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Dan Landherr

Forest Lake, MN
Commenter for
5 years 22 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 05/21/13 at 08:46 am in response to Early poll shows close race between Bachmann and Graves

My guess is you're trying to make polling error fit your worldview. Nate Silver has shown that one poll is of little use but averaging a series of polls with different methodologies can be quite powerful. This is just the first data point and the last election fits within it's margin of error.

Posted on 05/15/13 at 12:13 pm in response to Senate's 17-hour day-care union debate shows importance of the 'L' in DFL

"It’s the owner/operators of the facilities, not employees of those facilities, who would be in the union"

This bill does not unionize employees of childcare facilities.

Posted on 05/08/13 at 09:28 am in response to Metro-area ice-out 42 days later than 2012

Could there be unintended consequences to removing marriage from state law and only referring to civil unions? Would the federal government still recognize a civil union between a man and a woman as a marriage for legal/tax purposes?

Posted on 04/22/13 at 09:39 am in response to Ely business group anti-copper mining

All-day kindergarten has one of the best ROI of anything the government spends money on.

Posted on 03/25/13 at 04:02 pm in response to Minnesota’s legislators: Are they underpaid?

Someone else mentioned it but corruption is a valid reason to be concerned about low levels of pay. If a representative can't make an honest living then they'll make a dishonest living. Also, many former senators can take a lobbying job with a large bump in salary. Do we want good legislators leaving to become corporate lobbyists or do we want them participating in the process independently?

Posted on 03/12/13 at 01:27 pm in response to GOP budget cuts spending, changes Medicare and kicks off fresh budget battles

How does Paul Ryan's budget with a new picture on the cover qualify as "news"?

Posted on 03/01/13 at 05:48 pm in response to DFL’s proposed election-law changes unlikely without bipartisan support

After a huge campaign for Voter ID which was met with a resounding NO they're not giving up. I hope that Dayton changes his mind and is willing to make "partisan" improvements to the voting system like no-excuse absentee if the clearly out-of-touch Republicans insist on attaching Voter ID to everything.

Posted on 02/26/13 at 11:21 am in response to Minnesotans shouldn’t count on Sunday liquor sales anytime soon

Why are liquor store owners the only store owners in the state who need a law in order to take a day off? I was glad to see one store owner stand up and say that his store loses money being closed half the weekend.

Posted on 02/22/13 at 10:37 am in response to Why motorists get so angry at cyclists — a psychologist's theory

The only time I get irritated with cyclists is when they insist on _not_ using the dedicated infrastructure. I have come across cyclists many times on my commute who are causing traffic problems by insisting on traveling on the road rather than the bike path that is five feet away. I don't ever see recreational bicycling on that road, just commuting bicycles. Is there a reason bicycle commuters wouldn't want to use a bike path?

Posted on 01/03/13 at 11:37 am in response to Fuel taxes: the new third rail of public policy

Rather than a 50/50 split it would be better to allocate based on where the gas was sold. What percentage of gasoline tax revenues are generated in the metro area versus outstate?

I realize there are economic benefits to having a good road system throughout the state but it's not 50/50.