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September 17th, 2007 by Gary M. Miller

Is the Minnesota congressional delegation about to go 6-2 Democrat?

That could be the net result if this rumor posted by Brodkorb proves to be true.

Jim Ramstad is the embodiment of everything I loathe about RINOs. He is an SOB but he’s OUR SOB and losing Ramstad would almost certainly mean losing this “first ring” seat. Congressional majorities are comprised of true believers and heretics. Congressman Ramstad is a card-carrying member of the latter but his departure would make it that much more difficult to regain the Speaker’s gavel in the next few election cycles.

Posted: September 17, 2007 at 11:49 am
Under: 2008, CD-3, US House, elections | 8 Comments »

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8 Responses to “6-2?”

First Ringer Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
This would totally floor me, not just because Jim was looking towards 2008 just weeks ago at his fundraiser/picnic, but I’d always assumed Ramstad could likely be the GOP’s Martin Sabo or Jim Oberstar – Rep’s for life.
Residual Forces » Blog Archive » With All Due Respect, We’re Pretty Much There Already Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
[...] Rep. Jim Ramstad (RINO MN3) may be retiring. MDE broke the news. Gary at TvM is not celebrating. [...]
First Ringer Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
A few words in defense of Rammer:

He was never my kind of Republican but in recent years, he’s gotten better about helping out in the party (with the beginning of 2007 a major reverse in that trend). He paid for Ramstad/Colemand and Ramstad/Bush signs in 2002 and 2004 and increasingly worked on the local level to try and take back losses in the legislature after 2004. He’s been unwavering on immigration and the war – and we can’t even say that of every conservative.

All that said, he POed me plenty of times. But why is it that activists always pick the worst possible times to decide on supporting revolts. The cheering I see from some conservatives activists (who I can’t seem to post on their comments section for some reason) disappoint me as these will be the very same people who will be madder than hell if the 3rd elects a DFLer. The great irony of activism is that the best time to “purge” some members is when things are good, not when your party is shaky and looking to lose more legislative ground nationally. Of course, nobody’s upset at the RINOs in the aftermath of years like 2002.

I love my fellow conservatives but at some point they need to understand a Big Tent doesn’t come with a narrow doorway. The value of a majority is worth the price of a few Jim Ramstads.
Gary M. Miller Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
“the very same people who will be madder than hell if the 3rd elects a DFLer.”

When, not if.

The good news is we will have the most ideologically pure minority since 1932. But a minority nevertheless.
AAA Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
What good is a majority or even minority, when it has no mission, or worse, when it shares goals with those who mean the tax payer and individual ill?

So, rather than worry about the future prospects should Democrats take the seat, maybe we should worry more why we let the (soon to be) former occupant waste such a valuable commodity in America. A seat in the People’s House.

If we are more worried about winning and the party break down of Congress, we’ve already forgotten what is most important, the business of Congress.
First Ringer Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Not much business gets done when you’re in the minority in Congress. And a lot of taxpayers will get the business done to them if the Democrats continue to control it.
Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » Buck Up Says:
September 18th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
[...] Gary Miller at TvM is a little down in the dumps over the Ramstad retirement: Jim Ramstad is the embodiment of everything I loathe about RINOs. He is an SOB but he’s OUR SOB and losing Ramstad would almost certainly mean losing this “first ring” seat. [...]
Truth v. The Machine » Archives » Johnson to conservatives: take heart Says:
September 24th, 2007 at 9:09 am
[...] Jeff Johnson chastises my stinkin’ thinkin’. As long as we nominate a conservative candidate who understands what most of the voters in the Third District care about, we will be successful. A prolife candidate will lose some votes and gain some votes because of that issue. But abortion (or gay marriage, school choice, stem-cell research, gun laws, etc.) will not be determinative in this election unless we’re stupid enough to put up a candidate who is defined by a single, controversial issue and insists on making it central to his or her campaign. [...]