You Never Count Your Money When You’re Sitting At The Table PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mitch   
Friday, 16 May 2008 15:11

Doug Grow in the MinnPest does an endzone happy dance over the kickoff of Minneapolis City Hall’s new, hideously expensive, purely symbolic “Green Roof”:

Workers will begin tossing dirt on conservative talk radio skeptics and 5,000 square feet of roof at the Minneapolis City Hall Saturday.

Just a hunchy, Duggles, but I don’t think the last dirt’s been tossed on this issue.
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Want to Save the GOP? Stop Voting for Bills Like This PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ed Morrissey   
Thursday, 15 May 2008 07:50

Politico offers Republicans six ways that they can save the GOP, but yesterday provided them at least one concrete opportunity that they squandered. The House passed the latest farm bill with a veto-proof majority, bloating the budget with subsidies during a period where crops receive record prices. Instead of trimming fat from the budget, House Republicans joined Democrats in feeding special interests:

The House yesterday passed a final version of a new five-year farm bill by a vote of 318 to 106, a margin large enough to override President Bush’s promised veto of the nearly $300 billion measure.

The bipartisan show of support came after intense lobbying by a coalition that included farm groups, anti-hunger advocates, environmental organizations and the biofuels industry. While continuing traditional farm subsidy programs, the bill increases spending on nutrition programs such as food stamps by $10.4 billion.
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Where We Can Agree PDF Print E-mail
Written by King Banaian   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 22:09
Two quotes about the requested state subsidy of the Mall of America:
1. Mall of America executives, planning a $2 billion expansion of the mall, are continuing to press for nearly $400 million in state subsidies. Mall officials warn that the mall has "no chance of being built" if the subsidies are not given. If they have such a crummy business plan, maybe they just shouldn't bother.

2. What are the folks who own the Mall of America going to do if they don’t get their state subsidy — build Phase II in Iowa?
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To Be Continued..... PDF Print E-mail
Written by Andy Aplikowski   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 16:35
Things are looking very ugly for Republicans this election. It appears that Congressional campaign leadership is losing the faith of its members. We have a Presidential candidate that is purposefully disenfranchising segments of the conservative base. And on the Senate end of things, it seems that even with a slim single digit minority, Republicans are unable or unwilling to fight toe to toe with liberal Democrats and instead are proud to be working with them.

So what gives? How has this party become so unravelled? How can fringe left wing special interest fueled and funded liberals manage to out 'message' the Grand Old Party with voters?

I know why some Republicans in Washington are losing faith in leaders. It is the same reason grassroots activists around the country are fed up and starting to revolt and take it out on whoever they can.
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A Victory for Health Care Freedom – Pawlenty Vetoes Health Care Bill PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dan McGrath   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 15:59
Governor Pawlenty vetoed HF3391, the so-called Health Care 'Reform' bill yesterday. “The goal was to make fundamental changes in how we deliver and provide care in order to lower costs and improve quality, and to use some of the savings to expand access. Unfortunately, many months later, this bill fails to achieve those goals,” he said in his veto letter to Speaker of the House Margaret Kelliher.
 
The governor cited cost, subsidies to families earning above the median income ($81,477), “auto-pilot” increases in health care sending and provisions to crowd out private coverage, among other problems as reasons for his veto.
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