I had no idea the secret was carefully watching how he walks down the staircase when exiting Air Force One. Boy do I feel dumb! Thanks, Poupic. Her passion reminds me of deceased Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone. Let's hear it for unabashed,...

In my serious-politico department, I, too, was trained in Alinsky's methodology, by some Alinsky disciples, soon after I arrived in Chicago. However, I had been inspired to go down the Alinsky path a couple years before, when I met Alinsky himself. At...

In my serious-politico department, I, too, was trained in Alinsky’s methodology, by some Alinsky disciples, soon after I arrived in Chicago. However, I had been inspired to go down the Alinsky path a couple years before, when I met Alinsky himself. At...

I know Democrats are to ready to get to work re-building America, and I hope my Republican colleagues join us." Rep. Keith Ellison, DFL, 5th District - "President Obama delivered a vision tonight for an America in which, as my hero, Minnesotan Paul...

Eichten began that cloudy October day expecting to see Wellstone in person. "Sarah Meyer, the producer of Midday, and I were supposed to leave immediately after the show to go up to Duluth to moderate a debate with Paul Wellstone and Norm Coleman,"...

DFL endorsement. I could probably forgive everything discussed above if the caucus system was producing winners. But it isn't. Mark Dayton was the first DFL governor elected in 24 years, and not only was he not the endorsed candidate, he wasn't even...