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I’m sitting here watching the Vikings do what they do after watching Michigan State University implode in the fourth quarter last night against Notre Dame. I was looking for Glen Mason on the MSU sidelines as I said there is no one in NCAA football who can lose a fourth quarter lead faster than Glen Mason. Well trying to fill those idle moments in the game, I went to Open Secrets to do a bit of analysis on campaign contributions here in Minnesota. I clicked over to Largest Donors . Among the list is AFSCME (public employees union), Trial Lawyers Association, National Education Association. As I clicked on each entry in the Top Ten, it was abundantly apparent that Big Money goes to Left Wingers. In huge percentages.
Amongst the Top Ten only three ( AT&T, Nat’l Assoc of Realtors and Goldman Sachs) even come close to any type of parity (34%,40%, 60% Dems, 66%,60%, 40% Repub donations) than any of the other seven (which is usually 98% Dems, 2% Repubs).
Take a trip through the site. And when you hear a lefty say that the Repubs are the party of Big Money, look them in the eye and tell them “You are either 1. Ignorant or 2. Stupid or 3. A liar.”

And for a great laugh, see Steve Bridges impersonating Bill Clinton. Way too much fun.
And notice how well he has the hand mannerisms down.
And to show that we can take it also, Steve Bridges as Dubya.

Yesterday I heard the heated and angry voice of confessed felon Bill Clinton excoriating the “right wing” for accusing him of not getting Osama bin Laden. And I could just see him pointing his finger in this tirade. And it immediately brought back the image of him on another finger pointing tirade: His angrily picturing himself as a victim of himself when he told us that he was, well,less than truthful about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He reared up to angrily tell us that his private life was invaded, that his family was embarrassed, so on and so forth (analysis here). All the time pointing that finger at us.
It occurred to me that the rich irony of this moment was lost on many if not most people, most assuredly the radical left wingers. The irony is this: he was being investigated by a Special Prosecutor for lying under oath about his sexual past. And why would he be asked about his sexual past? Because as he was the defendant in a sexual harassment law suit, his sexual history is considered germane to the charges and he can be asked about that past. And he lied about it, under oath. The irony comes from a confluence of two left wing ideas. The Special Prosecutor statute was passed by the left wing controlled Congress in the mid 1970’s. It was set to expire in the early 1990’s. The Republicans urged the then left wing Democratic controlled Congress to let the Special Prosecutor statute expire. Nope. The Democrat, left wing Congress put a five year extension on to the statute. Done deal. And sexual harassment lawsuits? And sexual history as pertinent to the charges brought by the plaintiff? Another idea from the radical feminist wing of the left wing Democrats to show there was a pattern of abuse (interesting that this same procedure in a rape trial is not allowed). So, here is President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton being prosecuted by a prosecutor from a Democratic extended original Democratic statute and prosecuted under laws passed by Democrats. Irony so rich even George Soros couldn’t buy it.
And we have Slick Willy angrily wagging his finger at us…again.
Go here and see a part of the video(from an interview to be seen on Fox News Sunday). Then see the follow up video about him wagging that finger as he tells us that he didn’t have sexual relations with…well, you know the rest.

You may have seen the campaign signs that look like Minnesota license plates that say “VOTE YES”. Those signs want you to vote yes for light rail, heavy rail and for all things that will not reduce your commute time one second. The signs are from a group called “Vote Yes for Better Roads and Transit” (website). The Prairie Pravda article title is “Most say more funds for roads”. However, the article goes on to always combine “roads and transit”. And they are not the same. All roads are transit, however, not all transit are roads. And in those fifty-five words is a huge, huge trap. Go to the “Vote Yes” site. Notice the subtle use and combination of “transit”, “vehicles” and “taxes”. The site says “A YES vote on Minnesota’s Transportation Amendment will ensure that all of the existing sales tax Minnesotans pay on vehicles will be spent on our roads, bridges, highways and public transit (emphasis mine).” At the top of the site they say “Make sure your transportation taxes go to the right place“(emphasis mine). There are NO transportation taxes. They are all gas taxes or vehicle sales taxes. There are no transportation taxes.
So, what will happen is that your vehicle sales tax will go for light rail, not roads. Your car or van or truck will not use the rails that go down for light rail. Light rail costs 900% MORE per passenger mile than a freeway lane. 900% more!
Now, read the text of the Transportation Amendment very carefully:”Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate revenue from a tax on the sale of new and used motor vehicles over a five-year period, so that after June 30, 2011, all of the revenue is dedicated at least 40 percent for public transit assistance and not more than 60 percent for highway purposes?” A quick read would lead one to believe that only 40% of your vehicle (car, truck, van) taxes will go for transit and that 60% will go for roads. But, after just a cursory analysis, the devil in the detail;s comes out. The text says that NO more than 60% will go for roads. Well, is 50% not more than 60%? Yes. Is 20% not more than 60%? Right again. Is 0% not more than 60%? Ceerectomondo! Now, the text says NOT LESS than 40% will go for “transit”. Is 65% not less than 40%? Yup. Is 80% not less than 40%? OK. Is 100% not less than 40%? On the mark.
So, you easily be voting that 100% of your car taxes will go for light rail that you’ll never use, see or benefit from…ever. And that goes double if you live in out-state Minnesota (how would light rail benefit people in Duluth, Biwabik, Mankato, Hutchinson?).
Look at the alternatives at the Taxpayers League of Minnesota and a great article in The Mankato Free Press.

I just wanted to quick post a heartfelt message of thanks to the Savage Republican for the opportunity to blog here over the last year plus. Due to some changes in my already hectic schedule, I had to make some drastic cut backs. Given that Savage Republican is making some changes here already, we felt that this was a good time. I hope that many of you will find your way over to my “new” digs as well as keeping Savage Republican on your viewing lists.

Again – thanks so much for the wonderful memories and the fantastic opportunity! Think of it in this way – you’re not losing anything – you are gaining a new reading destination! As the old commercial went – double your pleasure, double your fun…..with Savage Republican and Ladies Logic!

I did the Danny Thomas liquid spit stream when I saw Governor Pawlenty’s new ad “Minnesotans are taxed enough”. He then list all the taxes Mike Hatch has proposed and the taxes he vetoed. Good for him.
So, Governor, tell me about your signing the bill where you taxed my widowed mother to make Carl Pohlad richer? My Mom was taxed enough. She is taxed more than enough. She doesn’t need, doesn’t want, won’t use and will not benefit in any way from making Carl Pohlad richer.

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I saw this on Townhall Forum Funnies :

Don’t know if you’ve ever noticed how when you’re on the internet, one story leads to another. I was reading over at Anti Strib a blog entry concerning Alfonso Rodriquez’s mother pleading for her son’s life. Towards the end, the defense attorney called a witness to testify to the dangers of DDT that was used on farms in the 1950’s. The article refers to the fact that there has been an increase in bed bugs (all since William Ruckleshaus banned DDT in the Nixon administration,as if wage and price controls weren’t bad enough).
Well, that got me to thinking that I once heard that banning DDT caused the deaths of millions of people (most of whom were children under five and pregnant women) due to a huge upswing in malaria carrying mosquitoes. DDT is cheap and it’s very effective. But, since Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” which is the first example of junk science, the greenies have killed million of children. Go here and read the full article. The DDT ban is by the same people that lie and tell us that we need to do it “for the children”. And it’s not just the deaths. The article also relates the huge amount of suffering caused by malaria, which can also have recurrences that are just as violent as the initial outbreak.
Enviros…hard on, no, deadly to children.

I think the President’s final lines of his speech summed up my feelings.

The attacks were meant to bring us to our knees,
and they did – but not in the way the terrorists intended.
Americans united in prayer … came to the aid of neighbors in need …
and resolved that our enemies would not have the last word.
The spirit of our people is the source of America’s strength.
And we go forward with trust in that spirit, confidence in our purpose –
and faith in a loving God who made us to be free.