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Posted by MadCityMan on February 24, 2010, at 10:18 am

GOP – Highway Hypocrites

A new DNC ad tells the story about the GOP hypocrisy on the stimulus plan. With the CBO saying that up to 2.1 million jobs were created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the GOP needs to come up with a different argument for their political posturing.

Posted by Zach W on January 13, 2010, at 5:32 am

Hump day news & notes

Just a few bits of news that caught my eye this morning…

Talking Points Memo has a writeup on the race in Wisconsin’s 8th congressional district between incumbent Democrat Rep. Dave Obey and Republican challengers Sean Duffy and Dan Mielke, who has labeled himself a “tea-party type candidate.” The NRCC is promoting Duffy as [...]

Posted by MadCityMan on October 26, 2009, at 12:59 pm

Paul Ryan – Out of Touch, Why the 1st District Needs a Change

Paul Ryan, R, WI 1st District has voted with his GOP Colleagues 93% of the time, yet represents a District that voted for Obama 51% to 48%. He’s out of touch with his District’s believes and needs.

Posted by Zach W on July 7, 2009, at 6:01 pm

Senator Not Funny At All

Senator-elect Al Franken has finally made it to Washington, DC, where he was sworn in today as Minnesota’s junior U.S. Senator by Vice President Joe Biden. Franken, known for his stand up comedy and acerbic wit, has taken a very serious approach to his new role as a U.S. Senator:

While I understand being a [...]

Posted by Zach W on June 30, 2009, at 5:49 pm

Say hello to Senator Franken!

The AP is reporting the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled 5-0 that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, who conceded the race to Franken earlier this afternoon. Coleman’s concession clears the way for Democrats [...]

Posted by PartiallyBlue on June 23, 2009, at 6:47 am

Will Franken ever be seated?

Pawlenty of excuses not to do so.

Posted by Zach W on May 27, 2009, at 6:07 am

GOP gives Coleman a bailout, threatens “years long” fight

The national Republican Party has given former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman his own personal bailout, to the tune of $750,000. The money will cover Coleman’s legal bills as he continues to fight to retain the Minnesota Senate seat he lost to Al Franken way back in November 2008. Despite a three-judge panel ruling [...]

Posted by Zach W on May 19, 2009, at 5:37 am

Politics certainly makes for strange bedfellows…

In what has to be one of the strangest ideas I’ve ever read, a John Coale, a Washington-area Democratic donor and onetime adviser to Sarah Palin, urged Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to use her political action committee to help retire the presidential campaign debt of Hillary Clinton:

Coale, a wealthy trial attorney and the husband of [...]

Posted by Zach W on April 21, 2009, at 11:07 am

A few of the funniest ads of the 2008 presidential campaign

I know the 2008 presidential campaign is long over, but as I happened to be surfing the intertubes, I came across a few ads that I think were some of the funniest ones that aired:

Posted by AL on April 13, 2009, at 9:52 pm

You Can Call Him…….Senator AL

Franken

“A Minnesota court ruled Monday night that Democrat Al Franken has defeated Republican Norm Coleman and should be granted the election certificate that will allow him to take his seat in the U.S. Senate.

The Coleman camp immediately vowed to appeal. ”
Big Shock There!!!

Read It All @ The Politico