Commenters/questioners:  I'll cull the unanswered questions from the thread, and send them along via email to Jim's campaign, and will try to update you with some of his answers.

Thanks to all the contributors as well — any comments, concerns, ideas for these live blogs (including future <strike>targets</strike> subjects — email me here

I apologize, but I do now have to go. I will try to answer any other outstanding question tomorrow.

Have a great. And thanks again.

Jim

As mayor, I'm proud to say Edina has been a leader in addressing issues of global warming/carbon emissions and of seeking and finding ways to reduce our city's environmental footprint. But there's a limit to what we can accomplish on the municipal and regional level without national leadership that shares our commitment.

In Congress, I will work to ensure that we reverse course on the environmental devastation wrought in the last seven years-beginning when this administration pulled out of the Kyoto Accords in 2001.

As a mayor, I've also been a leader on transportation issues, as previously mentioned. For years I've worked on the issue of congestion, in terms of how it affects quality-of-life and commerce in all the beltline cities of the 3rd.

I look forward to going to Washington to continue my work on assuring that we have the most-effective state and national transportation infrastructure.

Would you say something about removal of the great writ of habeas corpus and defending our constitution?

Thanks!