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100% correct - most of the time

19 July 2007

Sean is disappointed in me.
William F. Buckley was once asked under what circumstances he supported Ronald Reagan.
Buckley responded that he would continue his longstanding practice of supporting the President when he was right and opposing him when he was wrong.
We will conduct ourselves in much the same way with Senator Coleman. The Senator is […]

Well done, Senator

19 July 2007

From the St. Cloud Times:
Sen. Norm Coleman and Sen. Amy Klobuchar split their votes in the Senate today on a Democratic effort to end debate on a measure that would have ordered most U.S. combat troops home from Iraq by April.
Klobuchar, D-Minn., who has opposed President Bush’s Iraq policy, voted in favor of ending debate […]

Stuart Spends His Money

17 July 2007

In a campaign where DFL activists have to ask themselves whether nominating a comedian will prove hilarious to voters, the early FEC reports of Al Franken are looking seriously unfunny in their spending practices.  That the comedian/radio host outraised incumbent Norm Coleman last quarter made quick headlines weeks ago, suggesting that despite flagging poll numbers, Franken’s […]

“Not worth fighting for”

12 July 2007

Yikes.  That’s the category Hugh Hewitt says Senator Coleman is dangerously close to attaining. 
We’re not there.  Yet.  The Senator is a champion on taxes, judges and the U.N.  He is a disaster on Climatism and the GWOT.  The former are “nice to haves”.  Getting it wrong on the latter have the very real prospect of […]

Too little, too late

11 July 2007

The state GOP moved up the date of their caucuses to February 5th to correspond with 17 other states on “Super Duper Tuesday”. 
Regrettably for the party and the Governor, the intended recipient of the move — Senator McCain — will have long since been out of the race.
FIRST RINGER ADDS:  Have any of the people running […]

Coleman’s immigration indecision proves co$tly

10 July 2007

While Senator Coleman ultimately arrived at a satisfactory destination on the Senate amnesty bill, his indecision on the matter hurt him in the pocket book. 
The ominous Q2 numbers are out and the intemperate Al Franken has bested the incumbent.  And with a series of war-related votes upcoming this summer, expect the GOP faithful to keep their purse […]

RIP CIR… Again

28 June 2007

The bill is dead… again. The Captain liveblogged the process.
Coleman and Brownback were a no, so his website was “to be trusted“.

Coleman votes ‘No’

28 June 2007

We applaud Senator Coleman on voting NO against final cloture on the Senate amnesty bill.
He is to be commended on his sound judgement.  Minnesota conservatives and select bloggers should be particularly proud of their yeoman’s work on this topic.
Ramesh Ponnuru gets the award for most accurate and succinct post mortem of CIR:

President Bush’s humane and generous […]

The Amnesty 8

27 June 2007

That’s what NR is calling the 8 U.S. Senators who hold the fate of tomorrow’s CIR amnesty bill in their hands.

If this statement on the Senator’s website is to be trusted, Coleman will vote against final passage tomorrow morning.
June 26th, 2007 - Washington, D.C. - Senator Coleman intends to vote for cloture in order to […]

Bachmann begins cleanup of Coleman’s mess

27 June 2007

The House GOP Caucus, the folks who have to face the voters in 18 months, voted en masse to repudiate the Senate’s amnesty bill.  The House may actually have committee hearings on the bill for which Speaker Pelosi should be commended — even if only because she will be forced to do so.

Call Rep. Bachmann […]

On the other hand

26 June 2007

Senator Coleman has this on his website:
Senator Coleman intends to vote for cloture in order to allow one last effort to significantly improve the enforcement measures in the immigration reform bill. He fully believes that the current immigration system in this country is totally broken. It remains to be seen whether this bill will be […]

It wasn’t his Swon song

16 June 2007

As reported last evening, First Ringer returned home from HCMC after several hours of observation.  No dead Ringer.
We were delighted that Blog House’s recognition of our G.I. No post of earlier this week is not likely to be the last time Ringer’s work is noted by Tim O’Brien, our favorite minion of The Machine. 
Senator G.I. Joe?
Joe Repya must believe in […]

G.I. No

13 June 2007

Like most political conventions with the kind of red-hot animosity that existed between Ron Carey and Joe Repya supporters last weekend at the GOP State Central meeting, the convention floor was awash in accusations and rumors before, during and after the vote.  Since most talk of that nature usually has about as much accuracy as a phone-in to Miss […]

Pulling Rank

12 June 2007

I blame Tim Pawlenty:
For the first time in about 25 years, Minnesota has dropped out of the top 10 in per capita tax rankings, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, and now stands 12th in the nation in state and local taxes as well as in spending.
But when taxes and spending are […]

The Show Will Go On

1 June 2007

Despite the temporary buzz of the GOP’s 2008 convention being put into jeopardy by Governor Tim Pawlenty’s tax bill veto that removed the convention’s $39 million line of credit, no one in St. Paul or Washington seems the least bit panicked.  Of course, national and local reassurances aren’t quite enough for the Star Tribune, who can’t quite help inserting a few […]

Line Item Hero

31 May 2007

Governor Tim Pawlenty handled the 2007 session’s final bills much as he had promised - he came, he saw, he vetoed:
Capping a regular legislative session defined by his vetoes, Gov. Tim Pawlenty fulfilled a threat and vetoed a tax bill on Wednesday, taking down with it more than $70 million in local government aids and $33 […]

No Pregunte, no Dice

29 May 2007

With the Star Tribune and others screaming for sanctuary for illegal immigrants like Quasimoto in the Notre Dame and fresh off an unfortunate one vote defeat of his legislation in the Senate banning the practice for cities, Senator Norm Coleman took to the Strib’s op-ed page to defend his proposal:
These “sanctuary cities,” which currently include Minneapolis, offer […]

We are Winners and Losers

22 May 2007

Who in the Minnesota Legislature kept “Shinin’ On” in the 2007 session.
There was plenty of last minute bill wrangling, yelling, accusations, counter-accusations and even a legislator with his mouth taped shut (one down, 200 more to go) on the last night of the 2007 regular session but both sides accomplished their short term goal for […]

Dis-Agre

17 May 2007

How many Nobel Prize Laureate’s does it take to spice up a U.S. Senate race?  Well, when you’ve got a campaign with Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Mike Ciresi and millions of dollars, the answer is likely none.  But darn it if 2003 Nobel winner in Chemistry Dr. Peter Agre isn’t going to try and prove that bonding politics and science isn’t […]

Novak: Coleman buoyed by Franken candidacy

2 May 2007

We happen to be among the doubters that Al Franken will be successful in his bid to become the DFL candidate against Senator Coleman.
Nevertheless, Bob Novak writing in this week’s Evans & Novak political newsletter says the Senator might be the beneficiary of righteous living:
Shaky Republican prospects for at least holding their own in the […]


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