Joe Bodell at MNCR asks Gil Gutknecht's press secretary a few questions. Go check it out.
Update: MNCR gets some answers, which prompt more questions.
Trinhmaster at Minnesota Blue speculates about Collin Peterson's chance of becoming the chair of the House Agriculture Committee if the Democrats retake the House. Gil Gutknecht is chair of the dairy subcommittee, his only leadership role after twelve years.
Update: Mike Mosedale includes Representative Gutknecht's travel in Junkets R Us at the Blotter.
Our welcome post mentioned that a good controlled burn clears out old thatch. Somehow that made us recall Fraters Libertas' post grading a Gutknecht speech at a 2004 GOP rally:
Congressman Gil Gutknecht on the other hand was pathetic. And I'm ain't just talking about that silly excuse for a hair piece either. In a time when Republicans are trying to focus the electorate on the big issues of the day (the war and the economy) Gil chose to discuss four of the most trivial issues imaginable. And after we had just been told that Bush was a strong leader because he didn't base his decisions on opinion polls, Gil cited survey after survey showing that Americans supported the meaningless issues he was pushing. Gil from the Simpson's could have given a better speech. Grade: D--
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