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Pete Barrett

Saint Paul, MN
Commenter for
1 year 28 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 07/31/12 at 05:16 pm in response to Minneapolis Fire Department report includes the good, the bad and the ugly

When it's not me, or a family member of mine, or one of my friends. We just can't afford you and yours any more.

Posted on 07/31/12 at 05:37 pm in response to Accretive pays $2.5M fine, booted from Minnesota for 2 years

Are we going to make a big deal out of the immigration status of the driver in the Southwest State basketball case?

Posted on 07/27/12 at 08:44 pm in response to GOP candidate accuses Ellison of being 'militantly anti-America'

What has he done for job creators?

Posted on 07/21/12 at 05:07 pm in response to The Twin Cities' broadband challenge

Back in the early 80's Mayor George Latimer wanted St. Paul to have a municipally owned cable TV utility. The cable companies fought it tooth and nail and while my recollection is fuzzy there may have been a ballot question on it. Maybe if that had succeeded there would be a better basis for municipal broad band, similar to Lafayette having already had a municipal electric utility.

Who knew a socialist plot like a big government utility could be such a big advantage?

Posted on 07/16/12 at 04:48 pm in response to Wig-maker gets Regis' Hair Club business

Perhaps Shelly can haul American citizens before a House committee and grill them, "Are you now or have you ever been a card carrying member of the Muslim Brotherhood?" Sure, it atrats in the State Department, but it leads to the Army, college campuses....

Posted on 07/13/12 at 04:15 pm in response to T-Paw back in Romney VP rumor mill

It's a tall order to find someone less flashy than Romney, but Pawlenty certainly can fill that role.

Target still sells cd's? They got rotary dial phones, too?

Posted on 07/12/12 at 05:39 pm in response to Pew Poll: Obama 50; Romney 43

If the public thinks that Republicans are identified with deficit reduction they haven't been paying attention.

Posted on 07/12/12 at 05:08 pm in response to Minnesota amendment wording can affect votes, experts say

For a long time, around 100 years, Minnesota Legislatures did not give any title to proposed constitutional amendments; it was left to the SoS office. Only the last few proposed amendments were given titles by the Legislature. In those cases the SoS chose to adopt the titles.

So no, titles were not changed in the past, largely because there were no titles to change. Maybe we should return tradition.

Posted on 07/12/12 at 04:46 pm in response to House debates deep cuts to food stamps in farm bill

The same people that want to cut food aid to the least among us are the same people who want a large increase in the already bloated Pentagon budget.

Posted on 07/11/12 at 09:07 pm in response to Former priests against marriage amendment near 100 signatory mark

Isn't this really a dog bites man story? Generally that's not considered news.