Brand-new ‘moderate’: Candidate Paulsen runs away from Republicans — and his own record

Rep. Erik Paulsen, who is running to replace the retiring Jim Ramstad in Minnesota’s Third Congressional District, is a Republican–but don’t tell anybody.

Throughout his 14-year tenure in the Minnesota Legislature, Paulsen has been one of the most consistent and avid Republican right voices on behalf of government-slashing and “family values” assaults on abortion rights, gay rights and education standards. Yet when Paulsen spoke at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul early this month, his campaign billed the site of the appearance as simply the “National Convention.” In fact, a glance of Paulsen’s campaign materials would leave a casual observer wondering what party the candidate is affiliated with.

MCCL Fall Tour Open to the Public, but Not the Press

I don’t often get up to Albertville.  It’s not that I have anything against the town; indeed, it seems like a nice little exurban community.  But when you live in Eagan, you don’t frequent the extreme northwest corner of the…

MCCL Goes on Tour

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life has announced its “fall tour” for 2007, but if you live in the Twin Cities, you’d better plan ahead.

Though the tour will feature 50 sites throughout the state, none of those stops…