The Weekly Wrap 5-10

May 10, 2013

It was a big week in Minnesota politics as we found out that Gay Marriage will soon be legal

Marriage Equality passes in the House

May 9, 2013

Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak, Rep. Ryan Winkler, Sen. John Marty, Former Speaker Margret Anderson Kelliher, Rep. John Persell and Vic Rosenthal talk about the Minnesota House of Representative’s vote to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota.

by Craig Stellmacher

Minnesota House Live Stream

May 9, 2013

Updated with video of marriage equality protesters

by Craig Stellmacher

Fritz Knaak is often called a bigot

May 9, 2013

But he totally isn’t one!

by Tony Petrangelo

The only time

May 8, 2013

A childhood friend who passed through the same parochial school system as me used to point out that in the New Testament there was only the one story of the Christ figure losing his temper. It was in the temple as I recall. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all […]

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Gay Marriage Prognosticating, House Edition

May 7, 2013

On Thursday the Minnesota House is expected to vote on HF 1054, the Gay Marriage bill. According to Tom Bakk, the Senate will follow shortly after: House DFL leaders plan to bring a bill to legalize gay marriage to the full floor on Thursday, expressing confidence that they have secured votes to pass the proposal […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Senate Finance Committee laughs at Warren Limmer’s threats

May 7, 2013

GOP Sen. Warren Limmer says those who vote for same-sex marriage bill will “pay a political price” in the next election. — tomscheck (@tomscheck) May 7, 2013 This morning the Senate Finance Committee passed the marriage equality bill, its last hurdle before going to the Senate floor. Here’s the hearing, courtesy of The Uptake. The […]

by Steve Timmer

Fritz Knaak makes an argument

May 7, 2013

A really silly argument, but an argument all the same

by Tony Petrangelo

Katherine Kersten throws in the towel!

May 5, 2013

Implicitly recognizing the inevitability of marriage equality in Minnesota

by Steve Timmer

Kansas: we made it all by ourselves

May 4, 2013

Channeling John C. Calhoun, again

by Steve Timmer

The Weekly Wrap 5-3

May 3, 2013

♣ After having an opponent, though briefly, then not having one, it looked like Chris Coleman was going to get a pass. Maybe not: Tim Holden’s move to file paperwork for his mayoral campaign moves him one step closer to a run against popular DFL Mayor Chris Coleman, who is seeking a third four-year term […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Another squirt gun fight at the OK Corral

May 2, 2013

And never mind the mixed metaphors

by Steve Timmer