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Chief Justice Hands Speaker a Poisoned Chalice

2010 May 6 by Mr. D

The Supreme Court votes 4-3 against unallotment:
In a divided decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday morning ruled against Gov. Tim Pawlenty in the unallotment case that challenged whether Pawlenty’s emergency budget cuts from last year were permissible.
Chief Justice Eric Magnuson — a Pawlenty appointee who is stepping down from the court soon — wrote [...]

Straw Men

2009 October 3 by First Ringer

With proceedings taking as long as a Dostoevsky book reading by a narcoleptic stutter, the 2009 Minnesota GOP Convention concluded wth pomp, circumstance and likely the candidacies of a few of the nine contenders for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
Predictions were as rife at the St. Paul RiverCentre as political intrigue. Would Emmer steal the day with [...]

Grasping At Straw Polls

2009 October 2 by First Ringer

The GOP’s pols vie for poll position.
In the race for the Republican noimation for governor in Minnesota, there has been no shortage of candidates – only shortage of interest. Since incumbent Tim Pawlenty’s early June announcement that he would forgo attempting a first-ever successful gubernatorial hat-trick, both the GOP and DFL fields have exploded with candidates (19 [...]

No crown yet for Marty Seifert

2009 September 11 by Gary M. Miller

Reports out of SD32 reveal that Republican activists are not quite ready to crown the ‘inevitable’ candidate, Marty Seifert.
Last night this local Republican organization held a candidate forum and straw poll. All of the candidates showed up in force, and each gave a five minute stump speech, along with some extended time for folks to [...]

Molnau or Never?

2009 August 9 by First Ringer

From the “past is prologue” section of TvM, we reported Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau’s name being dropped in suggestion for a 1st congressional bid – back in 2005. Four years later, the politician seemingly without political ambition is again being rumored for a campaign waltz with Walz:
Former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, said that [...]

First things first

2009 July 8 by Gary M. Miller

As regular readers will know, I recently began championing Rep. Laura Brod as the best candidate that Minnesota conservatives could rally around in next year’s gubernatorial contest here in Minnesota.
I heard from Rep. Brod earlier this morning on the subject of her potential (and, I hope, likely) candidacy for governor.
If you have not already heard, [...]

Minnesota gubernatorial contest dubbed “most interesting race of 2010″

2009 June 29 by Gary M. Miller

One of the most widely-read blogs for Republican-types who cannot get their fill of politics – Race 4 2012 – has a terrific post up on what it calls “the most interesting race of 2010″.

Rudy Redux

2009 June 24 by First Ringer

In his post-presidential run life, Giuliani finds his political compass points north – to Albany.
The Rudy 2010 campaign informally kicked off with an op-ed in the New York Times that looked more like a stump speech than a simple guest commentary. Said Hizzoner:
There are more New Yorkers unemployed than at any time in 33 years, [...]

An electronic dialogue with Rep. Marty Seifert

2009 June 24 by Gary M. Miller

Last evening Representative Marty Seifert took some time away from the election of a new Republican House Minority Leader to respond to my concerns about his previous silence on the matter of a prominent backer’s disparaging comments about Ron Paul supporters as well as my disappointment regarding his fundraising letter’s urging of participation in the [...]

Tier-1 Lefty Blog Picks up on the Seifert ‘Flush the PaulBots’ Kerfuffle

2009 June 23 by Gary M. Miller

DustyTrice.com:
Everyone familiar with the blog Truth V. The Machine? Well, Gary Miller who runs the show over there appears to be coming down pretty hard as a supporter of Laura Brod. Heck, he even started a Facebook Group called ‘Draft Laura Brod For Governor 2010‘.
So it should come as no surprise that Mr. Miller and [...]

PCR stances a study in contrast for gubernatorial wanna-bees

2009 June 22 by Gary M. Miller

Just days after Rep. Laura Brod wrote on her Facebook page that she would eschew participation in the Political Contribution Refund program, or PCR, which serves as taxpayer funding of campaigns, her likely rival, Rep. Marty Seifert, has chosen a different course of action:
I want you to know I urgently need your help. Running a [...]

Brod Side

2009 June 22 by First Ringer

Apparently Gary and I are on the same wave-length.
For some would-be gubernatorial candidates at the GOP State Central meeting, there couldn’t have been more of a desperate sales pitch than if Shelley Levene was running for office. With the early glut of Republican candidates including such recognizable names as Marty Seifert, Steve Sviggum and Pat Anderson, the [...]

Why Does the Left FEAR Laura Brod?

2009 June 22 by Gary M. Miller

In much the same way that the left sought to excoriate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin last summer, it is evident that their most virulent strains continue to fear a strong, intelligent conservative woman.

Exhibit #1: DustyTrice

Republican Paines

2009 June 5 by First Ringer

“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.” - Thomas Paine.
The phrase that “politics makes strange bedfellows” is terribly trite, and yet endures due to its stunning accuracy – as I relearned while I had lunch recently [...]

Junior Varsity

2009 June 2 by First Ringer

Pawlenty forgoes the hat trick – will the Minnesota GOP get ejected completely from the game?
There seems little sense in writing Governor Tim Pawlenty’s political obituary despite his announcement that he will not seek a third term as there seems to be a general sense that the last chapters in Pawlenty’s political story are yet to be [...]

The Good Lieutenant

2009 May 26 by First Ringer

If Tim Pawlenty seeks his third tour of duty, should his loyal lieutenant be dismissed?
It was a political equivalent of betting your mortgage payment on Mind That Bird when the low-profiled St. Rep. Carol Molnau joined Tim Pawlenty’s ticket early in the 2002 race. Starting months later than self-funding businessman Brian Sullivan, Pawlenty looked more likely to return to [...]