AM.MN: Dream of GOP retaking U.S. House has legs, says Kline

“Grotesque.” That’s how health care reform in Senate Democrats’ hands looks to U.S. Rep. John Kline. Whereas he sees House Republicans retaking control as “a dream now that’s starting to have legs.” As for the House, “I don’t think it gets a Republican vote,” Kline said.

Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning …

SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Michele Bachmann wins re-election again! That dream’s legs got longer with a poll showing her with double-digit leads over DFL rivals Maureen Reed and state Sen. Tarryl Clark. [Politics in Minnesota]

STILLWATER: Caught on camera. A rumored cougar is not a dream … but it too has legs, which apparently took it to Wisconsin. [St. Paul Pioneer Press]

OWATONNA: Put me in, coach says to voters. High school football coach Jeff Williams, a DFLer, wants to be state senator. [Waseca County News]

COON RAPIDS: Not worth the trouble. That’s looking like the Three Rivers Park District’s response to new damage at the dam it owns on the Mississippi River. [Star Tribune]

RAMSEY COUNTY: Sheriff’s sale. Bob Fletcher solicits charity from his conceal-carry permitees. [Fox 9]

MINNEAPOLIS: Snow now, fine later. The onetime home of Minnesota’s Betsy Ross  — Pauline Fjelde, who embroidered the first state flag — goes roofless into the storm, with historic designation and penalties for its owner likely next year. [Twin Cities Daily Planet]