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Tom Christensen

New Hope, MN
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2 years 14 weeks

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Posted on 03/31/13 at 01:13 pm in response to Who will take on Dayton in 2014? Some GOP names surface

You have nailed it. I suspect the Republican porch light is on but nobody is home. A party of zealots can not survive. They are a long way from figuring it out. How many more elections are the Republicans willing to lose by going down the path to irrelevance?

Posted on 04/01/13 at 08:03 am in response to Who will take on Dayton in 2014? Some GOP names surface

The democrats are known for taxing and spending because they have to fix everything after the Republicans have been in office and worked their magic on the state. Pawlenty left a 6 billion dollar debt in his wake and yet balanced the budget, in the Republican manner, by stealing from education. That is equivalent to the farmer eating his seed corn. George W. Bush, if you remember him, didn't pay for anything and we are still cleaning up his Republican mess. There isn't any room for...

Posted on 03/23/13 at 05:07 pm in response to Andy Kohut goes deep on impact of the GOP's 'staunch conservatism'

The dysfunctional stance the Republicans are approaching everything with is proof positive they don't know who the heck they are. Several years ago they couldn't figure out who the tea party was. They now have their answer. The tea party has taken the Republicans right to their knees. Tim Pawlenty was asked who their leader is and he said, 'We have many leaders". He is right, and that leads to the chaos the party now enjoys. When the Republicans make a wrong statement and apologize to...

Posted on 03/21/13 at 09:18 am in response to Unemployment increases in every Wisconsin county

The congresswoman who just keeps on giving. She is just like a small child. If she gets attention it doesn't matter if it is positive attention or negative as long as it is attention. Way to go 6th district you have really picked a winner. Just maybe some day she may even have an accomplishment to claim all her own. The bar is set really low, in the 6th district, for an acceptable representative, you gotta be proud.

Posted on 03/22/13 at 09:24 am in response to For now, new Vikings stadium will be surrounded by ... parking lots

What was called the Metro Dome Stadium was built years ago, development was supposed to happen around the stadium. Other than a giant concrete slab called the "plaza" there hasn't been any development. It sounds like the new stadium is going down the same path. The big boys have their money now, no more effort required on their part. They will make their millions just the same, with or without development.

Posted on 03/19/13 at 09:13 am in response to Health insurance exchange bill is on Dayton's desk

Bachmann doesn't see the problem because she is the problem. Bachmann is a woman with zero useful accomplishments because she is a single issue politician. Repeal Obamacare. The unity, she speaks of in the Republican Party, is almost overrunning the party, there is just so much of it. I guess it is the unity that is making the party so dysfunctional. It is the new and improved Michelle Bachmann. Soft and cuddly on the outside and radical and fringe oriented on the inside. She is just...

Posted on 03/18/13 at 12:58 pm in response to Franken still benefits from GOP disarray

Note to Republicans
You should have published your 2012 election autopsy with all the things you have to change and then hold CPAC so the public can see how serious you are about change.

CPAC was a good opportunity for the Republicans, who are mired in stupidity - according to Gingrich, to show they are serious about making changes to the Republican brand. Well so much for changes. When they lined up speakers like Trump, Paul, Cruz, Bachmann, Palin, McConnell, etc, etc, there...

Posted on 03/15/13 at 12:31 pm in response to Background-checks gun bill advances in Senate, but fate uncertain

The gun enthusiasts are right that banning high capacity clips, by themselves, won't solve the problem. Banning assault rifles, by themselves, won't solve the problem. Background checks, by themselves, won't solve the problem. The gun problem is a multi-faceted problem. Banning high capacity clips, assault rifles, mandating background checks, and working the mental illness issue will help solve the problem as an orchestrated effort, not a piecemeal effort. If solving the problem means...

Posted on 03/15/13 at 09:21 am in response to Neocons and the Iraq War: Their view then and now 10 years later

Remember Cheney saying there would be dancing in the streets when the Americans arrived in Baghdad? A Republican myth! Remember when the Republicans estimated the cost of the war to be 50-60 billion dollars? A Republican myth! Remember when the Republicans claimed there would be minimal loss of life? A Republican myth! Remember when the Republicans claimed there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? A Republican myth! Remember when George W. Bush stood on the aircraft carrier and...

Posted on 03/14/13 at 03:14 pm in response to 10 years after Iraq War: What do we have to show for it?

The main thing we have is two liars out of the White House and proof positive the GOP's title "Fiscal Conservative" is the antonym of what it sounds like. It is a title given to the GOP by the GOP and it has no connection to reality whatsoever. We have lost blood and treasure that didn't need to be lost. I have nothing but my sincere condolence for the families that lost loved ones or who have loved ones that are wounded or disabled during this senseless war, which was brought on by two...