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Michael Zalar

St Paul, MN
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4 years 46 weeks

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Posted on 01/21/12 at 09:07 pm in response to Minnesota gains 7,900 jobs in December; unemployment rate drops to 5.7%

+blinks+
*shakes head*

Obama you say? Who was not elected until NOVEMBER of 2008 and did not take office until JANUARY of 2009?
boy does he have amazing powers or what...

Posted on 11/05/11 at 03:21 pm in response to Farmers Market stadium sneak peek

#5
"The next thing you know, they'll be insisting on separate but equal weaponry."

oooooo.... homo-cooties.

Posted on 10/30/11 at 03:53 pm in response to Iceland, where everyone's related to Bjork

Well, I imagine this helps imensely when calling on relatives to help you move.

Posted on 09/15/11 at 11:06 pm in response to House passes regulation repeal measure as Boehner explains GOP jobs plan

Regulations are laws meant to prevent companies or individuals from performing damaging actions. There is no difference between a law preventing me from going downtown and shooting my gun in the air, and a regulation preventing a company from dumping toxic material into the ground. Both are meant to prevent harm to the common citizen.
Now, like laws such as blue laws, not all regulations are necessary. But to broadly say that all regulations are bad, and too simply cut any regulation...

Posted on 08/04/11 at 09:55 pm in response to Infographic: The MinnPost guide to the Fringe Festival

plug: Go see Highlander the Musical. I have a sword apearing in that show.

Posted on 07/23/11 at 01:31 am in response to MN Blog Cabin Roundup: Best blogs of the week

"I thought Tom Petters and Denny Hecker were in the clink? I guess they are stuck riding the LRT now."

Put 'em on the MTA instead.

"Well, did he ever return? No, he never returned and his fate is still unlearned.
He may ride forever `neath the streets of Boston. He`s the man who never returned."

I just couldnt help myself.

Posted on 07/23/11 at 02:20 am in response to NFL lockout ends as owners approve new deal. Now what?

This would seem to fall mainly on the shoulders of DeMaurice Smith. Either the players do not trust Smith enough to believe he got them a good deal, or Smith did not/has not communicated properly with the players about what has been agreed on.
I respect the players' right to make sure that what they are getting is the best possible deal, but the information should have been well presented prior to the owner's meetings.

Posted on 07/23/11 at 02:06 am in response to 'Never again' legislation meant to prevent future government shutdowns

No, this is a door that only swings one way to the benefit of a particular political stance. To be fair, the spending would need to be fixed by formula to inflation. That way services actually continue as they had been.
This might require temporary revenue increases, to be applied by the governor (or select panel) which would colapse upon the next approved budget.
Budget talks would continue and a special session would have to be called by 01Oct, regardless of whether any...

Posted on 07/23/11 at 01:41 am in response to Michele Bachmann's migraines: Just how incapacitating are they?

I don't think migraines, per se, is a disqualifying factor - people can and do work through serious pain. However, I would like to see a bit more detail on the several meds she takes to keep her migraines in check - there may be something there that is mood altering, which might serve to disqualify her.

Posted on 07/19/11 at 02:24 pm in response to Minnesota GOP lawmakers back 'cut, cap and balance' legislation

Here's a nice article on exactly what an 18% cap would mean.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/07/spending_cap.html
It seems the Republican creedo is "we need to destroy America to save it"