November 26-27, 2011
Nov 26 11:27 The imminent higher ed transformation Nov 26 10:03 'Tis the season to...hit the links? Nov 26 18:24 With or without Teleprompter, President Obama can't defend Obamacare Nov 26 14:42 Progressive fascism in action Nov 27 00:07 Newt news from the campaign trail Nov 27 01:33 Political Correctness, indoctrination at SCSU Nov 27 10:33 Newt wins Union-Leader endorsement Nov 27 13:30 DFL pundits insult our intelligence
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Newt news from the campaign trail
If this post isn't the sweetest story of the presidential campaign, then they don't exist. Check this out:
A pint-sized citizen who believes she is old enough to vote and wants to be a journalist when she grows up turned out to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's book signing in Naples, Fla., today to ask him some questions.
Katrina Russell, an 'eight and a half year-old' third grader, said she wanted to learn more about Gingrich and now that she has, she claims she's going to vote for him. Katrina came with her mother Virginia Russell, who is still an undecided Republican voter.
As cute as that part is, the story gets better. Here's proof:
Gingrich paused the line of about 500 people waiting to have books signed to take Katrina's questions. He leaned in endearingly, with his hand to his cheek, letting down his usual gruff Speaker of the House guard.
'Have you met a president? If so who was your favorite one?'
'My favorite president is George Washington,' Gingrich said. 'I've met Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Obama and myself, but I'm not president yet but with your help I might be.'
'If you become president, will you order Godfather's Pizza?'
'I like Herman Cain. Godfather's Pizza is good. I eat too much pizza. I'm not supposed to eat too much pizza. Do you like Godfather's Pizza?' Gingrich asked.
'I haven't had it before,' Katrina said.
'Well, I will tell Herman Cain that you should get some Godfather's Pizza,' Gingrich said.
With Katrina's mom being an undecided when they walked in, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Herman Cain visited them with a large Godfather's Pizza in hand.
Nonetheless, the newsworthy story is the size of the crowd that Newt drew and their enthusiasm:
More than 500 supporters lined up through the second-floor bookshelves at Books-A-Million on Saturday at the Mercato in North Naples. Some waited with books in hand, others with just a ticket and a number to get in line, for a photo, a handshake and an autograph.
The book signing began at 11 a.m. exactly as planned. Crowds gathered around Gingrich and he shook hands and looked each eager supporter in the eye and said, "hello." He waved to everyone already waiting in line as he moved up the escalator.
These people weren't just there to get an autographed book. It's clear that they came to show their support for Speaker Gingrich. That type of enthusiasm isn't something that Mitt Romney can brag about.
For the most part, Mitt's supporters are faithful. For the most part, Mitt's supporters write checks. For the most part, they don't man phone banks or knock doors. That matters in GOTV operations.
According to Allahpundit's post , people are noticing the increased enthusiasm towards Newt's campaign:
'The growing energy around Gingrich on the campaign trail may explain why some of his rivals are continuing to go after him on immigration , an issue that surfaced at the most recent televised debate last Tuesday. Gingrich called on Republicans to be 'humane' and support a path to legal residency for certain long-time illegal immigrants with deep ties in this country, and since then, two rivals, Romney and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, have attacked Gingrich for what they say is his support for amnesty:
Newt's momentum must be real. Mitt's been criticizing Newt's immigration policy from a position of vulnerability . He's 'frightened' Mitt to the point that Mitt's coming out of his play-it-safe-don't-make-any-mistakes shell.
According to FNC commercials, Mitt's appearing on the Special Report Center Seat within the next week. Prior to that, Mitt sightings on the Sunday morning talk shows were nonexistent.
In addition to his breaking press silence, Mitt's stepping up his attacks on Speaker Gingrich. Those certainly aren't the actions of someone dealing from a position of strength.
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:07 AM
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The imminent higher ed transformation
At one point, a college degree wasn't just important; it was essential. As more people attempted get a degree, colleges started raising tuitions. At the same time, politicians increased funding for Pell Grants while increasing other government subsidies for college educations.
When colleges learned that they could raise tuitions without fear of financial reprisal, they accelerated their tuition increases. Universities knew that state and federal politicians would, in essence, bail them out with more higher ed funding at the state level and more grants from the federal level.
That bubble is about to burst. Reading this USA Today article confirms that theory:
Universities and colleges are giving $5.3 billion in aid this year to students who the federal government says don't need financial help, according to figures from the College Board.
An additional $4 billion in federal tuition tax credits went to families making $100,000 to $180,000, at least double the median income for U.S. households.
The schools use the money, more than 20% of all U.S. financial aid, to compete for applicants who have high grade-point averages and SAT scores. Some discounts serve another purpose: They lure high-income families that can write a check for the rest of the tuition.
The federal government shouldn't be in the business of giving lucrative tax breaks on college tuitions to those that don't need the help. For that matter, all tax subsidies should be eliminated as long as they're coupled with lower tax rates.
Spending money we don't have on things we don't need is stupid. That habit must end ASAP. The other downside to this is that it just keeps the tuition increase cycle intact. At some point, we have to say stop!!! It's time to get tuition back at a sane rate.
That day is coming. If college tuitions at brick-and-mortar universities don't respond, rest assured that online, for-profit universities will respond to the opportunity by offering lower tuitions and a learn-on-your-timetable model.
Think of how many students would love attending a university that won't require them to pile up massive amounts of student loan debt. Think of how many parents would love seeing these students get a great education that leads to great paying private sector jobs when they graduate.
Nature isn't the only thing that abhors a vacuum. Markets hate them, too. If a businessman sees an opportunity to exploit, he'll absolutely jump at that opportunity.
Don't be surprised, either, if bigger shares of students don't start migrating from the brick-and-mortar campuses to privately owned, for-profit universities. In fact, I'd predict that that's the predictable outcome of this fight.
These privately owned, for profit universities will have another advantage over brick-and-mortar universities. They won't burden their students with politically correct victimology indoctrination requisites like their brick-and-mortar brethren 'feature'.
Lest anyone think that this transformation is a generation away, think of how many students and parents would find a low-cost alternative to high-priced PC universities attractive. Once a viable option is presented on a large enough scale, the transition will happen quickly.
Brick-and-mortar universities will always exist. That said, they're living fossils that will soon be outdated.
Posted Saturday, November 26, 2011 11:28 AM
Comment 1 by J. Ewing at 26-Nov-11 04:49 PM
Better pay close attention, then, because Democrats are actively working to abolish and prohibit online college (and K-12) classes. There's even a movement in the Minnesota legislature.
Response 1.1 by Gary Gross at 26-Nov-11 05:38 PM
If the DFL wants to make that stand, let them. When they're exposed as supporting brick-and-mortar universities solely to support their unions, they'll be in an uphill fight. When parents find out that these profs are standing in the way of lower tuitions, parents will be furious. When students find out that they're needlessly going into debt, they'll be furious. There's alot more parents & students who vote than there are professors & administrators.
If the DFL wants to stand in the way of that freight train, let's gear up for cleaning up the DFL roadkill.
Comment 2 by Patrick Mattson at 27-Nov-11 10:27 AM
Also the Dems want to take away choice in order to support their public union friends. I have often said that the brick and mortar schools exist now to support those who work there.... anyone ever ask them lately why they don't use the buildings all year round for a full slate of classes.
Comment 3 by J. Ewing at 27-Nov-11 12:07 PM
As usual, the Dems are working feverishly to accomplish their skullduggery in the dead of night, before people find out. After it's done, the only people who know will be those few already in such classes, and they millions who might make that choice (remember choice?) will never know what they were denied. That's SOP for liberals.
'Tis the season to...hit the links?
Apparently, at a time when 14,000,000 people are unemployed, President Obama has felt the need to hit the links. For the thirtieth time this year:
It is an unseasonably warm 65 degrees in the Washington area, and President Obama has bolted out of the White House to go golfing.
It's his 30th time golfing this year and the 88th golf outing of his presidency.
He's at the Andrews Air Force base course with one of his usual crew, White House trip director Martin Nicholson, as well as Marvin's brother Walter and Reggie Love.
Couple President Obama's 30 golf outings a year with Michelle's frequent international vacations and you get the sense that the First Couple thinks that they're entitled to a life of leisure.
President Obama's legion of apologists will say, as they have multiple times, that Americans should want their president healthy and well-rested. I wholeheartedly disagree. Healthy yes. Well-rested? Not while unemployment is 9% and the annual deficit is $1,200,000,000,000.
Not after his initial jobs initiative failed miserably, his Justice Department is embattled with the Fast and Furious scandal, his Energy Department is embattled with the Solyndra/green jobs scandals.
With this many scandals to deal with, with unemployment being sky high, shouldn't he be fixing his administration's messes and cleaning up the scandals? Shouldn't this president stop acting like things are running smoothly? Don't Americans have the right to expect this president to learn from his mistakes?
This administration must be fired next November. It's been a disaster. This president's economic and regulatory policies have lengthened the Bush recession. His Justice Department hasn't paid attention to major scandals that've killed U.S. law enforcement agents in a dangerous part of this nation. President Obama's secretary of Homeland Security announced that veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan would be considered potential terrorists.
At what point do we get so aggravated with President Obama that we fire him? Are we at that point yet? It's clear that he isn't serious about his job, except when it comes to passing far left ideological legislation.
Posted Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:03 AM
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With or without Teleprompter, President Obama can't defend Obamacare
In this video, Speaker Gingrich speaks about challenging President Obama to 6 Lincoln-Douglass-style debate:
In what's become one of his stump speech's standard applause lines, Speaker Gingrich rhetorically asks "If you had to defend Obamacare, wouldn't you want a teleprompter?"
Personally, if I had to defend Obamacare, I wouldn't want a teleprompter. I'd want an audience that's either drunk out of its mind, comatose or filled with Jim McDermott, Bernie Sanders or Nancy Pelosi apologists.
Anything short of that and the O'Care defender wouldn't stand a fighting chance of 'winning' that debate.
The reality is that President Obama isn't likely to agree to any Lincoln-Douglass style debates. That's because President Obama isn't intellectually capable of 'interrogating' Newt in depth the way that Newt would be capable of 'cross-examining' President Obama.
That wouldn't be limited to O'Care either. Imagine Newt tying President Obama in nots on the Keystone XL pipeline, on energy policy in general, the UAW bailouts. Imagine Newt cross-examining President Obama on the economy in general and President Obama's sitting on the sidelines when Iranian dissidents were attempting to overthrow the mullahs.
If those moments happened on national TV, President Obama could start writing his concession speech that night because he's been on the wrong side of each of those major issues. Killing bin Laden produced a momentary bounce for President Obama, then it quickly disappeared.
President Obama's 'bin Laden Bounce' disappeared because people cared more about being under- or unemployed and their gas prices and energy bills had doubled since President Obama took office.
'Bin Laden Bounces' and teleprompters can't save President Obama because his record is his millstone.
Posted Saturday, November 26, 2011 6:24 PM
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Progressive fascism in action
It didn't take long for the long knives to come out after "Kristi" started running a pro-Scott Walker ad in Wisconsin. Here's what happened:
"Kristi" is profiled as a mother and high school teacher, and in the ad she says, "I mean, Scott Walker said from the beginning, I'm going to do what's right for Wisconsin, and he did, he did." "Kristi" then said, "I'm not big on recalls and I think at this point, in my opinion, and I'm only speaking from the "I", it feels a little like sour grapes."
"Kristi" herself sure isn't popular with the people posting on the Facebook page, "The Heroic Wisconsin 14," as more than a hundred comments in just the few hours after the ad hit the page.
"Sally" writes, "No kidding, I am not a violent person, but I want to punch her in the head every time this ad is played!"
Positive comments are few and far between, but from "Christine", "Thanks 'Kristi' for rom "Christine", "Thanks 'Kristi' for standing up for your rights as a tax payer. Don't let the bullies of the unions bother you."
I decided to visit " The Heroic Wisconsin 14 's Facebook page wall." What I found isn't surprising:
Any more trolls visiting this page better think twice before commenting here.....you WILL be banned
The forces of tolerance and enlightenment are utilizing the principles of censorship against those they disagree with. That's such a fascist attitude. And yes, fascist fits. Here's the definition of fascism:
a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism
That definition fits these unionistas to a T. It isn't a stretch to think that these statements fit these unionista's attitude:
Demolish those you disagree with. Don't keep an open mind. Don't debate. Most importantly, don't consider the merits of the arguments.
These progressive fascists are hardline haters. They aren't interested in other people's opinions, especially opinions that don't fit with their fascist ideology.
The unions shouldn't be criticized because unionistas are such great thinkers. Check out this unionista's comment:
smayer3870
Of course the majority of union teachers and workers deploy her.Because she's her own thinker,as a former union worker of 20 years I feel I know how most union members think they want to be taken care of by there union,it's not about doing the job.
Obviously, this unionista attended a government school. Unionistas wouldn't have graduated from a private school with such shoddy grammar. Let's dissect the statement while adding corrections:
Of course, the majority of union teachers and workers deplo re her because she's her own thinker. As a former union worker of 20 years, I feel I know how most union members think. They want to be taken care of by their union. It's not about doing the job.
Apparently, this unionista is as enlightened as the fascists running the Facebook page. Here's a couple of the most 'enlightened' statements on the Heroes Facebook page:
Frank J. Thomeczek The GOP just doesn't seem to miss a chance to subvert democracy. Some of what is going on is a bit frightening.
Ed Proctor Get a life Republicans! What's worse, asking people to sign a petition or creating false candidates for an election, or passing legislation using illegal moves, or stripping funds from education or reducing our public workers by removing their ability to jointly belong to a Union. You tell me!
First, "Frank" doesn't appear able to explain what Republicans are doing "to subvert democracy." That isn't surprising. Second, "Ed" thinks that the opposition party isn't entitled to running candidates against Democrats in recall elections. Isn't it the Republicans' right in a democracy to run candidates in a recall election against a Democrat? Third, Gov. Walker's bill didn't prevent public workers from "jointly belong[ing]to a union." It took away their ability to steal money from taxpayers through WEA Trust's health insurance policies :
Bernie Nikolay should be happy. His school district; he's the superintendent in Milton, had a good November.
The girls swim team won the state title, a first for Milton girls athletics. And an arbitrator said the district could switch health coverage away from the insurer owned by the teachers union. That'll save the district as much as a million bucks a year.
It could mean the end to the costly market dominance of WEA Trust, the health insurer owned by the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Just under two-thirds of Wisconsin districts use WEA Trust, a puzzling preference since its coverage is so costly.
Districts that buy WEA Trust plans average $1,665 a month for family premiums, according to their state association, while those choosing other carriers average $1,466. The difference is greatest where taxpayers cover the whole premium.
Saving $1,000,000 a year is a big deal for a little town of 5,600 people. In fact, it's outrageous that WEA Trust would overcharge by that much money.
Think of what will happen when the ads from Gov. Walker start showing up telling Wisconsin taxpayers that his budget rescue bill is saving small towns $1,000,000 a year. Any bets that taxpayers will think that they'll save tons of money on their property taxes as a direct result of Gov. Walker's bill?
When the results of Gov. Walker's bill get publicized, I'm betting that people that don't belong to public employee unions will vote for Gov. Walker.
Posted Saturday, November 26, 2011 2:42 PM
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Political Correctness, indoctrination at SCSU
I know it's hard to believe but I think there's a few degree programs at SCSU that specialize in PC indoctrination. This program appears to be one of them, though it doesn't appear that way initially. The degree title doesn't give any indication that it's about PC indoctrination:
Planning and Community Development
I admit I almost looked past this degree based on the title. A quick glimpse at what's taught was more than enough to learn about the PC indoctrination component of the degree. Here's that quick glimpse:
The Department of Geography and Planning provides the following degree-granting program: Planning and Community Development. The program in Planning and Community Development also provides Liberal Education courses in Goal Area 5 (History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences); Goal Area 8 (Global Perspectives); and Goal Area 9 (Civic Engagement and Ethics). The program in Planning and Community Development is a partner in a commitment to foster the study, development, and enhancement of sustainable communities, with particular focus on Minnesota.
Community outreach is also an important dimension of the Department. Our goal is to establish partnerships with other institutions and organizations that will permit the Department to sponsor community-oriented symposia and workshops, to serve as a resource center for community concerns and issues in the upper midwest, and to provide students from the department with hands-on experience working directly with local communities.
Planning and Community Development is a dynamic field of study that strives to improve the social, economic, and environmental qualities in our communities. It focuses on the design and implementation of programs designed to make a community a better place to live and work. Working to enhance a sense of place and sense of community is central to this field, as are the principles of sustainable development, social and environmental justice. Planning and Community Development integrates the following key elements:
- The characteristics of rural, suburban, and urban communities, emphasizing their heritage, built and natural environments, economic and social conditions, and cultural features;
- The issues confronting communities, such as suburban sprawl, affordable housing , downtown revitalization, environmental quality, social justice , traffic congestion, aging populations, neighborhood cohesion, and heritage preservation, to name but a few;
- Strategies to address these community issues, which can combine aspects of community organization and partnerships, urban and regional planning, citizen participation, community design, economic development, advocacy, and sustainable development .
In other words, one of the program's foundations is the myth that urban sprawl is bad. Another foundation of the program is that social and economic justice are essential. The other foundation of the program is that sustainability is essential, too. The next logical question is what type of jobs could graduates of this program expect to find. Here's the answer:
Graduates of this program are well prepared to help communities in a number of important areas, including:
- City and regional planning
- Community preservation and design
- Local economic development
- Sustainable development
- Neighborhood/community organization
- Housing
- Downtown development
- Environmental management
- Transportation planning
- Human/social services
- Community economic development
Graduates of this program will work for local units of government, though there's a possibility that they'll be a community organizer. Most likely, they'll be members of AFSCME. Granted, some of these functions are relatively useful. Unfortunately, most aren't useful or the graduates are so filled with PC myths that they're the next closest thing to totally unproductive.
This was the first degree program that I looked at. It's worth noting that it's from the first university I looked at, too. What are the odds that I'll find more degrees steeped in PC indoctrination at SCSU and at other universities?
I'm betting 100%.
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2011 1:34 AM
Comment 1 by Patrick Mattson at 27-Nov-11 10:30 AM
This explains where some of the increased tuition/fees are going. Wonder if they will ever offer conservative classes as part of the diversity effort - nah that would go against the liberal closed mindset.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/284064
Comment 2 by IndyJones at 29-Nov-11 12:32 PM
The geography department has gone straight down the tubes since my days at SCSU. Changing it to a University definitely moved it to the realm of a training camp for future government employees. I am only surprised that Community Organizer wasn't listed. Is there an Obama chair for "transparency in government"?
Response 2.1 by Gary Gross at 29-Nov-11 01:52 PM
I haven't seen a listing for "Obama chair for transparency in government" on their website but it wouldn't have surprised me if I had seen it.
Newt wins Union-Leader endorsement
Every presidential candidate covets the New Hampshire Union-Leader's endorsement. This morning, the Union-Leadership Editorial Board announced their endorsement of Newt Gingrich :
"We are in critical need of the innovative, forward-looking strategy and positive leadership that Gingrich has shown he is capable of providing," said the editorial by publisher Joseph W. McQuaid.
"A lot of candidates say they're going to improve Washington. Newt Gingrich has actually done that, and in this race he offers the best shot of doing it again," he added.
The Union-Leader's explanation for why Speaker Gingrich is the most qualified candidate to lead this nation is really a recollection of Speaker Gingrich's most historic accomplishments as Speaker.
Speaker Gingrich's official reaction was pitch perfect:
The Gingrich campaign said it was "honored to have the endorsement," calling it "an enormous boost to our campaign," reported NBC News.
The Hill's Meghashyam Mali opined that "The failure to win the board's endorsement may be a setback for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign..." What's worse is this additional statement from Drew Cline, editorial page editor of the Union-Leader:
Cline said that the board's "two favorites were probably Perry, Gingrich."
That Mitt wasn't one of the finalists must sting him. That isn't the worst of it for Mitt:
[Cline] added that " Romney's a guy who wants to be liked, a politician who wants to be liked. Gingrich is a politician who wants to be respected ."
"I'm not sure precisely what we get out of a President Romney, who could be a very good president," he said.
It's still too early to predict what the Union-Leader's endorsement will mean to the GOP frontrunners' finish in New Hampshire's first in the nation primary. It isn't too early to predict that their endorsement will help strengthen Newt's campaign by giving additional legitimacy to Newt as a conservative.
The Union-Leader's endorsement will likely translate into a significant uptick in Newt's fundraising operations.
If you take a step back for a look at the big picture, we see this weekend that Speaker Gingrich drew a large, enthusiastic crowd in Florida, then won the Union-Leader's endorsement in New Hampshire. That's a pretty satisfying weekend for Speaker Gingrich's campaign.
There's no indication with either the Union-Leader's endorsement or with the enthusiastic response Newt got in Florida that his immigration statement is hurting him.
There's still alot of time between now and Iowa's first in the nation caucuses or New Hampshire's first in the nation primary, much less someone clinching the GOP nomination. Still, adding one positive after another is how to win the nomination.
For Minnesota Twins fans, it's a little like listening to TK telling reporters that they're "just taking it one game at a time." This time, though, the stakes are just a bit higher than lifting the World Series Trophy.
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2011 10:33 AM
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DFL pundits insult our intelligence
This morning, Ember Reichgott-Junge and Cathie Hartnett represented (misrepresented?) the DFL's perspective during the Political Analysis and the Face-Off segments, respectively. Their analysis, frankly, was insulting to Minnesotans' intelligence.
One of the topics discussed during the Political Analysis segment was the state government shutdown. Brian McClung correctly stated that the government shutdown in 2005 resulted in 'only' 9,000 workers being laid off during the shutdown. That's a fraction of the 22,000 workers that Gov. Dayton needlessly laid off during this summer's shutdown.
McClung then said that Gov. Dayton tried maximizing the pain for this shutdown as compared to Gov. Pawlenty tried minimizing the pain during the 2005 shutdown. McClung then said that Gov. Dayton employed this strategy because he thought it was to his political advantage.
When Tom Hauser asked Ms. Reighgott-Junge if Gov. Dayton tried to inflict pain through the shutdown, she replied "Of course not." If that's true, which it isn't, why didn't Gov. Dayton sign the Transportation Bill that would've kept construction projects going? Why didn't Gov. Dayton sign a 'Lights-On' bill to keep government open? The Dayton administration planned this shutdown far in advance of the end of the regular session.
Ms. Reichgott-Junge insults us when she says that Gov. Dayton didn't plan the shutdown with the intent of maximizing pain on taxpayers. It's a bald-faced lie. This administration's plan of laying off 22,000 state workers can't be explained as anything but an intentional act of inflicting pain on these union employees.
During the Face-Off segment, the first topic of debate was the failure of the Supercommittee. When asked why it happened, Ms. Hartnett immediately blamed it on Grover Norquist's tax pledge.
Ms. Hartnett is either one of the dimmest bulbs in the DFL chandelier or she's lying through her teeth. Both explanations are plausible. It's possible that she's lying through her teeth because everyone knows that Sen. Pat Toomey proposed tax reform that would've eliminated loopholes while reducing tax rates. This would've substantially raised revenues.
That demolishes Ms. Hartnett's argument that the GOP is slavishly devoted to Grover Norquist.
Still, it's possible that Ms. Hartnett isn't the brightest bulb in the DFL's chandelier because she hasn't shown herself capable of anything but muttering the DFL's chanting points. She runs out of her depth on routine issues faster than Hermain Cain is out of his depth on foreign policy. And that's saying something.
The DFL spokesladies were insulting and anything but informative. That's the type of lows that the DFL has sunk to. It's painful watching their distressing ineptitude.
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2011 1:30 PM
Comment 1 by RichJ at 28-Nov-11 12:38 PM
That is why I DVR it and fast forward when anyone begins to spout their party's talking points. DFL or GOP. Speak the truth and I will listen.
Response 1.1 by Gary Gross at 28-Nov-11 12:38 PM
I agree with that.
Comment 2 by Bob J. at 28-Nov-11 03:02 PM
Toomey's proposal has been so deliberately mischaracterized and misreported by the press as to border on scandalous. Good catch, Gary.
I don't agree with your Presidential choice but this piece is spot on.
Comment 3 by Gary Gross at 28-Nov-11 11:39 PM
Bob, it takes people awhile to understand my brilliance on the GOP presidential campaign. I won't hold it against you. SARC
Comment 4 by eric z. at 29-Nov-11 07:19 AM
Sarah Palin insults our intelligence in ways the DFL could never catch up with, even if they wanted to.
Response 4.1 by Gary Gross at 29-Nov-11 10:21 AM
You're right. Eric. Uprooting corruption within her own party is insulting. Getting an important pipeline built to make America more energy independent is insulting, too, right? Advocating policies that return us to free market capitalism is insulting, right? Or do you prefer this administration's corrupt crony capitalism to real capitalism?
