Feb 18, 2010
Last Thursday, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) made his last State of the State address. After a number of jokes—which fell painfully flat—a speech by many accounts, existed as not more than a rehash of his last seven speeches, he put forward a proposal for the state’s...
Feb 18, 2010
We listened closely to House Speaker Rep Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) gubernatorial campaign announcement and got the impression she was entertaining the notion of stepping down as Speaker if she receives the DFL Party endorsement. We thought...
Feb 18, 2010
As we have said from the onset this election will revolve around various events and this morning an event occurred. Rep Marty Seifert (R-21A, Marshall) tapped Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah (R) as his pick for Lt Governor. Checks & Balances readers may...
Feb 10, 2010
The attempt to override the first of the Governor’s Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) vetos from the last legislative session came in the form of a pro-World War II Veterans issue. The people in support of this group of people sought restoration of the funding for a Veteran’s...
Feb 10, 2010
Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) and Sen Steve Novak (DFL-52, New Brighton) had a televised battle of words last week after the Steve Minn confirmation hearing. One interesting point that was addressed by the Governor was the feeling that the Senate Jobs, Energy and...
Feb 3, 2010
The straw poll at precinct caucuses brought some clarity to Republicans last night. As expected, former Republican House Minority Leader Rep. Marty Seifert (R-20A, Marshall) bested Rep. Tom Emmer (R-19B, Delano). Many thought the margin would be wider, but at the...
Feb 3, 2010
If the DFL candidates keep their eyes on the prize they will focus on the record of Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) and the Republican approach to government rather than trying to hamstring their DFL opponents they will do their cause a service. It is far too opportunistic...
Feb 3, 2010
The straw poll at precinct caucuses brought some clarity to the Republicans endorsement contest last night. As expected, former Republican House Minority Leader Rep Marty Seifert (R-20A, Marshall) bested Rep Tom Emmer (R-19B, Delano). Many thought the margin would...
Feb 3, 2010
Last night’s Precinct Caucuses provided some invaluable information into both major political parties candidates for endorsement. We will dissect and disaggregate and expound on what we witnessed, have learned since and what we now conclude. Since most people are...
Feb 2, 2010
We have assembled the campaign finance numbers for the gubernatorial candidates, the state parties, and the legislative caucuses. The figures are interesting. One interesting feature we noticed is the DFL Party spent over a million dollars in the off-year, which...
