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See that ad during the Super Bowl? Were you offended? Karl Rove was. Somehow the idea that America has picked itself off the mat and is ready to take on all comers again...is now against some kind of Republican principle?
Clint Eastwood is probably dumbfounded. A devoted Republican fundraiser, Eastwood must be stunned that Republicans would criticize him for a "pro-Obama" message.
Those of you who read this blog know I'm a transparency guy. I'm not fond of money in politics and I'm not a big fan of lobbying as a profession. I want money to be public and those who give it to be public as well.
Don't get me wrong, lobbying on its face is not wrong. A lot of legislators depend on lobbyists to bring them up to speed on the issues of the day. But too often, they establish relationships that put legislators into awkward positions. Money is . . .
The Almanac couch was doing a candidate comparison for GOP voters by bringing in representatives from the 4 candidate campaigns. Kurt Bills, the state representative from District 37B (Apple Valley, Rosemount) was the chosen one for the Ron Paul campaign. He gets support from the Liberty Caucus, so it is not surprising. But, while on the couch, Kurt Bills said this....
"I have to look into the faces of children every day--teach them -- you know, seniors, 17 and 18 year olds...what these deficits mean...what this printing of money means. . . .
Mitt won the Florida GOP primary. He won by unleashing millions of dollars of attack ads against his foes. He won because of his enormous resources from Super PAC money. He won because he represents the quintessential Republican positions. He is the consummate model of Republicans at this time: is either rich or favors the rich over working people, believes in lowering taxes on businesses and wealthy people, believes in reducing or eliminating regulations on businesses, believes in privatizing public schools and public entities, believes in ending social security as we know . . .
“The Secretary of the Senate felt that we were now in ‘lawyer land’ “. Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem
How does one get to "Lawyer Land"? Well the GOP Senate caucus is taking us there whether we like it or not. And we go there without a clue as to why. Leader Senjem thinks we should just move on....leave this mess behind us. But that's not just "lawyer land"....that's Fantasy Island.
This whole mess hangs over the Senate like a dark cloud. And it isn't just about the Koch . . .
