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• Happy Holidays from St. Anthony Village  This is the second winter we’ve spent in the house and the second winter somebody covered a city firetruck in lights, turned the carols up to 11, strapped a sleigh on the back, threw Santa in it, and drove around the village spreading holiday cheer. Like the summer’s helicopter ping-pong drop - it makes both Jen
• “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People”  Anyone else catch this on NBC’s Concert for Hurricane Relief? The man that said it was on camera with Michael Myers. I didn’t recognize him. Did you? UPDATE: According to PBCLiberal, it was non-NBC talking head Kayne West Video can be found at Zebrality Looks like I heard something different, the quote being reported is: “George Bush doesn’t care about black
• Garrick Balances the Minnesota State Budget  My pass at MPR’s Minnesota Budget Balancer with the differences from Gov. Pawlenty’s budget. Numbers in $$ millions. Spending Garrick Pawlenty Difference K-12 Education 685 685 Same Pre-school 200 38 -162 Healthcare 300 48 -252 Long-Term Care 76 76 Same Welfare & Other 48 48 Same Local Aid 300 65 -235 Property Tax Relief 40 300 +260 Rebates No change No change Same University of Minnesota No change 155 +155 MnSCU No change 125 +125 Student Aid 25 140 -115 Debt, State Agencies, & Veterans No change 120 +120 Agriculture & the Environment 200 85 -115 Jobs, Housing, & Arts 130 15 -115 Transportation 185 65 -110 Prisons No change 70 +70 Courts & Public Defenders 100 70 -30 Budget Reserves No change 50 +50 Resource Garrick Pawlenty Difference Personal Income Tax No change No change Same Corporate Income Tax No change No change Same Sales Tax No change No change Difference Cigarette Tax 100 No change +100 Alcohol Tax 55 No change +55 Hey, MPR, I think you
• The Power of 1 Slice of Bread Every wonder why there aren’t as many open-face sandwiches for sale in your local supermarket. No?…..well, it’s political: “USDA inspects manufacturers of packaged open-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with one slice of bread), but FDA inspects manufacturers of packaged closed-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with two slices of bread).” - U.S.
• Political News: Tomorrow Started Yesterday The 2007 political races have already begun: John Edwards announces his candidacy for POTUS on YouTube. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of politics, my dad announced he’s running for 3rd Ward Alderman up northern Wisconsin over a phone call with me. While the former was hinted at and could have been guessed. The latter came completely out