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Yesterday's post on the GOP Governor race between Emmer and Seifert drew some interesting reactions. Let me note that nobody disputed the idea that this will be a very contentious convention fight. But the disagreement was on what happens after the convention. The conservatives that commented are convinced that it will be peaches and honey once the endorsement is decided.
OK, so let's talk about that.
Bill Jungbauer, an Emmer supporter, made his comment;
Totally wrong. We will all unite behind whoever is nominated at the convention. We are all very aware of the importance of how hard we must work together in keeping the governor's seat from a liberal.
That sounds pretty certain. But then, the convention is still a ways off and the fight has only really begun. It's easy to be sure at this stage . . .
Over the course of the last few weeks the DFL county and senate district conventions are producing the final group that will determine the DFL endorsement. With all that activity happening, there has been an enormous amount of speculation as to what it all means. So, what does it mean?
I have heard a number of ideas put out there, heard a lot of campaign theories, and observed a lot of the usual convention tactics.
After homogenizing all of this together, the answers are just as elusive as when we started. The delegate counts need to be taken with a grain of salt. Although the MPP count and my unofficial tally are reasonably close in numbers, don't look at it as any kind of definitive show of strength for any particular candidate.
Even when delegates come form "named" candidate subcaucuses, that delegate might be only marginal in . . .
As if there aren't enough good reasons to pass the health care reform bill, another one has been provided...and its a good one.
According to comments the entertainer (Rush Limbaugh) and one-man political oppression movement made on his radio show today, Limbaugh told a caller to his show that he would think nothing of moving to Costa Rica should the Obama administration succeed in pushing through health care reform that is rumored to cost one trillion dollars by providing coverage to 30 million Americans presently ‘flying naked’, without any form of coverage.
Oh, please, please, pass the bill.
And you know what the final irony is?
Interestingly, Costa Rica offers universal health care to it’s residents.
