Change the GOP can believe in: McCain skirts McCain-Feingold

Sen. John McCain is exploiting a loophole in the campaign finance law that bears his name, allowing the “maverick reformer” to accept lump sums of up to $68,000.
The co-author of the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance…

Drill, baby, drill: Corruption in agency charged with managing offshore drilling

“Drill, baby, drill,” the oft-heard chant of the Republican faithful during the party’s national convention, may become the GOP’s most unfortunate slogan ever as the federal bureau charged with managing and…

Cold war kids: Plastic People of the Universe

If Americans are truly looking for change in their government, they may want to look for guidance from Plastic People of the Universe (PPU), an eclectic group of legendary psych-rockers…

McCain connected 35W bridge collapse to Palin’s pork

The infamous “Bridge to Nowhere” may never have been built, but the state of Alaska and Gov. Sarah Palin got to keep $233 million in ear marks anyways. Republican nominee John McCain connected that $233 million with the collapse of the 35W bridge on the campaign trail.

“Maybe the 200,000 people who cross that bridge every day would have been safer than spending $233 million of your tax dollars on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it,” McCain said at a campaign stop last year in Ankeny, Iowa.

Little known fact: Sarah Palin is Internet gold

Republican nominee John McCain took many people by surprise when he presented first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Aug. 29. Media organizations, political junkies and even…

The revolution will be Twittered

The group of law enforcement agencies charged with handling security during the Republican National Convention had $50 million to spend on weapons and equipment. Riot police were dressed in…

Obama widens lead in Minnesota

While Republicans are conducting their convention business in the Twin Cities, they may want to take a moment and attempt to woo a few more Minnesota voters on John McCain’s behalf. A new Time/CNN poll of Minnesota…

RNC official touts vice-presidential nominee “Sarah Pawlenty”

Republican National Committee vice-chair Jo Ann Davidson slips while touting the party’s vice-presidential nominee on Tuesday night, potentially sending nervous Republicans — or at least one Republican — into wistful daydreams of what might have been.

MnIndy interview: Arianna Huffington

Walking back to Minnesota Independent headquarters yesterday, we happened upon media maven Arianna Huffington who was kind enough to exchange pleasantries and express approval of our fair city.

Video: Minnesota National Guard mobilized for RNC

The Minnesota National Guard arrived in downtown St. Paul carrying batons and riot shields. The soldiers barricaded the intersection of Wabasha St. and Kellog St. for over an hour before falling into formation and marching to Shepard Rd.