2013 Minneapolis Sample Ballot

Ranked Choice Voting Question Time: Majority Winner

October 14, 2013

Last week, in a post titled Ask Me Anything: Ranked Choice Voting, I invited readers to ask me questions about Ranked Choice Voting, the system of voting being used in Minneapolis and St. Paul this year. And if you haven’t guessed it yet, this post is where I start answering those questions. This is not […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Drinking Liberally hosts education forum by teachers!

October 12, 2013

Thursday, October 17th; program starts at seven PM

by Steve Timmer
Do you like congress or Nickelback better?

The Weekly Wrap 10-12

October 12, 2013

♣ On Monday I posted “Ask Me Anything: Ranked Choice Voting,” in which I invited readers, such as yourself, to ask me any questions they may have about Ranked Choice Voting. Next week I will start answering those questions. It’s not too late to get your question in. ♣ ICYMI, Minnesota’s Sally Jo Sorensen got […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Dover – the deepest water in America

October 10, 2013

The shutdown is somebody’s fault, blame who you will, but NEVER EVER should Dover close again.

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Cradle to grave – a progressive’s garbage

October 10, 2013

“If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.”
― Eldridge Cleaver

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Now showing in the press near you

October 9, 2013

*Hint: The correct individual didn’t publicly promote an ill conceived amendment and has proven not to be a lackey.

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Dear John Boehner, l’audace de l’audace et encore de l’audace

October 9, 2013

Stop the cartoons John, they’re making fun of your leadership

by Jeff Wilfahrt

The Fall of Miss Saigon

October 7, 2013

Tomorrow night there’s going to be a protest against the touring production Miss Saigon. Miss Saigon has been around for over two decades and raked in millions, the two biggest reasons the Ordway is choosing to bring in the show. There’s just a tiny little problem:  the show is a non-stop jingoistic glorification of racist/sexist Asian […]

by Jennifer Tuder

If Catholic money talks, Nienstedt walks

October 7, 2013

Nienstedt has the mitre, but the parishioners have the cash

by Jeff Wilfahrt
2013 Minneapolis Sample Ballot

Ask Me Anything: Ranked Choice Voting

October 7, 2013

It’s an election year this year! In the City of Minneapolis that is. St. Paul too, and a few other places, but Minneapolis is where all the serious action is. This is the cities second year with the new Ranked Choice Voting system that was approved by Minneapolis voters in 2006. Despite this being the […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Pick us! Pick us!

October 6, 2013

These guys never stop

by Steve Timmer

GOP more willing to shut down government than the war they kicked off

October 6, 2013

Four more Americans dead in Afghanistan. Now why isn’t this the GOP priority? They have the upper hand since 2008. They can blame it all on Obama now, the surge, the continued fatalities. It was all kicked off by the predecessor but like most of their unfinished business (political messes) the GOP pursues subterfuge. Let’s […]

by Jeff Wilfahrt