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rolf westgard

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st Paul, MN
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Posted on 08/13/11 at 05:51 pm in response to Lawmakers avoid tough but practical energy choices, hoping instead for elusive technological solutions

Energy ignorance among legislators in St Paul and D.C., especially with my fellow Democrats, is endemic. I don't know the answer, but we need to correct this or we are in for trouble.

Posted on 08/10/11 at 06:08 pm in response to Tea Party 'mandate' is purely a myth

Well said, Myles. Stay on message.

Posted on 08/10/11 at 06:13 pm in response to Tea Party 'mandate' is purely a myth

From New CNN Poll

Democratic Party: Favorable 47%, Unfavorable 47%

Republican Party: Favorable 33%, Unfavorable 59%

Posted on 08/11/11 at 06:10 am in response to Liberals, conservatives differ in more arenas than politics, studies find

Liberals watch and listen to public radio and TV. Conservatives want Fox and Rush. Not sure how to interpret that.

Posted on 08/09/11 at 08:07 pm in response to From the left -- an Eisenhower extremist?

It was the progressive Republican Party of Lincoln which led the fight against slavery in Civil War days. Times have certainly changed.

Posted on 08/05/11 at 07:55 am in response to Lessons of the debt deal -- politics in the age of American decline

This makes way too much sense for our intellectually and ethically challenged government policy makers. But keep trying.
You may need a little help with your message as to the technical and economic issues which affect new energy sources.

Posted on 08/04/11 at 11:55 am in response to American prospect: Decline and rebirth

Well said, Gus.
The average American still thinks we rank number one in most of the positive categories. Tea Partiers especially continuously announce how great we are, but with few specifics.
We do have 3.5 million square miles of the finest lands on earth, but we don't make very good use of them.

Posted on 08/04/11 at 04:26 am in response to Minnesota Brown: Silent Cal at the Hull Rust Mine

For an entertaining read, get Aaron Brown's book, "Overburden, Modern Life on the Range".

Posted on 08/02/11 at 06:57 am in response to Everybody likes Medicare, so why not try it for everybody?

Way to go Dr. Frost. The clowns who have just finished performing in St Paul and D.C. legislatures just don't get it. I'm not sure what it will take when we can see the success of Medicare and the single payer systems in the rest of the developed world. Add the lower cost younger people to Medicare and you have a winner.

Posted on 08/02/11 at 09:23 am in response to Everybody likes Medicare, so why not try it for everybody?

Dennis: What is it going to take to "teach these people" that our inefficient medical system is a major reason for that $14 trilion debt. We spend twice as much per person on medical care as other developed nations do, with often poorer results.