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Why the Stimulus Package Won't Work
The average politician maintains a tenuous grasp on reality, only deigning to view the world with lucid eyes every few years in the all too brief window of time surrounding elections.
Not that Michele Bachmann saying crazy things is exactly news, but...
MN Indy has a good summary of an interview our own Michele Bachmann gave on KTLK (local home of Jason Lewis and Rush Limbaugh, so you have an inkling of how highly the station regards the truth.) Anyway, Michele doesn't disappoint. Highlights? We're running out of rich people, and most of Congress is capitalist averse.
Minnesota’s gay Republican will not vote for marriage equality bill
Minnesota Independent reports that "State Sen. Paul Koering, R-Fort Ripley, told KLKS on Friday that he will not vote for the Marriage and Family Protection Act, a bill that would make Minnesota’s marriage laws gender-neutral, allowing same-sex couples many of the rights currently denied by Minnesota statute. Koering, who is gay and a Republican, said he would vote against it because the state faces bigger problems."
You Can Call Me Sen. Al: Should Al Franken be Minnesota’s Senator Pro Tem?
Three months is long enough for Minnesota's unemployment rate to rise more than half a percentage point. It's enough to start and end a war in Gaza. It's even enough time for Christian Bale to go from being known as the much-lauded star of classics like Dark Knight and Swing Kids to the egotistical batshit douchebag who blames his bad behavior on his deep immersion in John Connor's mind.
Former Vampyric Gubernatorial Candidate Jailed
John Alfred Sharkey, self-described vampyre and former candidate for Minnesota Governor, was jailed after harrassing his 16-year-old internet girlfriend. She tried to break it to him gently by telling him she was an part of an elite vampire hunting group and it would be hazardous to his health if they kept in contact.
More Coleman Woes
As though the recount wasn't enough to make Norm Coleman's head throb, now no less than the New Republic compares Coleman and Blagojevich, saying the senator has gotten a free pass on accusations of impropriety. Ouch. (Via.)
Man accused of threatening to kill Obama, blow up Mall of America
From the Strib: A 20-year-old southwestern Colorado man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Obama and blow up the Mall of America in Bloomington. [Update: Statement from MOA director of public relations in the comments.]
A Couple of New Skirmishes in Minnesota's Tobacco Wars
We're baaaack! Yes, those wild and crazy anti-tobacco advocates are back in the news again. Topping the news at the Pioneer Press is a story on a new bill, scheduled to introduced today, that would prohibit smoking in a vehicle when a minor (anyone under 18) is present. Like the current seat belt law, this would be a secondary offence, meaning police could not pull a vehicle over simply because someone is smoking with a minor aboard.
The Latest in Recount Madness: Coleman Fakes Crash on Own Site?
City Pages tells Coleman to step aside. Coleman's attorney hints at concession. Coleman's team's photocopying skills are not impressive. And Aaron tries to prove that Coleman's people crashed his own Web site.
What Do You Do If You Think Laura Ingalls Wilder is God?
If you are John Charles Wilson, you run for mayor of Minneapolis: "Wilson’s Edgertonite National Party is based on the Lauraist religion, a movement he created that believes Laura Ingalls Wilder is God and that the Lauraist homeland will occupy an area within a 240-mile radius of Minneapolis."
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