GOOD JOB ON NO SEAN BROOM POSTS.

I heard a caller last night on 1280 put Sean Broom in his place in regards to wellstone.tv

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…AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE BOYCOTTING SEAN’S POST’S KEEP IT UP!

YOU WILL LOSE SEAN! GO APPLY FOR THE POSITION OF DOG CATCHER SOMEWHERE.

From what I am reading, Pawlenty wants the increase to come from the State’s budget rather than be a seperate Tax in and of itself.

If, in fact, the Tribune was a biased left wing newspaper it would offer more hard reporting about the bullshit that’s gone on in right wing world last 6 years. In addition Kirsten would be out the door on her ear.

I think they and a majority of newspapers all over the country have failed the American people, some more than others. The Star Tribune does try to “balance” things, which in their case means giving attention to stories that offer up an abundance of extremist propaganda from the right. In my opinion this propaganda is completely worthless.

How many of our troops have died because the American people keep being told by the right everything’s going to be fine in 6 months?

HOW MANY?!! Do you even care about all the mistakes? What about the mistakes that are in our future? Are you SURE that the surge is working? Remember, when Bush tells us all how great the surge is working, which he will, the Star Tribune will print that.

You made my point. Walz did not ask for a single earmark for bridges and neither did Oberstar.

As for your previous comments about Republicans not being in the mud with constituents, how do you know this? The answer is you don’t know who was where or when. Next time you spout off about people not caring about the flood victims, don’t - because you don’t know what you are talking about.

And that would be why the Star-Tribune readership has been declining and continues to decline, which would explain why DeFiebre no longer works at the paper and is shilling for a left-wing group. At least the pretense of journalistic “objectivity” is now gone.

Anyway, continue to demagogue the bridge collapse and bang away on the gas tax increase drum. That really worked well in the 28B special election a few weeks ago.

“No wonder Minnesotans believe the paper is a wholly owned subsidiary of the DFL”

Actually only you and your small minority of right wing extremists believe that, Chris O’Lielly. I think, (and it’s your Party’s own fault), that Republicans will be in the minority for a generation.

It is a shame that a lot of decent Republicans are going to get swept up in the aftermath of 6 years of Republican incompetence and corruption. What I don’t understand is the solution some have chosen, they just keep moving forward with the same bullshit and pretend everything’s just fine, make excuses and blame everyone else but themselves.

They can begin whine-o-thons about the Congressman Walz’s earmarks all they want. They need to be asked which ones they don’t like: the one for the ailing Rapidan Dam, the ones for Highway 14, for a bridge on I90? The one for returning veterans education? The Lewis and Clark Water system? These days especially, they’re hard put to argue against those specific projects.

The thing about Tim is that he is playing by the rules, being transparent, which was lacking in the past. A Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska that cost many millions? That was a “porkbarrel earmark” if you ask me.

Tim Walz was one of the few members of Congress who actually published publically his “porkbarrel earmarks” for the 1st CD. Here are some of them and what would you oppose??? Doesn’t mean that all of these will get funding, but at least he thought out the list carefully by asking constituents what is needed. Sure enough, Bridges will get put on the list.

-Highway 14. Upgrades in Waseca, Blue Earth and Nicollet counties.

-— Trunk Highway 169. Reconstruction in Faribault and Nicollet counties.

-— Trunk Highway 4. Pavement reconstruction in St. James.

— Trunk Highway 15/Johnson Street intersection in Fairmont. Funding would support a study on ways to control a hazardous intersection in Fairmont.

— Highway 60 expansion to four lanes in Nobles County.

— Road Sign Replacement Program in Watonwan and Houston counties

— Center for Applied Biofuel Research at Minnesota State University. Funds would support research into renewable energy.

— Center for Renewable Energy at Minnesota State University. This funding would support ongoing research into cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable forms of energy.

— Minnesota National Guard Field Maintenance Facility in Mankato. Funds would support the design of a maintenance facility to support the training of Minnesota’s National Guard.

— Watonwan County Emergency Services. Funds would support an upgrade of the county’s emergency operations center and a facility for emergency management equipment.

— Rapidan Dam near Mankato. Funding for a study by the Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate options for the Rapidan Dam.

You said:

Decisions have consequences. Day, Demmer and Pawlenty (along with the many others who have opposed transportation investments) are responsible for the hundreds of bridges across Minnesota in disrepair. They should be held accountable for their decisions.

Does that include Steve Murphy who opposed Day’s $1.7 billion package for transportation last year? Funny deFibre doesn’t mention that fact. Is this the same Conrad deFibre who did political reporting for the Star Tribune? No wonder Minnesotans believe the paper is a wholly owned subsidiary of the DFL.