Rebecca Otto at Drinking Liberally

September 22, 2014

September 25th, 6 PM at the 331 Club; Otto’s remarks at 7 PM

by Steve Timmer

Agenda 21 meets Hester Pyrnne

September 22, 2014

There was a minor Twitter explosion on Sunday the 21st because Katherine Kersten had clawed her way onto the opinion pages of the Strib again. I say minor, because let’s be frank, not that many people took the time to read it. The thrust of the piece was that the Metropolitan Council is really just […]

by Steve Timmer

Send in the lizards

September 20, 2014

This is a photograph, not retouched, by the way, of Norm Coleman. Norm Coleman is many things, among them, the chair of a political hit lit organization called the Minnesota Action Network. The treasurer, a callow Bat Girl to Norm’s Batman, is Gina Countryman. Okay, that mixes bats and lizards. But I’m sticking with it. This outfit […]

by Steve Timmer

Waiting for Dario: getting ready for the debate

September 19, 2014

The League of Women Voters debate on September 22nd at 7 PM will be LIVE TWEETED

by Steve Timmer

ISOL – Taking a cue from Irwin Jacobs

September 18, 2014

Anticipate the demand, it’s the way of capitalism

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Thank you Norm and Gina!

September 18, 2014

The first piece of hit lit on Ron Erhardt (that I am aware of, anyway) landed in my mailbox on September 17th. It is a remarkably amateurish bit of work, that if sent to the entire HD49A district, probably cost $5,000. It was sent by a group called the Minnesota Action Network. Here is a […]

by Steve Timmer

Credit debt fiasco – give credit to Bill Janklow

September 17, 2014

“Pick a card, any card” said the prestidigitator – Another in the money gets what money wants series

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Their way versus our way

September 16, 2014

“Jesus don’t like killin’ no matter what the reason for” – John Prine

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Waiting for Dario, question 13

September 12, 2014

When does life begin? (Second post on the question)

by Steve Timmer

Small government, unregulated America

September 12, 2014

Imagining the Republican America

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Don’t forget the Battle of Blackbird’s Field

September 11, 2014

Don’t forget the Battle of Kosovo! That was 1389. The Serbs sure don’t. Remember Henry’s glorious victory at Agincourt! Shakespeare did in his play Henry V. Shakespeare imagines Henry’s remarks to the troops the night before the battle in the St. Crispin’s Day speech. One hundred and fifty years later, Shakespeare probably remembered it better than it […]

by Steve Timmer

Comedy

September 10, 2014

Its neglected origins

by Steve Timmer