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Dennis Tester

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St. Paul, Minnesota
Commenter for
4 years 28 weeks

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Posted on 11/05/12 at 03:22 pm in response to Super-crosstabs! Obama soars, Photo I.D. plunges, Marriage Amendment slips

Any poll that has Obama leading among men or independents is bogus. Romney will win both categories by double digits.

Posted on 10/31/12 at 12:45 pm in response to My Republican friends, the system is broken

Because next week all anyone's going to be talking about is the republican tsunami that hit on election day.

Posted on 10/29/12 at 07:56 pm in response to KSTP-TV finds big public pension payments — and taxpayers making up shortages

So much for the argument against privatizing social security. Throw me in that briar patch.

Posted on 10/26/12 at 02:46 pm in response to TV station sees conflict of interest for Sen. Hann, others

If anything, any legislator who happens to be an attorney or otherwise makes his living in the law is guilty of conflict of interest. Should lawyers be allowed to create the laws?

Posted on 10/26/12 at 04:19 pm in response to TV station sees conflict of interest for Sen. Hann, others

who then can benefit financially from enforcing those laws. Attorneys who create laws that govern behavior in the workplace or marketplace are in a position to represent plaintiffs who sue employers or companies who are in violation of those laws.

To create a law and then represent a paying client to enforce that law to their benefit is a conflict of interest.

Lawyers should be barred from being members of the legislature.

Posted on 10/28/12 at 08:32 pm in response to Gov. Dayton and Arne Carlson team up on voting amendment 'Vote No' ad

that the Dayton-Carlson ad actually helps the Vote Yes side.

Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:18 pm in response to ‘American exceptionalism’: What is it and is it true?

"The United States’ economic freedom score of 76.3 drops it to 10th place in the 2012 Index. Its score is 1.5 points lower than last year, reflecting deteriorating scores for government spending, freedom from corruption, and investment freedom. The U.S. is ranked 2nd out of three countries in the North America region, and its overall score remains well above the world and regional averages."

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Posted on 10/20/12 at 02:45 pm in response to Monday’s debate: Watch for what Romney says about Europe

an American politician must be willing to 1) embrace the nanny state model of high taxes and maximum government benefits and 2) put ample daylight between you and the State of Israel, two things Romney nor any republican president would ever be willing to do.

Posted on 10/18/12 at 09:49 pm in response to Newsweek R.I.P.

when a national news magazine goes out of its way to alienate more than half of its potential readers, bankruptcy will eventually follow.

The market has spoken.

Posted on 10/18/12 at 08:46 am in response to Facing a lawsuit, St. Paul now opens Saints ballpark to competitive bids

Follow the money.