Checks & Balances Self-Defense

I write this as an open letter to Sally Jo Sorenson. My original intent was to email it to her to see how much she was willing to post, but like many political websites, there is no direct way to contact the person’s behind the diatribes. No phone number and no email,...

Listening to the Polls

If Michael Ciresi (DFL) had listened to the ultimate poll in 2000, the September primary, then his current efforts would not seem so ludicrous. To help jog your memory Ciresi came in third place with not even 22% of the vote after spending money on par with Mark...

Future Conventions and the Bent of this One

The delegates to the convention had other issues to address, which included endorsements for School Board, the Library Board, and the Park Board. They also voted to change the City Constitution and hold city based caucuses instead of using the previous years’...

Very Strange Bedfellows

They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but sometimes it is just odd.  A number of people contacted us after we ran the story on former Senator Jerry Janezich (DFL-05, Virginia) contemplating a run for Governor entitled “What Are You Thinking.”  Now we understand...

What Are You Thinking?

In politics, every once in awhile you come across something that defies all logic and makes you say “What?”  This is the general response people have made when they hear that former Sen Jerry Janezich (DFL-Chisholm) is considering another statewide bid, this time for...