I agree with Sandy Tracy. Too many people actually believe Michele Bachmann. I hope there is a newspaper that will seriously look at all her statements and shed light on how damaging they really are to the issues involved. One elderly woman we know listens to rhetoric like hers and believes it. She has told us she lies awake at night afraid of what is happening to our country. It is time we put an end to the rhetoric that does nothing but fill people with fear.

With interviews like this one the rest of the nation gets a good look at Pawlenty too. This race will cast a reflection on him too. As they continue to deny our state a second Senator, both Pawlenty and Coleman will see their own political careers tainted.

Our family sees this as a simple issue of equality and justice for all. I hope the Governor sits down one day and reflects on the blessings of his own marriage and then takes a few minutes to ponder how he would feel if his own children were denied the right to marry the person they loved.

There are a couple of other “headings” I would add.

He was there before the race started. Not only was Al Franken’s voice heard in his books and on his radio show, he made the rounds of the state for others before he threw his own hat into the ring. I remember thinking how much we wanted him to run for the Senate as we heard his speak for others. Franken was a loyal and good friend to many DFL candidates as they ran for office.

He cared. We felt his passion to help others...