Yes, thanks for a masterly account. Mr. Lopez is also correct in his judgment that the Repubs, led by our governor, will do all they can to slow any momentum in Obama's program.

This mess has been well handled, but not expertly handled. Face it, the MN Sup Ct's prescription for dealing with the rejected absentee ballots was guaranteed to put us in this position. Justice Page, who had to uphold the process in his statement today, was quite clear about its impracticality when he...

You quote Scott Johnson who says Kersten: "speaks for many in Minnesota who now are voiceless in the mainstream media." That's a crock. Voiceless? We get so much right-tainted reporting - and selective reporting - that thorough, responsible journalism is a dim memory.

As for Kersten, if she's the best local conservatives can offer, they should be ashamed. She sees through a Catholic keyhole. She's a zealot. Shes' so predictable she's boring.

Coleman is another story, in...

By "not properly completed" you mean errors made by new voters, elderly voters, disabled voters, or - what exactly? people who you think should not have the right to vote?

If a person makes an X rather than fully filling in the oval, or uses his own pencil rather than the special pen, that person will have cast a clear and unmistakeable vote. The problem is with the machine or with insufficient voter education.
We need voter education and registration of high school seniors...

This amendment is not the ideal, but we've been held hostage by radical rightwing hoarders for too long. They have no vision, no appreciation for what a remarkable state this is. We have no choice if we want to haul ourselves out of the slide into mediocrity they've driven.

//Of course, the Taxpayers League and the No Sales Tax Increase. group, fronted by former U.S. Sen. Rod Grams, emphasize the tax over the content of the amendment.... on its Web site, the Taxpayers League and...