First Glance at Redistricting
from Mr. Dilettante's Neighborhood by Mark Heuring:
Bachmann would only have to move a few miles to run in the 6th and I fully expect she will. Too bad, because a Bachmann/McCollum race would be comedy gold. The new 6th is strongly conservative, by the way.
Redistricting poses tough choices for Bachmann's political future
From Ripple in Stillwater by Karl Bremer
Bachmann’s marquee issue—the $700-million Boondoggle Bridge across the St. Croix River—will be null and void for her if she decides to run in the 6th CD...
Owe the Future, Owe the Past
From Barataria by Erik Hare
How will this all end? There is little doubt that there will be default. This is why economists like Hyman Minsky argued that banks have to be kept small – so that no one is ever “Too Big to Fail” and default can occur naturally before a big credit bubble developed.
Constitutional amendment could risk Minnesota’s credit rating
From Minnesota Budget Bites by Scott Russell
Minnesota’s strong credit rating has already been slipping. Last year, two of the three major credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, lowered the state’s credit rating a notch; the third agency, Moody’s, issued a warning. They are all concerned about the state’s lack of long-term budget solutions.
When “local control” becomes a meaningless catch phrase
From Brick City Blog by Sean Olsen
This bill would stomp all over the local control that Republicans — and specifically, a number of the bill’s authors — claim they want for their local districts. And it’s poor policy on the merits, as well.
Lutheran Sex/Sects! Oppose Gay Marriage Amendment!
From Good as Gay by Jacob Woods
Of course, grandma’s stagnant stance on the subject of homosexuality caused confusion. If she is Lutheran, and the Lutheran church is supporting gay marriage, grandma, in an ideal world, would too support gay marriage. But logic doesn’t work that way. Come to find out, not only are there several sects of the Christian faith, there are several sects of the Lutheran faith. My mom did a little bit of research while I was on the phone with her.
A Better Atonement: Union with God
From Theoblogy by Tony Jones
...for Eastern Christians, God’s very nature is love. It’s not an aspect of God’s being, it is God’s being.
The most likely author of the Heartland Institute climate strategy memo?
From Neorenaissance by Shawn Lawrence Otto
A lot of fuss is being made about the provenance of the Heartland Institute's climate strategy memo. Heartland says it's a fake, although as I showed several days ago, it is, if anything, a milder version of the information contained in much greater detail the apparently authentic Fundraising Plan.
Minnesota moose population in danger
From Minnesota Brown by Aaron Brown
The Minnesota moose population is in free fall, according to recent reports.
Three Bald Eagles On A Sunday
From Minnesota Prairie Roots by Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Stopping within feet of a deer carcass, the road kill that we figure drew the eagles to this grove of trees, Randy watched the birds while I photographed, wishing all the time for a telephoto lens.