Where are all the statesmen?
Posted under General on October 31st, 2008 by Bruce Morlan
One of the recent mailings I received from the Bly campaign (via the Minnesota DFL State Committee) promises that
“He’s working for Rice and Scott Counties to get our fair share.” [emphasis added]
Our fair share? Our fair share! This short-sighted, what’s in it for me, attitude toward government money is the ruin of democracies. Neither party [...]
An opportunity approaches … voting for judges
Posted under General on October 30th, 2008 by Bruce Morlan
The upcoming election has an unusual twist to it in that we will be voting for judges. Doug Jones summed up the urgency of this low-visibility issue nicely in a letter that he submitted to the editors of a local paper.
The other item of note is the vote for Minnesota Appellate Court Judge. Never since [...]
Field report … 28 Oct 08 Debates at Carleton, Rud(R) and Bly(D)
Posted under General on October 29th, 2008 by Bruce Morlan
A field report comes in from our good friend, Ray Cox.
Tim Rud and David Bly appeared at a candidate forum at Carleton College on Tuesday [28 Oct 08] evening. There was good attendance by students and some folks from the Northfield community.
It was interesting to hear the significant differences between the candidates on some important [...]