OK, here’s the deal – the guy that was going to play with me, decided to take advantage of a fishing expedition instead. And I was specifically NOT invited to go fishing with them; as those that know me know: “There are no fish in that lake, and if you go fishing there with TwoPutt he’ll prove it.”
So, I need a playing partner.
Details here.
Now, I want to let it be very well-known, so I’ll say it again: I’m a DAM good putter. Ball-striker? Not so much.
That said, I’ll say this again: I’ve never had a bad round of golf. I’ve had some really Really REALLY (bad; rhymes with “kitty”) scores, but: never a bad round. So, who wants to tee it up with TwoPutt, this coming Saturday?
(cross posted from MnProgressiveProject; comments welcome there)
State Rep. Maria Ruud, D-42A, won her third election on Tuesday. On her first, she scored a huge upset by knocking off the Republican incumbent by a mere 239 votes. In 2006, Maria defended her seat, and her victory margin jumped to 1,732 – 10 points. This year, she won by 3,650 – 16 points. Not only did she win big, Maria swept every precinct. Yes, that’s correct – Maria tossed a shutout by winning 17 of 17 precints.
So, how does she do it, in a district once thought of as rock-solid-red? Let’s look!
Click on the thumbnail, and note all those Republican lawn signs: Paulsen, Coleman, McCain/Palin, and Aho. And also note the one non-Republican lawn sign, in between the Coleman and McCain signs, circled in red…
…that’s Maria Ruud’s sign!
Maria is easily one of the most accessible elected officials I’ve ever met. She works hard at being involved in the community. She listens to all sides of issues. Maria is more than willing to work with Republicans when required. And in a district located in southern Minnetonka and northern Eden Prairie, home to many Republicans, she often does – as all those signs on that lawn attest to. “Finding Common Ground” is more than a campaign motto for Maria – it’s how she works to solve problems. Maria Ruud has proven progressive politics and policy – practiced with respect, grace, and dignity – is a winning combination.
(originally published at MnProgressiveProject.com)
Ladies and Gentlemen, I post on the local paper where I live, The Eden Prairie News. And lately, I’ve actually been posting quite a bit. That’s because the rightwingnuts have taken control of the city council.
And there’s a thread about fact checking and truth-in-politics that I recently posted on, because local republiCon leadership wouldn’t know truth if it bit ‘em on the ass.
So I thought I’d re-post that post here, so you kind and gentle readers can get a glimpse of the home of Erik Paulsen, who apparently has been declared “The Annointed One” in the run for Ramstad’s seat by the republiCon party LEADERSHIP in CD-3.
So, without any further ado….here we go!
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Well, it depends on what your definition of “fibs” is!
Let’s take a look at today’s front page of the official local republiCon website, shall we? Here’s what it says:
HOT TOPICS
DFL LEGISLATURE SETS PER DIEM SPENDING RECORD — Minnesota lawmakers have set a record in 2007 and the proof was in their paychecks. 5 Eyewitness News has learned that last year, State Representatives and Senators took home more than $2 million above their annual salaries.
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Now, this would indicate the republiCons are accusing the DFL of spending big-time taxpayer dough, wouldn’t it? And if you follow that link to the KSTP story, KSTP points out that the top state Rep and state Senator by per diem payments are DFL, and then this is criticized by a republican.
It sure looks to me like the local GOPers are inferring the problem is the DFL. But, I notice the local republiCons don’t talk about GOPers Erik Paulsen, or David Hann. And I really notice they don’t rip DFLer Maria Ruud.
This sends the “red herring” flag up the ol’ flagpole, because the local republiCons LOVE to make State Rep Ruud look bad. But, they aren’t. Gee – I wonder why?
So, now I’m now guessing that republiCons David Hann and Erik Paulsen spent more time at the Per Diem trough than DFLer Maria Ruud.
So, I go to the links from the KSTP website, and guess what?
Local republiCons David Hann and Erik Paulsen did indeed spend more time at the per diem trough than DFLer Maria Ruud.
Erik Paulsen is way up there at the top of the – to use a republiCon phrase – “lining his pockets at taxpayer expense” list, with a total taken of $11, 737.
And there’s David Hann, loading up with $14,016 of taxpayer dough.
What did Maria Ruud take in per diems?
$5,445. SIX THOUSAND LESS than Paulsen; over EIGHT THOUSAND LESS than Hann.
Yet the inference of the GOPer website is that it’s a DFL problem.
This is another example of why you simply cannot believe anything the local republiCon LEADERSHIP says.
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This was originally posted here
Gentle readers, you can expect plenty of dirty tricks by the republiCons; they’re desperate. Karl Rove may no longer be practicing The Dark Arts at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but that’s no reason to believe the local GOPers won’t be working out of his book. Because, gentle readers, they have been, they are, and they’ll continue to do so.
Their “urge to purge” their party of moderates has caused good, honorable people to leave the GOP, and they will stoop as low as necessary to slur and smear those that disagree with their small-tent ideology, in order to win elections.
I’ll keep you updated what’s happening at SD42, “ground zero” for republiCon Erik Paulsen.
