Oh the NIE Irony

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Saturday December 08, 2007 · 2:14 PM PST

2007/12/08 · 14:14

So, unless you're Mike Huckabee, you probably heard that there was a National Intelligence Estimate released this past week. In fact, you probably even know that it was bad for President Bush.

Not surprisingly, the right-wing has gone wacko over this saying that the intelligence community cooked the books this time (as opposed to last time), and that there should be investigations into how this estimate was handled.

Well, in unintentional connection to this, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a funny.

guyermo

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Monday November 19, 2007 · 4:02 PM PST

2007/11/19 · 16:02

One of the more perplexing cases in the U.S. Attorney purging was that in Minnesota. Former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger had originally appeared on one of the early firing lists, but was removed. He resigned apparently of his own accord.

Rachel Paulose, a 34 year old with virtually no management experience was slated to be appointed using the USAPATRIOT Act revisions, but was instead submitted through the normal channels.

guyermo

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Wednesday October 17, 2007 · 8:36 PM PDT

2007/10/17 · 20:36

It's a story that's been reported on before. Members of the Minnesota National Guard were deployed just long short enough to prevent them from qualifying for the education benefits in the Montgomery GI Bill.

They've tried appealing to President Bush with (predictably) no result.

And the Army won't let them file one joint appeal. It has to be processed individually.

guyermo

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Saturday October 13, 2007 · 7:51 AM PDT

2007/10/13 · 07:51

The members of Daily Kos now have their very own ~~bitch~~employee, Bill in Portland Maine. If you've been stuck in a cave haven't seen one of the 30,000 diaries detailing the community fund raiser that will also pay for ~~A Prairie Home Companion~~, ~~Car Talk~~, ~~Coffee Talk~~, and Cheers & Jeers, Bill became temporarily between jobs and the outpouring of desire to help him out stunned Kos, who allowed us to do the "Hire Bill Away From Doing Something Productive Fundraiser". We raised the requisite salary (hopefully plus some), so we now own Bill.

However, as he's never worked for us before as a paid employee, he probably isn't aware of what we expect from him. To help him out, I have undertaken the task of listing Bill's responsibilities as our ~~bitch~~employee.

Read on.

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What kind of employee will Bill be?

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What kind of employee will Bill be?

Horrible. Paris Hilton bad

16 votes

bad

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meh

7 votes

fair to middlin

0 votes

good

0 votes

Teh BESTEST EMPLOYEE EVAR!!!!!

39 votes

Help Save Cheers and Jeers

guyermo

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Tuesday October 09, 2007 · 3:57 PM PDT

2007/10/09 · 15:57

Save Cheers and Jeers from an ignominious fate! As you may or may not be aware, Cheers and Jeers may be on a permanent hiatus now that Bill in Portland Maine is currently between jobs.

Thankfully, public outcry has been enormous and has spurred Kos, ever the laggard on community issues, into action.

Kos has graciously agreed to hold a fundraiser for the community at large to pay BiPM for his daily column. To succeed, we need to raise $50,000 by Friday night.

How you can help and what we'll get below the fold.

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What would you give to keep C&J?

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What would you give to keep C&J?

nothing

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5 dollars

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10 dollars

16 votes

20 dollars

14 votes

50 dollars

14 votes

more than 100 dollars

29 votes

your left nut

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Minnesota Democrats Looking at 2008 House Sweep

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Friday October 05, 2007 · 2:40 PM PDT

2007/10/05 · 14:40

I was checking out TPM Election Central and a recent story discusses how the Minnesota DFL is looking to try for a clean sweep next year to turn our state completely blue!

We've even recruited another Fighting Dem to take on a Republican incumbent.

More below.

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How many districts will we capture next year?

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How many districts will we capture next year?

Lose one

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To Congress: Grow a Pair (A Rant)

guyermo

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Wednesday October 03, 2007 · 10:49 AM PDT

2007/10/03 · 10:49

I haven't had a good rant in awhile, but this Congress is pissing me off.

You started off great. You raised the minimum wage. You started reforming ethical regulations in Congress, but still have a long way to go with earmarks.

But you guys really fucking bend over like it's couple's night in the prison shower when it comes to oversight.

guyermo

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Monday October 01, 2007 · 7:39 AM PDT

2007/10/01 · 07:39

The Star Tribune and Minnesota Poll have some new polling data on the race for political weasel Norm Coleman's Senate seat.

In short, Coleman's in trouble, but Franken and Cirisi are, so far, not closing the gap.

Unfortunately, I cannot find the raw questions and data online, so I'll have to take the information directly from the article.

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If you had to choose, which Democratic candidate would you vote for?

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If you had to choose, which Democratic candidate would you vote for?

Jim Cohen

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Mike Ciresi

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Al Franken

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Dick Franson

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Craig Bathroom to get a Remodel

guyermo

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Friday September 28, 2007 · 11:25 AM PDT

2007/09/28 · 11:25

The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is going to begin installing new stall dividers to try to end the infamous rendezvouses.

Is it just me, or would this kind of thing have made more sense (and cost less money) than an undercover sting operation?

Details below.

guyermo

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Tuesday September 25, 2007 · 7:37 AM PDT

2007/09/25 · 07:37

Technically it's not a letter to the editor. It's what the Minneapolis Star Tribune calls a "Netlet" or website only LTE. I'll have to check the print edition of the paper today just to make sure I'm not incorrect.

I sent it in last week after reading about Senator Mel Martinez's speech about how the Webb Amendment demeans our troops.

Video of the speech is available at the link.

The letter follows below.

guyermo

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Tuesday September 18, 2007 · 8:02 PM PDT

2007/09/18 · 20:02

The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that Rachel Paulose's office is being investigated due to the amounts of internal turmoil.

The internal upheaval that roiled the upper ranks of the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota last spring has prompted an investigation by an independent federal agency that looks into whistleblower and discrimination complaints involving federal employees.

It was broken by kossack The Big E.

guyermo

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Monday September 10, 2007 · 10:56 AM PDT

2007/09/10 · 10:56

This is the fourth diary for the testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker before the Joint Full Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee. Please recommend the first diary by liveblog instead of this one.

Remember for those of use without high speed internet, please DO NOT post pictures, and for those of us at work or unable to connect to the feeds, transcripts and highlights are appreciated.

Coverage is available from CSPAN, CNN said they'd have online video as well.

The next one comes up about every 250 comments or so, so keep a look-out!

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Which Pie do you Prefer?

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Which Pie do you Prefer?

Apple

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Blueberry

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Key Lime

9 votes

French Silk

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Banana Creme

4 votes

Cherry

9 votes

Rubarb-Strawberry

6 votes

Coconut Creme

4 votes

Pot

7 votes

Steak and Kidney

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3.1415...

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Hair

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Chocolate

4 votes

Lemon Meringue

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Pizza

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Help Save Cheers and Jeers

Minnesota Democrats Looking at 2008 House Sweep

To Congress: Grow a Pair (A Rant)

MN-Sen Polling

Craig Bathroom to get a Remodel

My Letter Blasting Mel Martinez and GOP Published

Attorney Firing Fallout: Paulose Investigated

Liveblog: Petraeus, Crocker & Magical September IV