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Douglas Shambo II

St. Paul, MN
Commenter for
3 years 31 weeks

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Posted on 03/23/10 at 01:13 pm in response to A closer look at Bachmann's '30 percent increase in abortions' claim

That there are people that actually believe what Rep. Bachmann puts forth as fact is a sad testament to the present state of our democracy. SHE is the one needing to be repealed.

Posted on 12/31/09 at 10:19 am in response to Bulletin: Judge grants order temporarily restraining Pawlenty's use of unallotment

Sorry, Mr. Powell, but the facts as you state them in your comment are not entirely correct. There is one in particular you may want to revisit.

If you care to read Judge Guerin's opinion posted in Mr. Black's article, you would see that the legislature passed and Gov. Pawlenty actually signed the disputed appropriation bill into law, and then afterward proceeded to "unallot" the entire appropriation.

This gets to the nub of the case: Is the unallotment in this case a...

Posted on 10/16/09 at 09:27 am in response to Everyone 'has his say' about Bill Bryson's 'The Mother Tongue'

Kudos to MinnPost for retaining my very talented and enthusiastic bibliophile friend Sally Williams.

Your website, already known for "Thoughtful News", has just become that much more thoughtful to me.

-Douglas Shambo