Author Archives: AmendmentX

My friend Amendment X asked (rather rhetorically) how the NEA would respond to a headline in the Red Star that laments about how Americans know little about the US. I think I know the reason why our children aren’t learning … Continue reading →

I have followed this story, like most folks, in the pages of the Star Tribune and the blog Minnesota Democrats Exposed. MDE first broke the story last week. “Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., accused Democratic challenger Coleen Rowley Wednesday of using … Continue reading →

OK kids, here’s quick little quiz: How would the NEA (National Education Association, aka , THE teachers union) respond to this headline in Prairie Pravda:“New poll shows that Americans know little about the U.S.”1.YIKES! That’s awful! We obviously have been … Continue reading →

I was reading this story in the local Prior Lake MN (which is next door to Savage) paper this weekend. “Veterans Field at Memorial Park would more than quadruple in seat capacity by 2008 under a proposal to bring a … Continue reading →

While perusing the headlines of the online version of Prairie Pravda, I came across the wrenching story of Kathleen Soliah (aka Sara Jane Olson) complete with a picture of her appearing before a magistrate in 2002, and of course the … Continue reading →

Weenie????? I read this story and two thoughts crossed my mind. First was “this deserves news print?” and second was “Look whose talking!” “Pawlenty to Mark Kennedy: ‘You’re a Weenie,’ ” runs the headline on a news release Tuesday from … Continue reading →

My friend Amendment X took his friend Captain Ed to task the other day for a post in which Ed made a case for looking beyond the here and now to the possibilities of what could happen should the reins … Continue reading →

May we never forget! The story of September 11 The morning of Tuesday Sept 11 was bright and crisp as thousands of people made their way to work in New York and Washington. Most people thought that a terrible accident … Continue reading →

While this is not about politics, it does speak to the mindset of my fellow Minnesotans. “Rachel Blount’s Aug. 1 article about the three veterinarians from Canterbury Park and the horse rescue groups that save the lives of retired and … Continue reading →

I don’t like to cross swords with my friend Captain Ed. But, he and I can and do have some honest but hard differences. Captain Ed tells us that we had better vote for Republicans or it will be worse. … Continue reading →