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Duke Powell

Burnsville, MN
Commenter for
5 years 13 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 07/12/11 at 01:59 pm in response to Groups pressure GOP lawmakers to settle budget in 'low key' meetings

The clergy want more revenue??? OK then, let's begin to tax their income. That's a tax increase I'd support...

Posted on 06/16/11 at 04:35 pm in response to GOP offers $200M for budget, but Dayton not impressed

I know its not your job, but you do run across Governor Dayton's specific budget plan the rest of it would like to see it.

Posted on 06/14/11 at 03:05 pm in response to A dispatch from the front lines: As the shutdown approaches, chaos reigns

Dayton could avert a shutdown by doing two things - sign the budget that is on his desk and quit wasting time negotiating with the Vikings.

Posted on 12/07/10 at 07:22 am in response to GOP purge reverberates

The point, I think, that is being missed by most is that at one time or another nearly all of those listed had been endorsed by the RPM when they ran for election. The Republican endorsement means something. It means that we will do everything possible to see the candidate through a primary battle and general election.

As a one-time Party officer, there were times when my fellow Republicans endorsed candidates that I wasn’t happy with. Nonetheless, it was my duty to phone bank, fund...

Posted on 11/18/10 at 02:12 pm in response to The GOP complaint on the governor's recount: what we know and what we don't

Lousy article. Sham analysis. Partisan tripe. Coming from a guy who wrote so well on the Coleman/Franken recount.

Posted on 11/12/10 at 04:55 pm in response to Providing for the poor: Lawmaker describes how GOP Legislature will approach spending

Rep Lanning states:

"The basic message I want to communicate is we absolutely want to take care of people who cannot take care of themselves..."

Let me finish that thought for him. "We are going to have to take a very close look at those who 'won't' take care of themselves"

Posted on 08/26/10 at 05:09 pm in response to Mark Dayton and Tom Horner stepping up criticism of Tom Emmer for vague statements on budget fix

If you are going to have to cut the state budget in a large way, one has to go where the money is... and that's public employees.

As a public employee myself, I would propose a 3 year wage freeze for all public employees-state, county, city and schools.

No contract increase, no step increase, no increase in pay whatsoever - for 3 years.

Posted on 08/12/10 at 12:54 am in response to Opening salvo sets the tone for brutal gubernatorial campaign ahead

I, for one, do not take Mark Dayton's "admission" of suffering from mild depression at face value. The Republican Party should demand to see his medical records.

Suffering from mild depression is one thing, being diagnosed with, say, bipolar disorder is quite another. The public deserves the full story, not just what Dayton has decided to disclose.

Posted on 08/10/10 at 02:46 pm in response to Have you voted?

I was #124 at 1:45pm at Burnsville Precinct 7.

Posted on 06/23/10 at 04:53 pm in response to Gay marriage supported by major gubernatorial candidates except GOP's Emmer

Billions and billions of people, representing hundreds and hundreds of cultures, over thousands of years have all came to the same unanimous conclusion:

Men marrying men and women marrying women probably ain't such a good idea.

Now, four out of the five major candidates for Governor would dismiss the wisdom of the ages - because they know better. That is called arrogance.

Not only that, they are making this stand for the sole purpose of winning an election. That would be...