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William Pappas

Stillwater, MN
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4 years 7 weeks

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Posted on 12/05/12 at 08:56 pm in response to St. Croix's mega-bridge will mostly benefit corporations, not citizens

Many of these comments are right on. The legislators most responsible for the passage of the most expensively useless infrastructure in Minnesota History are in order 1)Norm Coleman who passed legislation as a Senator that required this bridge be a freeway style four lane minimum. That legislation impacted the process right up to the end. 2) Amy Klobuchar carried the water on the passage of the legislation getting the funding to build the bridge. Bachmann did not have the ability,...

Posted on 11/08/12 at 10:03 pm in response to Catholic priest to archbishop: 'Resign'

I have been calling for Nienstedt's resignation for a year. I can't think of anyone more misguided with misplaced priorities. The obvious rebuke: please, take all that energy and ferret out the pedophiles in your priesthood and find some way to embrace the children (many now adults) who have suffered from the horrendous abuse so long ignored and hidden by your church.

Posted on 11/08/12 at 10:17 pm in response to Same-sex marriage: 'Minnesota, in particular ... is proof the tide has turned'

The tide has turned and it will never return. Same sex marriage is inevitable and the right wing will never be able to use it again as a wedge and turnout issue. Could this be the end of their BS Gods/Guns/Gays strategy? We can only hope they turn to issues more appropriate for government and allow the rest of us the full array of human rights and happiness.

Posted on 11/08/12 at 10:27 pm in response to Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Vin Weber assess the vote

Republicans should be further dismayed by the inability of two of their former leaders, Kurt Zellers and Matt Dean, to have any clue as to what happened Tuesday night. Both men refused to acknowledge the role their two amendments had in motivating a progressive turnout that ironically flipped both houses. They steadfasty held to the idea that democrats outspent them, fear mongered and lied. Sitting on the wrong side of same/sex marriage, these two men are hoplessly out of touch and will...

Posted on 11/08/12 at 04:07 am in response to Republicans try to figure out what went wrong with legislative races

Both Neal and Charlie are right on. Republicans are stupid not to understand this: In addition to the impact of the amendments to energize progressives, the Republican Party has backed itself into a corner with precious few constituencies left to represent. No longer, even in Minnesota, can they count on rich and middle class white men to carry their majorities. Another clear example of republican futility was how the Vikings stadium politics played out. While Dayton worked tirelessly...

Posted on 11/08/12 at 04:14 am in response to Republicans try to figure out what went wrong with legislative races

The couple in the picture must have really good insurance from their workplace. They also must have healthy growing retirement accounts that will enable them to retire early and pay for high priced insurance that will replace the competitve and affordable type they could buy under Obamacare. They probably don't need social security since republicans most assuredly will shrink that to the point of ineffectiveness and don't mind paying a lot more for medicare and receiving a lot less....

Posted on 11/08/12 at 04:28 am in response to Divided U.S. government reelected

Obama can impact history by focusing on enforcing the advantages inherent in the Affordable Care Act and giving teeth to the new financial regulatory law which can actually be rigidly interpreted. In four years it will be impossible to repeal Obamacare due to the efficiencies, cost saving and obvious benefits to nearly everyone in the United States. That in itself will be a repudiation of republican misinformation that dominated this election discussion and a legacy of which any President...

Posted on 09/29/12 at 07:06 am in response to Challenge to DNR over wolf seasons raises serious issues of policymaking

Trapping is an obscene way in which to kill wolves and is dishonorable. If trapping must occur it should be done humanely and only in cases where livestock is threatened. As usual, the DNR has not given consideration to the impact of taking wolves from packs will have on their ability to funciton as a social group. Wolves make the ecological balance of our Minnesota forests better. The DNR needs to reconsider its entire approach to forestry management to reflect a bias toward a...

Posted on 04/07/12 at 03:46 pm in response to Twins could finish anywhere from second to last place

The Twins will win no more than 70 games. They have horrendous starting pitching after Liriano and Pavano who both are no better than a number 3 starter on a good club. And where did people get the idea they will be a good hitting club. Mauer still takes the first pitch for a strike, ends up defending the plate and hits into too many double plays rather than knock in runs. Morneau is a shell of his former self. Where is the leadership on this squad. The M&M boys are too Meek and...

Posted on 04/07/12 at 03:58 pm in response to Dave Senjem faces difficult re-election campaign

Brucato tells us Senjem can deliver bonding projects in spades but the reality is that he can't. His caucus won't let him. They are to obsessed with preserving tax cuts for the wealthy and business in the wrong headed notion that this will make business and economic activity flourish. If Senjem is crippled by his party and chained to a radical conservative agenda then Brucato is dead wrong about his ability to deliver. No conservative in Minnesota can deliver projects without democratic...