Bike paths for health August 27, 2006 In an otherwise good story in the Star Tribune today Jim Oberstar unintentionally revealed how out of touch he is. The column was about how… Continue Reading
Mel’s Revenge August 27, 2006 Mel has let me know in no uncertain terms that he didn’t much appreciate having me describe him as a Nervous Nellie. Uh oh…. Continue Reading
Keeping the Clerk happy August 27, 2006 I’ve spent six hours this evening filling out a financial disclosure form for the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Its absolutely necessary to monitor… Continue Reading
Into every blog a little bug must fall August 26, 2006 Today I’ve had great difficulty with my Internet sites. The Blog was off limits for several hours and so was the campaign website. My… Continue Reading
Sheep and Wolves August 26, 2006 I explained the difference between Jim Oberstar and Rod Grams to an interviewer today: Rod Grams is a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing and… Continue Reading
Press calling August 26, 2006 Someone noticed my press release. I got a phone call from one of the district’s daily papers this afternoon and spent twenty minutes being… Continue Reading
Web hits August 26, 2006 My infant website http://www.welty4congress.org is still seeing an increase in hits. Its still not getting as many visits as the Lincolndemocrat blog still but… Continue Reading
Missive to Mel August 26, 2006 My loose cannon went off for the weekend but took the time to send me an email despairing of the lack of attention my… Continue Reading
No I don’t speak Italian August 25, 2006 I just checked my ad in the Reader Weekly. It looks like we at the Welty campaign speak Italian. A few letters got transposed… Continue Reading
More fuel-efficient than Oberstar August 24, 2006 Today a member of a special interest organization lauded Jim Oberstar for driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle than Rod Grams in a letter to the… Continue Reading
Looking for allies August 24, 2006 It occurred to me this evening that I might find some passionate supporters in the Nation’s Capitol. A Google search located this organization. I… Continue Reading
New Pages August 24, 2006 At Mel’s suggestion (He’s now the official “loose cannon” of the W4C campaign) we created a couple new pages on the welty4congress site: A… Continue Reading
The “Big Two” debate – Welty’s chopped liver – for now August 24, 2006 After meeting with my prospective Media Relation’s recruit I headed to Jitters in downtown Duluth to meet with Mel and Chris. We had lots… Continue Reading
Pressing for Press August 24, 2006 This morning I met with an old acquaintance who shall, for the time being, remain nameless. (Never can tell who would be forced to… Continue Reading
What makes Gutknecht so special? August 23, 2006 Minnesota Congressman Gil Gutknecht, Republican, didn’t follow the rules. He was supposed to have 1000 signatures on a petition before he could have his name placed… Continue Reading
In need of a solution August 23, 2006 I just came back from Chris Correia’s inaugural forum with Don Ness of the City Council. Like many new ventures into the unknown there were… Continue Reading
Kitty Kitty August 23, 2006 This morning I took our ailing cat, O’Shea, to the vet. Claudia took her in three weeks ago when she seemed at death’s door… Continue Reading
India will be calling again August 22, 2006 I got my call from India as I was editing the post about Mel. They took a look on my computer and had me… Continue Reading
I’ve got good help August 22, 2006 I’ve mentioned Mel a couple of times. He’s a fellow columnist in the Duluth Reader. He’s been helping me fix problems with this blog,… Continue Reading
All the news that’s fit to print August 22, 2006 I’m a little past being a one-man campaign operation but I’m still in charge of generating my own news. I sent out a press… Continue Reading