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Jim Camery

River Falls, WI
Commenter for
5 years 7 weeks

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Posted on 03/01/12 at 12:39 pm in response to Deal reportedly made on stadium site

I love my U of M, but the legal department might not be one of its strengths.

Posted on 02/29/12 at 05:44 pm in response to (Temporarily) rosy budget picture for Minnesota

The only reason the $700 million option is the only MnDOT-sanctioned option is because they refuse to seriously review/consider any others. They're obstinancy is right up there with how they refused to consider that they're ramp-meter system was goofed. That lasted until the Leg forced a study from a neutral party on them.

Posted on 01/12/12 at 02:31 pm in response to It's Stadium Deadline Day, but don't expect any of today's 'final proposals' to go far

I don't know for the life of me why a a potential bond buyer would purchase an instrument backed by the future income from a racino. For the racino to throw off enough cash to support the $50 million/year in bond payments, it would have to have an enormous house advantage. There's 8 million Minnesotans and probably 5 million who could legally gamble. If the racino's take was 20% (the Indian casinos are about 15%), every eligible gambler would have to gamble $50 a year for all 30 years of...

Posted on 01/11/12 at 04:37 pm in response to Now, suddenly, Shakopee wants in on stadium sweepstakes

That's Clarence "Screaming Buffalo" Swamptown, to the uninitiated. And no, that's not a nickname.

Posted on 12/22/11 at 02:01 pm in response to Should the media report Brodkorb rumors in Koch scandal?

(if it is true, of course), why wouldn't one or the other come clean with the name to get past it? There's no HR rule in the world stopping Brodkorb from saying why he left/was fired. The sooner the dogs get fed, the sooner they'll settle down.

Posted on 12/22/11 at 03:52 pm in response to Should the media report Brodkorb rumors in Koch scandal?

Maybe the hangup is that adultery legally involves some sort of penetration and the situation didn't involve that. But of course, unless the principals come forward, this is the kind of speculation you get.

Posted on 12/22/11 at 04:24 pm in response to Should the media report Brodkorb rumors in Koch scandal?

I understand the gay community has apologized for ruining her marriage.

Posted on 12/12/11 at 02:01 pm in response to Ending the military phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom?

Remember Rumsfield and Wolfowitz saying this war was going to pay for itself? Where would our economy be right now if the chicken hawk chest thumpers would have been adequately questioned? About a trillion a year when we wrap all the incidentals in, times how many years, ...

And recent experience in Tunisia and Libya shows how brutal dictators have their own shelf life anyway.

Posted on 10/11/11 at 09:07 am in response to 'Shortened' season good news, bad news for T'wolves fans

Where's my Bachmannia update?

Posted on 10/03/11 at 08:33 am in response to Viking tells legless legislator, 'Sit down n shut up'

Nice to see the UFO community has embraced energy-saving LED's.