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J.J Sefton

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 11 weeks

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Posted on 12/03/10 at 01:17 pm in response to Emmer's 'end game' recount strategy comes into focus as frivolous ballot challenges mount

@# 14 - Spot on, Alan.

And if I may add, that not only has our pool of national political leadership talent been continually going dismal and stale, but there is also no sign of abatement. Locally here in Minnesota, however, I think we are doing just fine although now and then we run into some dunderheads here and there.

Posted on 12/05/10 at 11:18 am in response to Klobuchar versus? 2012 Minnesota U.S. Senate poll coming ...

"It pays to be a democrat politician in the land of Ole and Lena."
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Amen to that from this so-called "rube." And thank the Lord we ain't in damned Arizona!

Posted on 12/03/10 at 06:29 pm in response to Klobuchar versus? 2012 Minnesota U.S. Senate poll coming ...

@#8 ...

Again, the non-committal posture on your part. Please say what you want to say flat out instead of beating about the bush.

Your question or remark can be turned on its head ...

You didn't vote for her? Are you disappointed now that she has met your (negative) expectations, or does it make any difference to you anyway?

But, honestly though, I do not care who you voted for, and I'm sure you don't care about my voting record either.

Posted on 12/03/10 at 01:53 pm in response to Klobuchar versus? 2012 Minnesota U.S. Senate poll coming ...

@#1 - "Klobuchar will not be defeated."
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I hardly think that is an irrefutable conclusion. What is happening now in Congress (the issue of tying unemployment-benefits extension to making tax cuts permanent for the you-know-who) is going to have repercussions in 2012. Klobuchar and Obama are going to be judged by what they do now. Other issues will also arise that voters hold near and dear (and remember), and on which K & O will have...

Posted on 12/02/10 at 02:25 pm in response to Why you and your siblings are so different

Very interesting, Susan. Thanks.

The same applies to natural physical appearances also, I'm sure. Ethiopians, I know, call it a result of mothers' "zebroid" wombs. This is kind of an old wives' tale to explain the mixed-upness and unpredictability of how siblings from the same parents turn out. Their features may be the same, but one sibling may be very light-skinned while the other may be extremely dark-skinned. Boys usually grow up looking less than average in good-looks, while...

Posted on 12/02/10 at 02:04 pm in response to A Taste-less Fourth: Annual Minnesota festival bites the dust

Everybody, please give Mr. Swift a break.

If I'm not mistaken, and I'm not, I'm J.J. Sefton, sometimes a rather wrathful man!

Posted on 12/02/10 at 12:04 pm in response to Unemployment benefits: not until Bush tax cuts pass, Senate GOP says

"Unemployment benefits: not until Bush tax cuts pass, Senate GOP says."
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Talk about hostage-takers!

Posted on 12/02/10 at 05:39 pm in response to With ailing king, questions of succession in Saudi Arabia

I don't know if any Saudi Arabian king in the last 50 years has ruled for more than 15 years before he succumbed to some ailment. It's probably mostly due to all that rich, soft living.

As for reforms, it is not imaginable that much can be done because the country is the holder of traditional and cultural tenets of Islam. After all, Medina, Saudi Arabia is where the Kaaba (the holy of holies) is located. The country has not much room for anything other than conservatism if not...

Posted on 12/01/10 at 06:39 pm in response to Bachmann foresees job losses if Bush tax cuts aren't extended

It cracks me up when they pump themselves up every time with that "Fox News ...America's News Room" slogan. Still, I suppose CNN also has its own equivalent annoyer with "The most trusted name ...."

But getting back to what Ms. Bachmann, I think the Republicans are really playing a waiting game with the two-year last-ditch compromise on tax-breaks continuance for the ultra-rich. It is obvious they are confident they will have Obama out office by 2012.

But we should ask: Are...

Posted on 12/02/10 at 02:27 am in response to Emmer challenges piling up in Hennepin County; GOP critical of proposed speed-up procedures

@#6 says, "Mr. Weiner- I'm losing respect for your reporting."
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I beg to differ with your assessment.

First, this is still a work in progress. Even after this piece, Mr Weiner has updated the story and posted the developments at least once. I'm sure his reporting is on what he has observed and what he has gathered thru interviews.

Second, the story, itself, can have only one conclusion. This whole recount business and the...