Tempting the Fates

It is clear Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) has a fairly large ego, as do most politicians.  It is not very often that people come up to a person and say, “You know you should run for office.”  It is usually the person considering who first broaches the topic....

From a Party of One To a Party of None

Today at 1:00 pm Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) has scheduled a press conference to announce his intentions regarding the National Reform Party. There are speculations far and wide that he will be leaving the organization. That will reduce the total number of high...

The Hennepin County Commissioner Contest

The contest for Hennepin County District 3 looks to be a three-person race going into the primary. The three candidates Checks & Balances feels are the real contenders are former TCF executive Peter Bell, St. Louis Park Mayor Gail Dorfman, and Minneapolis School...

The Body Weighs In

Former Brooklyn Park Mayor Jesse “The Body” Ventura declared his candidacy for the Reform Party nomination last week. His platform is “No New Taxes.” He is on an honorable quest, he seeks to prove the American Dream, the possibility of a...

MN-Politics Shindig

If you like politics, you know about it. If you want to hear a vast array of political perspective, you read every word of it. If you want to see your name in print and online, you post on it. What is it? The MN-Politics e-mail list, of course. Last Thursday 40 or so...