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Tom Christensen

New Hope, MN
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2 years 14 weeks

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Posted on 02/21/13 at 07:42 pm in response to Michele Bachmann, quiet congresswoman

It turns out the titanium spine is made of macaroni.

Posted on 02/21/13 at 09:39 am in response to Ron Schara, other outdoors types rip federal gun proposals

I have hunted my whole life and look forward to to my trips into the woods each fall. I think Ron and his buddies have a very weak argument. There is no rational need for high capacity clips. Basing their support for high capacity clips because the amunition is made in the US and it will impact revenue is very weak reasoning. High capacity clips have absolutely nothing to do with hunting. This issue won't be solved until we, as a country, get away from fear based politics and approach...

Posted on 02/19/13 at 03:42 pm in response to MN GOP, stifled by new rules, offers 159 amendments

It is utterly baffling how the Republicans are trying to regain valuable political ground with the voters. Just as they errantly thought they were going to win the last election they are heading down the path to take the possibility of a win in the next election off the table. The Republicans remain leaderless. They had a chance before the last election to install a new majority leader. Majority Leader, Senator Senjem, could have led the party in a new direction, but didn't. Then there...

Posted on 02/19/13 at 10:26 pm in response to MN GOP, stifled by new rules, offers 159 amendments

It slows the party of extreme obstructionism down and they don't like it. They had a chance to lead before the last election and chose not to. Not having any leadership positions in the legislature leaves them with nothing to do. So obstructionism is there only game because they don't know how to "COMPROMISE".

Posted on 02/18/13 at 09:01 am in response to Minnesota Republicans subject of another soul-searching session

The Republican changes they come up with will be nothing more than the equivalent of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. It will be a word game trying to make you believe they have made changes, but they haven't. There won't be any meaningful changes because they are still trying to defend their positions. There hasn't been one mention of the word compromise, stopping the war on women, minorities, and commonsense. How can they make changes when they don't even know who they are...

Posted on 02/19/13 at 09:03 am in response to Looking to the president for debt-fixing leadership

The Republican Party is in such disarray that they feel their only option they have is to play the obstructionist with the only answer they can agree on is "NO". They don't know who they are or where they are going but they have found out in the mean time they can stop the wheels of progress, to the detriment of nearly everyone, just by saying "NO" and playing the blame game. Right now for the Republicans the tea party has made it impossible for the Republicans to know which way is up and...

Posted on 02/07/13 at 10:44 am in response to In State of State, Dayton blames tax cuts for budget woes

You have to discount anything Senator Hann says because he is still defending his party's failed policies. The Republican November election loss didn't mean anything to them. Angry and condescending pretty much describes Senator Hann and his party. They are still using the Republican "my way or the highway" mode of operating. The electorate, in November, said they wanted something different from the Republicans, but they are not listening. Republicans are trying to figure out who they...

Posted on 02/05/13 at 04:48 pm in response to Some Republicans want to see Dayton-Emmer rematch in 2014

Governor Dayton has proven himself to be a very effective leader. The Republicans are too busy to participate as they are trying to figure out who they are and where they are going. Tom Emmer continues to be nothing more than a windbag that lacks leadership skills. I don't believe it will be the match-up the Republicans think it will be.

When I think of the Republican Party, I see it as inverted concentric circles. The center circle is made up of the extremists running the party...

Posted on 02/06/13 at 11:45 pm in response to Behind the Hagel bashing, real differences on security policy

McCain is struggling to become relevant. He is losing his battle. Each time he tries he becomes more of an old, uninformed, out of touch bully. For a guy in a party that needs to gain voter share he is not trying very hard to gain ground. He is busy with his personal vendettas. McCain proved, during his unsuccessful presidential campaign, how poor a leader he is. He has low respect for the electorate as evidenced by him dropping Sarah Palin on us, and he is still defending her. He is...

Posted on 02/01/13 at 08:17 pm in response to Dayton defends his budget plan, ready for a post-session re-election run

Disorganization, leaderless, myth based principles, the word compromise deleted from their lexicon, not for anything, but against everything, and desperate pretty much defines the Republican Party. Our state needs a two party system to get the best for everyone. Unfortunately for the Republicans, in the last election their party heard from the electorate loud and clear, telling them they are not what Minnesotan's want. Several years back the Republican Party couldn't decide if they should...