Why Not Minnesota for the 2024 Summer Olympics?

When the news broke on Monday, that Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (D) ended his city’s bid with his unwillingness to sign a contract for a guarantee from the host community; we thought, why not Minnesota.  We already have many of the facilities necessary for use in...

MN VS WI Redux

ICYMI: We are re-posting our story we first ran in January regarding Governor Scott Walker’s (R-WI) then potential, now official, Presidential bid. Coincidentally, President Barack Obama (D) made some of these same points when he was in Lacrosse, WI. Originally,...

Trump is a Chicken Hawk

We watched the political shows on Sunday, and heard the dust-up over the comments by Presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) regarding the military service of former Republican Presidential candidate US Senator John McCain (R-AZ). With his comments Trump is stalking...

Pot Calling the Kettle Hypocrite

We find it just amazing to hear Sen. David Hann (R-42, Eden Prairie) being critical of a fellow legislator over a conflict of interest.  The reason being, in 2012 Hann did nearly the same thing in which Rep. Dan Schoen (DFL- 54A, Cottage Grove) is now being accused,...

Blogger’s Desire to Join the GOP Senate Squad

Residual Forces blogger Andy Aplikowski (R) made his aspirations known to ranks of Republicans who follow his screed on July 6th. Aplikowski expressed his want to fill the vacating seat of Sen. Branden Petersen (R-35, Andover). Petersen, who says he could have held...