Now let’s see if I’ve got this straight…”I do like his (Franken’s) politics” but you’re “very concerned about what Minnesotans are telling me” about the Franken campaign.  So you’re challenging him to make the real battle — against Norm Coleman — easier.  And if the Captain of the Titanic instructed the helmsman to plow […]

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      We have had nothing from the Bush Administration for seven and a half years except secrets and lies.  They lied us into war, went after the wrong “evil-doers”, are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, have destroyed our economy, diminished our standing in the world,  favored the top one per cent to the detriment […]

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     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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     I wonder how much valuable newspaper and media space and time is wasted on meaningless, salacious and sensational trivia, such as:
     A-Rod & Madonna — Are they or aren’t they?  Who gives a damn?
    Christy Brinkley — and her divorce (number 2,3,4 or whatever).  Does it affect our lives?  What about health care, honest […]

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     Since they put a muzzle on John McCain to control that famous temper, he is no more than George Bush without personality, a tired old man who fires from the lip, and who can change positions without blinking an eye.  Every time he opens his mouth, with his insincere platitudes, he offers additional proof […]

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      A bedraggled man standing at curbside, holding up a sign:  “Almost homeless, need money for rent.  Please Help.”  It wasn’t until I got closer when I realized it was Norm Coleman.

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