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PAWLENTY, BUDGET SHORTAGES AND FURLOUGHS - 05 Apr 2009

     I thought that Gov. Tim Pawlenty should have been the GOP Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 elections.  He was first out of the box for McCain, and appeared to be a lock, but he got shafted.  Along comes Sarah Palin, the rest is history, as she immolated Republican chances, and all the while Pawlenty […]

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THE SHAME-BER OF COMMERCE - 17 Sep 2008

   Of all the shameful and false advertising aimed at Al Franken, none is more despicable than the malicious ads sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  The ads are guilty of distortions and outright falsehoods, and one might wonder why an organization like the Chamber would indulge in spending hundreds of thousands of dollars slinging […]

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THE CONTINUED SLIMING OF AL FRANKEN - 10 Jul 2008

     A month ago, I wrote in this space about tactics used against Al Franken, — derogatory mischaracterizations, downright lies, innuendo, and all the tactics  we have come to associate with desperate right-wing zealots, abhorrent to fair play and decency, to say nothing of responsible campaigning.  I suppose it’s a compliment to Franken — who […]

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LABOR DAY AND LABOR UNIONS - 03 Sep 2007

     When the first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882, unions were much more a part of our social fabric.  Started for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was to combat the tactics of robber barons and industrialists, the growth and bargaining power of labor unions led to much of what we […]

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