Saint Paul 2008

The Saint Paul Pioneer Press is not known for it’s liberal viewpoint the way the Minneapolis “Red Star Tribune” is, so it’s not unexpected that they’d be displaying unbridled enthusiasm for the RNC convention here in September 2008, in an editorial opinion piece published today.
Overall, we’ve little to disagree with them about, except the supposition […]

Politically, Minnesota can be baffling to outsiders, as it flip-flops from Republican to Democratic control, elects unusual characters into office, and generally fails to behave in a conventional political fashion. A quote in a recent (Saint Paul) Pioneer Press article on area history provides as good an insight as any into Minnesota:
Ron Cockriel, of […]

Minnesota Public Radio reports on the less mediapathic side of the 2008 RNC convention in St. Paul, Minnesota - the negative effect the convention’s presence and security measures will have on area businesses.
The problem is that security - the Secret Service, mainly - will establish a perimiter around RiverCentre and the Xcel Energy Center, inside […]

if St Paul really does get the State of Minnesota to forgive around one-hundred million in outstanding debt, ahead of the conventions, that could turn out to be the single largest benefit to the city.

The City of Saint Paul would like a hundred-million dollars of debt owed to the State of Minnesota forgiven, for somewhat disingenious reasons.

It might be a little partisan, but, hey, if the Republicans can’t laugh at themselves, who can they laugh at? Pam’s House Blend has a copy of the 2008 RNC Convention Agenda on their site, and we found it funny.
Smile; it is, as they say, the second-best thing you can do with your mouth.