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jim hughes

minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
4 years 45 weeks

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Posted on 01/15/09 at 03:21 pm in response to Coleman-Franken recount: Musings on the lawyering of an election that doesn't end

Isn't it mainly up to the judges to move this thing along and restrain the lawyers?

Fortunately we don't have Lance Ito on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Posted on 01/07/09 at 07:46 pm in response to Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court

It just isn't realistic to expect our system to resolve an election this close, to the complete satisfaction of all parties. I think the real question - and a very interesting question - is, why was this election so amazingly close?

Is it somehow a consequence of campaigns consisting entirely of negative attack ads? Or is it happening because the 2 major parties are essentially identical marketing machines, staffed by political and media professionals of equal ability? Does the...

Posted on 12/29/08 at 11:54 am in response to Muslim family's complaint over Christian toy giveaway provokes conservative backlash

What a perfect piece of insignificant nonsense for Sean Hannity to dig into.

What does a Muslim expect when walking into a junk-food restaurant named "Long John Silver's" - some sort of enlightening experience?

Why are these religions so fragile and so easily threatened? Because they're being washed away by a steadily rising tide of scientific rationality.

Posted on 10/24/08 at 04:23 pm in response to Six years later, Wellstone memorial host Latimer still agonizes over event's political fallout

This very sad event was unplanned, uncontrolled and some people went over the top. And that should have been the end of it. But media people, who had pleaded to be let in, saw a golden opportunity. They immediately ran to prominent Republicans, handed them microphones and asked "do you think it was inappropriate?" Then they ran across the street to the Democrates and said "Republicans have said it was inappropriate. What do you think?" Then back and forth a couple of times, and by the end...

Posted on 07/25/08 at 05:18 pm in response to Ford shifts gears -- to smaller cars and, it hopes, sustainability

I have no problem admitting that I love high gas prices, if they manage to shock some sense into the public, the government, and industry.

Posted on 07/13/08 at 06:44 pm in response to Key parallels: The railroad and Minnesota broadband

Pardon my cynicism but to some extent I agree with the previous poster - there has to be a better way. What will the legislature do, other than offer big money to Qwest and ComCast to help them lock the whole state into overpriced, outmoded systems for years to come?