A new beginning

For a long time, I wanted to get into serious blogging. For one reason or another: time or computer issues, or other more personal matters prevented me from doing so. Today is a new day, one would hope. I am going to force myself into this.

As a grad student/soon-to-be-completed Masters Degree (pending thesis completion and defending in early 2012) who is studying blogging, I feel it's time to get back- to quote Aerosmith, "Back in the Saddle Again".

Let's try this adventure again!

MN Public Radio & Strib Polls proven wrong, AGAIN!

Once again, MN Public radio and The Minneapolis Strib pre-election polls have been proven WAY off the mark. From Real Clear Politics, the final results in the MN Governor race was substantially closer.

MN GOVERNOR RACE 2010

As I posted earlier, here is the list of the candidates who have announced or has expressed an interest in running for Governor of Minnesota. I will update this post as new names come forward.

UPDATE: Carol Malnou, Pawlenty's Lt. Gov, is considering a run but is not listed.

New Laws 2009

August 1st is the annual start of new laws passed during the previous legislative session. This is a link to the new laws taking effect 8/1/09.

Now MN POL GUY

Since I officially moved back to MN, we've changed our focus to MN politics. Probably a bit more intersting to say the least.

For one, there is going to be a massive bid for the MN Governorship. At last count, there are 600 Democrats and roughly 300 Republicans; I think everyone and their mother is running. Ok, all joking aside there is a long list on both sides. In a future post I'll list the Dems and Republicans running.

So, welcome to the "new" blog!!!!

MN POL GUY.

For the Record...

Durand,Wi is the world's stupidest town!

Once Again, Mixing the Issues

I was going back doing some reading of articles and editorials I had laying around when I came across an editorial from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS). It was an editorial entiltled "A Clear Choice on Crime", dated October 31, 2006. This was one of many editorials analyzing the gubernatorial candidates in Wisconsin. Of course, the editorial gave Jim Doyle their "endorsement", stating "Wisconsin is safer with Doyle and the helm". But, in list why Rep. Green was weak on crime, they state the following:

Green helped revoke a law requiring hand-guns to be sold with trigger locks --- a measure Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) had pushed through Congress for the sake of Child safety.

Ok, are we taking about fighting crime or preventing Suzy-two-year-old from playing with daddy's 9mm? The left likes to really confuse the issues by throwing in some non-relevant "feel good" issue (it is done a lot in debates about the gas tax, environment and health care funding).

If the point is that criminals won't be able to use the guns with the locks on them, say it, otherwise I will take this at face value; and child safety IS NOT fighting crime.

Another Poll Governor/Senate

This poll is from Rasmussen of 500 likely voters. Doyle is up 47-41.

(ht: The Hedgehog Report)

Doyle by 1 Point over Green in New Poll

A new poll shows Mark Green only one point behind Gov. Doyle. This is a huge difference from the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute which had Doyle up by 12 points.

I'll need to review the specifics of the polls to see its trust-worthiness.