Ever wonder what the pols are talking about when they cluster on the floor of Congress in the midst of lofty debate? Heres a minor insight from former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat who lost his bid for re-election in 2010. According to th

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Rick Kahn has joined the Brian Barnes campaign. Kahn is a long-time DFL activist who has worked on Paul Wellstone's and Tim Walz's campaigns. He's a resident of MN-03, living in Edina. "You have a view about the kind of world you'd like your children, an

The 2012 elections are less than nine months away, and nobody has any idea who might challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Regular readers know that Pete Hegseth is a friend of ours. Pete is a native of Forest Lake, Minnesota, and a Princeton gra

With respect to how Kennedy is likely to rule on the Prop 8 case, a few additional points. First, in response to Murc here, I should make it clear what I’m not arguing, namely that Reinhardt’s opinion will somehow be able cleverly manipulate Kennedy into

On yesterday’s episode of Ellen, which is normally a rather cloying affair, although also entirely inoffensive and I don’t mean that in some kind of College Campus Misanthrope kind of way where “inoffensive” is the gravest of insults, I mean it in a stra

The trifecta of states holding presidential nominating contests today—Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri—have never before been considered crucial in the presidential primary process. While all three are considered swing states and receive considerable at

The state's contest comes at an ideal time for the former Massachusetts governor. Knocked off balance by Gingrich in South Carolina, Romney picked up the must-win Florida primary. Nevada is a chance to deal Gingrich a quick second blow, and it's home tur

Communitarianism as a theme warms the heart, but "particular policy proposals" freeze the theme. Obama's SOTU proves he knows the advantage of themes and disadvantages of specific policy proposals, something he could have learned from the master communic

Of course, had you looked, you wouldn't really have seen Saul Alinsky (he died in 1972), but, I'm here to tell you, you would have seen Alinsky's ghost, hovering behind the backs of President Obama, and his estimable companion, The Rev. Al Sharpton. As P

As President Obama and Rev. Sharpton entered The Kennedy Center, I got shivers down my spine. For, I could feel Saul Alinsky guiding them as they took their seats. There were these two men, trained in Alinsky’s methodology for achieving American justice,

The President delievered the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. Here is some State of the Union reaction statements offered by Minnesota lawmakers: Rep. Tim Walz, DFL, 1st District - "When President Obama said

Gary Eichten now and then SAINT PAUL, Minn. The long-time host of MPR's Midd

(Alrighty! Discuss amongst yourselves. And remember to remain respectful of each other. It disenfranchises lots of people (active military personnel, peo

Rob Collins is a partner at Purple Strategies, a political strategy organization. Prior to joining Purple Strategies, Rob ran the American Action Network, served as chief of staff for Majority Leader Eric Cantor, worked on over 14 campaigns including wor

He was also a deputy to Secretary of State Hillar

Posted on Jan 9, 2012 Jack Lew is a liberal who worked for Speaker Tip O’Neill and studied under beloved progressive Senator Paul Wellstone, but he was also the chief operating officer of Citigroup and doesn’t fault deregulation for the shoddy economy. T

New chief of staff a low-key, long-time insider By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press By JIM KUHNHENN Updated: 2012-01-09T23:45:39Z Susan Walsh Jack Lew, the administration's current budget director, listens at left, as President Barack Obama speaks about the

EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—Pope Pious Baloney (or as his supporters call him, Mitt Romney) steamed into Exeter High School yesterday evening at the end of an uncharacteristically bad day. In the morning, his Republican rivals had finally gotten it together to