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Jim Camery

River Falls, WI
Commenter for
5 years 7 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 05/20/13 at 02:33 pm in response to Peter Waldron, Bachmann whistleblower, describes a campaign and candidate in distress

I think Abe wished Affordable Health Care covered dental.

Posted on 04/05/13 at 01:56 pm in response to Outside groups doing more and more of GOP's work

According to the MN Lottery's web site, about 46% of the lottery's after-expenses cash goes to the State's general fund with the remaining 54% to one of 3 natural resources funds. I don't think its crazy to assume that adding a For-the-Vikings lottery game doesn't add any new money and just cannibalizes existing games. The result, then, is essentially re-routing money currently going to the general fund and outdoors programs to a stadium.

Posted on 04/02/13 at 12:25 pm in response to Taxpayers League ridicules e-pulltab funding plan for Vikings stadium

Never thought I'd ever agree w/the Taxpayers League about anything, but here it is.

Posted on 03/18/13 at 04:39 pm in response to What are the demographics of the communities subsidizing the Vikings stadium?

...and that's why you won't find pulltabs at the Lafayette Club or Minneapolis Club.

Posted on 03/01/13 at 10:38 am in response to Study: Minneapolis arts economy totals $700 million a year

Whenever I see one of those studies that says arts contributes this or tourism contributes that, I'm reminded of walking the gadget/miracle aisle at Pep Boys and seeing all the potions and add-ons that will save 3 mpg here, 4 there, and 10% beyond that. If they all worked as well as advertised, gas would be flowing out of my tank. If all these industries were as beneficial as advertised (pro sports is the most egregious), we'd be getting envelopes of cash in the mail everyday.

Posted on 02/28/13 at 01:49 pm in response to Second Amendment debate moves to state courts

I went through both Google and Bing looking for Militias in MN, either Well-Regulated or otherwise. Nothing pops up, but maybe they just don't have their web presence up yet.

Posted on 02/14/13 at 03:27 pm in response to Can the two-party duopoly survive?

A lot can happen between now and 2020, but the current Repub hold on the House is entirely due to redistricting. The aggregate Dem vote for House candidates was over 500,000 more than for Repubs in 2012. With neutrally-selected districts, the Dems would hold the House right now.

Posted on 02/06/13 at 10:30 am in response to Pro-firearm crowd, Cornish decry 'worthless' gun bills

What's with the chips but no molten velveeta? Does she know where she's visiting?

Posted on 01/16/13 at 10:46 am in response to Evangelist files election complaint against Bachmann

I worked with Karl at a business magazine publisher decades ago. Even in that corporate environment, he was never shy about raising impertinent questions and calling b.s. when it needed to be called. I wish there was room for people like him and Nick Coleman in the modern mainstream press.

Posted on 12/20/12 at 04:53 pm in response to Minnesota schools need more 'patriotism,' GOP leaders say

Which was slightly more deadly in absolute terms, much more considering the population of the country then.