While some members of Congress avoid the spotlight unless it’s election time, others seem to relish it. It appears that novice Congressman Tim Walz in Minnesota’s 1st District is already charting the former course, which…
Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District has been designated as one of 29 “frontline” seats for 2008 by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to a story by CQPolitics.com. Walz scored a stunning…
Despite what some politicians like to tell you, teachers are notoriously overworked and underpaid. And unlike disciples of free-market economist Milton Friedman (God rest his soul), they receive their rewards in forms other than money.
That’s why it appears that…
Politicians aren’t the only folks who like to change history in order to justify what they say in the present. Pwonkies (political wonks) are also guilty. Here’s an example from Stuart Rothenberg posted Feb. 5 on RealClearPolitics (italics are mine):…
An article today by Matthew Spieler on CQPolitics.com (“The ‘Everyman’ Image of Rep.-elect Walz“) is a good example of how the national media still doesn’t quite know how to deal with the Tim Walz victory, just like they didn’t…
The new congressman laughs it off
“Yeah, a reporter asked me that the other day,” Tim Walz told me at a gathering of State DFLers at the Holiday Inn in Mankato Saturday night. He chuckled. “Heck, I’ve just…
And the “Pachy” awards go to…
The election is nearly a month behind us. The nation breathed one huge, collective sigh of relief when it was over: For most it was a relief because the good guys won.…
Tim Walz has segued in the last two years from laid-back school teacher to frenetic campaigner and now equally frenetic congressman-elect. It’s quite a transition. Though official announcements will be forthcoming, here’s what’s happening on the QT:
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While the election generated major media hoopla, the issues that contributed to its outcome are still there: Iraq, corruption, the national deficit
Nov. 8, 1:00 a.m…. At the Holiday Inn in Mankato
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