North Dakota
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9:41 a.m.
A little something to brighten every North Dakota Democrats' day: Democrats in Congress are poised to play a leading role this month in thwarting their party's effort to raise income tax rates on the wealthy.Tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 expire at the end of this year. President Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders have been eager to extend the breaks for individuals who...
NorthDecoder.com - 9:41 a.m.
From right-wing crack-pot Scott Hennen's agenda (posted on his website), today:8:30: The House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) joins us for a live, in-studio chat as he visits Fargo to campaign for Rick Berg...(from Scott Hennen's website)The House Minority Leader comes to North Dakota, and the Republicans keep it a big secret? The media doesn't know about it? Nobody knows abo...
NorthDecoder.com - Wed 9:23 a.m. - 4 clicks 
Vote for me, Rick Berg says, and I'll make all of North Dakota look like the unfinished basement in this slummy apartment building in Fargo. Berg needs a new advertising consultant. (Hat tip to Walter Shapiro (http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/08/30/campaign-ad-wars-th ...
NorthDecoder.com - Tue 9:41 a.m. - 8 clicks
So says Rollcall:Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) confirmed Monday that the Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its inquiry into fundraisers held around the 2009 financial reform vote, and it recommended the House ethics committee not pursue the matter.RollCall.com (http://www.rollcall.com/news/49453-1.html) All the blathering by North Dakota Republicans was exactly what most people expect from R...
NorthDecoder.com - Mon 7:47 p.m. - 12 clicks
The new, right-wing fringe group called RecallND has filed its petition with the North Dakota Supreme Court, asking the court to exercise its discretionary authority to take jurisdiction over the group's claim Al Jaeger wrongfully rejected some guy's petition to recall North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad (D).Here's a snippet from the RecallND's summary of its argument:The power of t...
NorthDecoder.com - Mon 2:44 p.m. - 8 clicks
Last Friday the North Dakota State Investment Board released the results of a shocking new performance audit. Here's what the smarties at the local mainstream media have written:An audit found no signs of fraud, illegal acts, violations or abuse by the former director of the North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office.The North Dakota State Investment Board heard the results of the audit Fr...
NorthDecoder.com - Mon 8:26 a.m. - 10 clicks
I read with great interest the brief recently filed by former North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance Executive Director and convicted felon Sandy Blunt. It's short and fairly simple. You might want to read it to. So I'll post it. Here.Blunts Post Conviction Brief (http://www.scribd.com/doc/36533824/Blunts-Post-Conviction-B earlier blog post about this (index.php/BCSA-to-Blu...
NorthDecoder.com - Fri 8:46 p.m. - 8 clicks
Newsweek has done an analysis of the difference between America's jobs and deficit under Obama versus America's jobs and deficit under Republicans. And it doesn't look great for Republicans. It's not a perfect analysis, but it's definitly worth consideration. Here's the bottom line :The bottom line, then, is that recent GOP proposals would produce fewer jobs and far lar...
NorthDecoder.com - Fri 7:25 p.m. - 2 clicks
Leave Al Jaeger Aloooooooooooooooooooooooone!The object of the SoSP rests on Joseph Stalin’s famous quote that “It’s not who gets the votes, it’s who counts the votes.” The truth of this was demonstrated in last year’s senatorial election in Minnesota and how important that 60th Democratic senator proved to be to the Obama agenda.Mock’s assaults, and there...
NorthDecoder.com - Fri 2:23 p.m. - 12 clicks
Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative. John Stuart Mill (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_stuart_mil Turns out.... if we weren't already, we really are turning into a nation of know-nothings ...Having shed much of his dignity, core convictions and reputation for straight talk, Senator John M...
NorthDecoder.com - Aug 26
