Minnesota Independent

TransCanada promises environmental safety if Keystone XL pipeline is approved

By Ed Brayton | 10.19.11 | 9:15 am

The controversial oil pipeline is awaiting approval by the federal government.

For oil spill victims, fair compensation requires a crystal ball

By Andrew Restuccia | 07.22.10 | 7:54 am

Kenneth Feinberg is overseeing a claims process that will ask victims of the spill to sign waivers forswearing future suits against BP — or to risk a protracted legal process.

Jon Stewart to Bachmann: ‘You broke it, you bought it’ isn’t extortion

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.22.10 | 12:35 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann was the topic of a segment on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. Among Stewart’s many quips, he challenged Bachmann’s now-notorious word choice in…

Clark on Hardball: ‘I don’t want the taxpayers to be chumps’

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.22.10 | 12:07 pm

DFL congressional candidate Tarryl Clark was a guest on Chris Matthews’ MSNBC show “Hardball” — where Bachmann made her infamous comment in 2008 that she feared Barack…

Bachmann’s BP ‘extortion’ comment featured in second DNC ad

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.22.10 | 9:57 am

The Democratic National Committee continues hammering on Republican comments about BP, releasing a second ad, dubbed “How the GOP Would Govern,” Tuesday morning. Like its first video, this one includes…

Kline, Bachmann signed onto BP “shakedown” lingo

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.21.10 | 3:01 pm

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann — like Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) — has taken plenty of heat for language perceived as supportive of BP, the company behind the colossal oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But Second District Rep. John Kline has largely dodged criticism for endorsing similar language. Kline and Bachmann are both members of the Republican Study Committee, a group that officially has stated the escrow fund is the result of Obama’s “brand of Chicago-style shakedown politics.”