for the equipment that is falling apart. The words… Continue Reading
Two envelopes June 7, 2006 After my swim I found two letters from people I’ve been writing about. One was from Minnesota’s Center for Victims of of Torture. That… Continue Reading
The Lying Machine June 7, 2006 I just caught the last half of a speech NYTime’s reporter David Halberstram gave at the Kennedy Center a few months ago. It was… Continue Reading
Why gays will eventually be allowed to marry June 7, 2006 If the anti-gay marriage folks can’t do any better staking out their position than Bill Bennett does in this discussion with Jon Stewart they… Continue Reading
Hatch in the lead? June 7, 2006 There was one story that bears analysis. The DNT carried a story from St. Paul suggesting that Mike Hatch was the frontrunner for the… Continue Reading
Well Hello there! June 7, 2006 Hello to all you new readers. I’ve been checking my blog’s statistics and more of you are stopping by. I’ve been hoping to reach a 1,000 “pageviews”… Continue Reading
I could almost see becoming a historian June 6, 2006 Other than my mile swim I devoted my entire day to reading though old books and newspaper clippings. Seeing them all together through the… Continue Reading
The body count doubles from last year June 6, 2006 From the New York Times: “In May, the Baghdad morgue recorded the highest number of bodies received since the beginning of the war: 1,375,… Continue Reading
One branch of Government is more equal than the others June 6, 2006 to paraphrase Orwell. And to understand just how the President understands his presidential prerogatives read this excerpt of this article: “The President could of course veto… Continue Reading
German recreation and sex slavery June 6, 2006 Its funny how despite its vigorous sex industry German wives have so few babies. Continue Reading
