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Today was a milestone in my life. Today, gas prices hit four dollars a gallon. I had hoped that this day was not coming in the near future. In fact, it shouldn’t have.
If gas prices kept even with inflation, we should see a four percent growth in prices from year to year. Instead, we have seen 36% increases in single years.
What makes this so infuriating is that it was preventable. Most of us are on a shoestring budget after the latest round of energy price increases. The sad part is that idiots like John McCain and Barack Obama still don’t get it. They are pushing for more legislation that breaks the backs of normal Americans. I guess that’s easy to do when the feds give senators a blank check for their gas expenditures.
For my house, gas prices have been cutting into our savings in a major way. Its getting to the point where we are seriously having to cut back on driving.
It should have been different. We are sitting on more energy than most countries can imagine. Yet we do nothing. Nancy Pelosi is playing the fiddle while our economy tanks. Are there any good politicians out there?
This is no longer a political issue. It is a moral issue. I don’t say this lightly, but forget about your stupid tree hugger legislation. Tree hugging is not something we can afford right now. People are losing their lives, their liberty, and their ability to pursue happiness.
Our congress has failed us. It is time to elect new ones. Lets begin to ask for their resignations! Many republicans and democrats alike should be fired for their gross negligence. If they were running a business, they would be thrown in jail for their misuse of funds. Perhaps we should give congress a taste of their own medicine. They hold “trials” on the house floor, maybe we should put them on trial as well.
Written by Tundra Politics on June 9th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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Mark Buesgens (R) 35B introduced this amendment, instisted it be handed out to all members, and then immediately withdrew it.
It reads:
1.1 Notwithstanding the Creator of the universe, the
1.2 Minnesota Legislature
1.3 hereby condemns all smokers to eternal
1.4 damnation.
1.5
1.6 EFFECTIVE: This section is effective immediately
1.7 upon lighting up.
It has also been reported that he proposed to change the term “Per Diem” to “Walking around spending money” so the average person doesn’t have to figure out what a “Fancy Latin word means”
Written by Tundra Politics on May 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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McCain’s latest comments about implementing tariffs against China and other countries for their “carbon footprint” should be a warning flag for the nation’s true conservatives.
Liberal Democrats and Republicans have participated in live-for-the-moment economic policies that rival the “money handout” campaigns by Juan and Eva Peron Those policies eventually crippled the Argentinian economy. McCain’s economic and foreign policies are just as foolish, and will destroy our hurting economy.
Did you know that the Nazi party was the “less” liberal of the parties in Germany in pre world war II? They were very much a liberal party, just not as much as the communists. The problem is that the conservatives in Germany put Hitler into office because he was less liberal than the other guys.
Before you invoke Godwin’s Law, let me explain. McCain represents the less liberal of the choices for president. While he might not be “Nazi” material, he certainly represents the unraveling and the destruction of almost everything conservatives have worked on for the past fifteen years.
Conservatives are in a pickle right now. While McCain is a bad candidate, Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton are far worse.
And this is where Bob Barr comes in. Conservatives have generally sacrificed some principles for the greater good of conservatism. However, a vote for McCain may very well put a stake though the heart of the conservative movement. Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr will be taking on the other big contenders while flying the Libertarian Party flag.
Bob Barr is really the last conservative who has a chance of energizing the conservative base.
The only way conservatives win this election is by losing the presidency. Here is how: If Bob Barr is effective in energizing the conservative base, he will send many voters to the polls that would normally stay home. This will help conservative Republican candidates win seats in the senate and house and will further help state and local elections turn to the conservative favor.
However, Republicans will likely split their vote and lose the presidential election. This is not as bad as it seems. Four years of a conservative congress with a liberal president is much better than eight years of a sort-of conservative president and a liberal congress.
Those running for state and local offices should go out of their way to support Bob Barr, it will energize the base, and will send a ripple effect through Republican party. With or without them, the conservatives will thrive.
Written by Tundra Politics on May 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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I just saw a commercial where Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich sit on a couch together and advocate “Climate Change” legislation.
The funny thing is that we have not had a warming period for almost a decade. In fact most long term climate studies that propose a “Global Warming” scenario end in the 1990’s, which coincidently coincides with the peak in average temperatures.
So even though Global Warming has been debunked to the point that it’s advocates have been forced to rename it “Climate Change” (which could mean anything), politicians still see it as the issue of the day. People like Newt Gingrich, whom most conservatives admire, seem to check their brains at the door and jump on board the almost defunct bandwagon.
It seems that so many Republican politicians get on board with something after the issue is dying. We beat up on an issue that is a blatant lie, but then these appeasers give in and accept the lies, even though they know that they are false.
To all Republican Politicians, you do a major disservice to us all when you sell out the truth to gain favor with our enemies. If you were our generals, we would lose every war after winning every battle.
Written by Tundra Politics on April 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Anti-Strib is reporting that Mike Cerisi announced in an email today that he is out of the Minnesota Senate Race.
It’s now a race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman.
Now since Al Franken is the presumptive nominee, lets go over his key issues. These are his stances listed on his website (The spin has been removed to protect the ignorant).
- Pull the troops out of Iraq Immediately
- Immediate and completely universal, government run health care.
- Universal government run health care for all veterans. This is kind of redundant and un-special since he said he would do this for everyone else as well.
- Federal funding and control of the public education system.
- Increased redistribution of the wealth for public education (see his education page for more details).
- Forcing companies to fund pension liabilities. I actually agree that companies should do this. It’s kind of funny that his version of socialized government does not have to do the same with social security.
- Amnesty for illegal aliens
- Government run wind turbine factories. This was by far the strangest of the proposals of his site. He said that we should take over the Ford plant and turn it into a wind turbine producing factory. Then Franken went on to say that we [the government?] should be putting these up all over Minnesota.
Written by Tundra Politics on March 10th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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One of the largest local newspaper chains in the Twin Cities seems to be engaged in a little bit of biased censorship. Many times newspaper outfits think of themselves as gatekeepers to all the important information within a specific community.
The bias of editors sometimes gets in the way of free and open thought. These editors will hand pick letters that portray their specific political views more prominently than others.
Terry Pearson has a good post on his site about the tax increases. He sent a letter to the editor, but they refused to publish it. He is trying to get his letter out anyway, through the alternative media. He has given permission for anyone to copy his post and use it however they feel appropriate.
The text of his post is below:
I sent the following letter to the editor of my local newspaper (MN Sun Newspaper - South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, and Mendota Heights). Unfortunately, they chose not to publish it. They never actually gave a reason why they refused to publish it, but it was interesting that the only opinion on the Minnesota Tax Increases was published by a Democrat from the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Fortunately, I can go around MNSun’s censorship and publish this on my blog. Feel free to copy any or all of this letter and get the word out on this.
Dear Editor,
I do not think that I have ever been as disappointed in our state government as I am today. Today, our representative, Joe Atkins, along with many others in the Minnesota House and Senate voted to impose one of the largest tax increases in Minnesota history.
While nobody likes to have their money taken from them, it especially hurts when you know that just one year ago the state of Minnesota had a multi billion dollar surplus. Instead of being frugal in the good years, our state representatives squandered that surplus on various pork projects throughout the state in order to give favors to supporters.
Due to the tremendous growth in spending last year, along with a stuttering economy, we find ourselves in a major deficit. This is a problem that could have been avoided if our leadership had planned for the long run. Even the week before the vote on the tax increase, Democrats were not trying to find ways responsibly cut spending. Instead, they were giving away money to every earmark project they could think of. I suppose this was to ensure the need for a tax increase.
Today, we are faced with higher fuel prices, increased unemployment, and a weak dollar. With our economy running on fumes, the DFL proposed the worst solution to the problem. They thought that the best course of action would be to take more money from the working middle class families of Minnesota.
The tax increases that were passed by the Senate and House include a gas tax, a sales tax, and a vehicle registration fee increase. It’s funny, because I thought that the DFL said that they were going to go after the rich. Instead, they proposed increasing taxes where it would hurt the middle class the most. Contractors, couriers, even commuters will be hurt by these increases.
I know that Representative Atkins followed the lead of his party when he voted for the tax increases, but it would have been nice if he chose to do what is best for his community instead. I think that it is time that we push for a change in leadership in the Minnesota House and Senate. It is time that we elect people who put our community, and its families, before the DFL party platform.
- Terry Pearson
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Written by Tundra Politics on March 6th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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For the casual Minnesota politics observer, the Minnesota House of Representatives is a boring topic. Most people are too busy working, raising a family, or collecting welfare checks.
However, the issues developing internally inside the Minnesota House Republican Caucus should catch everyone’s attention. The leader of the House Republicans, Marty Seifert, has done a great job of holding their minority of Representatives together. Last year, they stopped a tax increase due to his leadership ability.
While Seifert’s leadership has been stronger than ever, some Republicans in Name Only decided it was time to make their move. Fueled by special interest money and political self serving motives, Ron Erhardt and a handful of others who tainted the Republican name, decided to come out of the closet and begin their internal takeover of the Grand Old Party.
Fortunately, we have another option. Representative Ron Erhardt, can be fired by his constituents by him not getting the nomination at his local Republican Convention. Fortunately, there is already someone who is willing to take his place.
Keith Downey has announced that he will be taking on Ron Erhardt in the crucial battle for the Edina 41-A Republican nomination for the House of Representatives.
Blogger and Minnesota Senate candidate, Bill Jungbauer, has posted a brief writeup on Mr. Downey. He should be a good candidate according to Jungbauer.
Also included on Jungbauer’s post is a podcast link for the Chris Baker show. Baker had interviewed Ron Erhardt on Friday morning. Erhardt appeared to be unconvincing and awkward. You can also read the entire interview of Ron Erhardt here.
Written by Tundra Politics on February 29th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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From the Capital Press Corp (Source: True North):
SEIFERT ANNOUNCES NEW REPUBLICAN LEADS
SAINT PAUL — (February 26, 2008) — State Representative Marty Seifert today announced the six Republicans who voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty’s veto have been removed from their leadership positions.
I have spoken with all six members and received their resignations from their lead positions on House committees and in the Caucus,” said House Republican Leader Marty Seifert. “I respectfully ask the House Democrats to respect our decision on this internal caucus matter.”
Seifert announced the following members as the new Republican leads:
- Representative Dean Urdahl - Agriculture, Rural Economies & Vets Affairs
- Representative Larry Howes - Capital Investment
- Representative Matt Dean - Health Care and Human Services
- Representative Sondra Erickson - K-12 Finance
- Representative Morrie Lanning - Property Tax Relief & Local Sales Taxes
- Representative Pat Garofalo was named Assistant Minority Whip.
Written by Tundra Politics on February 26th, 2008 with 3 comments.
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