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Brian Simon

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 27 weeks

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Posted on 02/10/11 at 03:13 pm in response to Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl will retire

Dems don't seem to have a deep bench in AZ. But in a POTUS election year with a Dem incumbent, it's a possible pickup for Dems. If nothing else, AZ is now a place where Repubs will have to invest that they otherwise would not have.

Posted on 02/10/11 at 03:32 pm in response to Tim Pawlenty's 'DADT' stand catching flak right and left

"he was just... ah...taking some time to tour America for the fun of it?"

He's just selling a book. Its just a book tour, nothing more. Hyperbole boosts sales. Which means we should expect some more hyperbole any minute now...

Posted on 02/10/11 at 03:37 pm in response to LaHood says Minnesota 'absolutely not' out of high-speed rail plan

"They should connect the Twin Cities and Rochester along Highway 52 with the money."

Ditto. Put the stub in to link TC & Roch. Connect through WI when they pull their cranium out of their backside.

Posted on 02/09/11 at 02:27 pm in response to Pawlenty may be the first to declare his prez candidacy

Huntsman is likely the best matchup for the general, but can he survive a GOP primary? Unlikely. Huntsman is a longer shot than Pawlenty

Posted on 02/09/11 at 02:43 pm in response to Laurence Tribe on the constitutionality of the health care mandate

Allison Sandve writes
"Emergency rooms cannot turn away people based on ability to pay. Doing so would run afoul of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act"

To bring the delicious irony to its amusing conclusion, that bill was passed by congress in 1986... and signed into law by President Reagan.

Posted on 02/07/11 at 01:07 pm in response to Keeping up with the Joneses: difficult but necessary

Steve Berg writes
" If the new Guthrie had not been built, or the Walker, or the Science Museum, or Xcel Energy Center, or Target Field, or the new MIA wing, would MSP be as good a community as it is today? I doubt it."

Missing from this sentiment is a critical detail: what are we getting for our money? Put simply, it is easy to claim that we are a richer community for having a full complement of sports franchises. Much more difficult is placing a value on that enrichment. If...

Posted on 02/04/11 at 12:55 pm in response to Deducting mortgage interest on your taxes: a good thing or bad?

"While I agree that the government must rein in spending, tax breaks are not spending. That thinking is upside down. We citizens that earn the money are not a government expense."

Whatever it is, its a government program that reduces the revenue available to the treasury. You say potato, I say potato.

More important is the analysis cited by mr Berg, specificially: what is the program intended to do, and is it meeting those goals?

While I'm in favor of eliminating...

Posted on 02/01/11 at 06:15 pm in response to Stadiums and arenas: Is 'global solution' the answer for Vikes, Wolves, Wild?

I'd almost wish for another economic nosedive if thats what it would take to convince the public that its time to stop supporting these bloodsucking ghouls with subsidies for their private enterprises.

Posted on 02/01/11 at 06:25 pm in response to How beneath-the-radar spending defeated DFLers running for MN House

Where does the Freedom Club State PAC get its money?

Posted on 02/01/11 at 12:44 pm in response to Former Sen. Norm Coleman says he won't challenge Amy Klobuchar in 2012

shocker.

Repubs need a sacrificial lamb for this race.