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    April 24, 2012

    Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other state over last year

    It's a finding that Eric Pusey, founder of the Minnesota Progressive Project, characterized as "yet another reason to be glad we don't have Governor Emmer."Remember when Scott Walker promised to create 250,000 new jobs during his first term? If Wisconsin voters do, then Walker is probably in trouble ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Tim Pawlenty is "Sarah Palin in a suit"

    This is either Tim Pawlenty or Sarah Palin. Hard to tell.​Paul Krugman doesn't think much of Tim Pawlenty, and let everyone know yesterday in a piece that compared T-Paw to a certain former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. The New York Times columnist is amazed that media coverage of Pawlenty has at leas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Keith Ellison breaks down in tears at Muslim hearings [VIDEO]

    Ellison breaks down.​Rep. Keith Ellison spent weeks deriding the congressional hearings that opened today on radical Muslims, orchestrated by Rep. Peter King of New York, as little more than an attempt to spread fear and hatred of a religious minority. When it came his turn to testify and de ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2010

    Return to Sender

    What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Target's tea bag-loving CEO lands company in hot water

    Gregg Steinhafel loves Michele Bachmann, too​GLBT groups were pissed off last week when they learned that Target Corp., which they thought of as gay-friendly, was backing anti-gay marriage Republican candidate for governor Tom Emmer through $150,000 in seed money to MN Forward. But Target's pu ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2010

    Ronnie's Kids

    Today, “amnesty” is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Michele Bachmann dredges up "one world government" paranoia

    ​So Barack Obama goes to the G-20 summit, like U.S. presidents have done every year since 1999, and have done with the G-8 since 1976. By its own estimate, its members currently represent about "90 per cent of global gross national product, 80 per cent of world trade as well as two-thirds of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Michele Bachmann fact checked on Gaza aid [Video]

    ​Another day on Fox News, another chance to lob unsubstantiated claims. In the latest version, Bachmann gets her Middle East facts all wrong, aided and abetted by host David Asman. The video (after the jump) is helpfully posted on Bachmann's Facebook page.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Michele Bachmann demands gangster president commandeer boats

    ​Rep. Michele Bachmann is happy to tar President Barack Obama as the anti-American leader of a gangster government. But evidently there are times when she's all in favor of a little gangster action -- such as Friday on the floor of the House of Representatives when she accused Obama of havin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Michele Bachmann mocked with her own words in Tarryl Clark's new website

    Via michelebachmannsaidwhat.comAll the greatest hits in one fun package​Just in time for her paranoia road show in California, Michele Bachmann's crazy conspiracy theories have all been gathered in one neat interactive package by her DFL challenger, Tarryl Clark. Whether in fun quiz form, nif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Betty McCollum hammers Michele Bachmann

    Via WikipediaThe Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after Timothy McVeigh's act of anti-government terrorism.​U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum raised eyebrows last week when she took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to ask certain unnamed colleagues to cool their overheated right-wing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Michele Bachmann, citing Glenn Beck, might end Social Security

    She says, "Whoever our nominee is, is going to have to have a Glenn Beck chalkboard and explain to everybody this is the way it is."

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    GOP steamed over Franken tactic; McCain did same to Dayton

    Reminder: Nothing ever dies on the Internet. Addendum: If it doesn't die, it may come back to bite you.

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    The T. Boone Pickens alt-energy show rolls across America

    Pickens Plan focuses on using more wind power and natural gas

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Terrorism Awaits: toxic mushroom cloud boom

    chemical.bomb.jpgOf the 101 most dangerous chemical facilities in the country, Minnesota is home to 3—one in St. Paul Park, one i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2006

    Debtor Nation

    chemical.bomb.jpgOf the 101 most dangerous chemical facilities in the country, Minnesota is home to 3—one in St. Paul Park, one i ... More >>

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