The Rochester Democrat notes that Chet Edwards is coming to Southern Minnesota to help kick off the "Veterans for Walz" 2008 group:
Chet Edwards is coming to Minnesota to help Tim because he knows the Republican attack machine is going to keep distorting the truth on Tim’s record.
So Chet is coming to set the record straight and talk to southern Minnesotans about Tim’s leadership on veterans’ issues.
In 2006, a political operative from Virginia named Mike Spellings was press secretary for Edwards' opponent; now there's a "Mike Spellings" serving as spokester for the Brian Davis campaign. If they are one and the same, Chet Edwards is a great choice to bring in to help Walz stump.He'll certainly be hip to whatever horse apples the Davis camp may lob in Congressman Walz's direction.
KEYC-TV reports in Walz Discusses Issues with Seniors:
The economic bailout still has many people wondering when the crisis will end.Congressman Tim Walz was in town today to address that issue.Walz talked to constituents at Oak Terrace West apartments this afternoon about problems with social security and retirement.The Minnesota Representative voted no, is still hesitant about the bailout and wants to make sure the plan will work . . .
Video at the link.
Minnesota Central looks at McCain Kline Walz on Earmarks : Talk -- vs -- Walk. He observes in part:
. . .By now, we all know the “bailout” legislation has been passed. In what the House started as the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008” designed to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system, became a “Christmas Tree” in the Senate. . . .
. . .How can John McCain “suspend” his campaign to resolve this crisis and end up voting for this legislation ? Can voters believe his "earmark" veto threat ?
Why did so-called “earmark” reformer Kline vote to approve this legislation even though he had made a promise to never vote for a bill with earmarks to the people who nominated him at the District 39 (Dakota County) GOP convention.
Yet, Tim Walz recognized that these “earmarks” were not vital to stabilizing our economy and voted NO. . . .. . .When Tim Walz campaigned in 2006, he openly complained about fiscal mismanagement and the need to embrace PAYGO.
Creditability is an underappreciated characteristic.
Walz has demonstrated creditability and fiscal responsibility as well as a "good conscience" ... you know, he’s “walking the walk”. . . .
In Shenanigans: The 11 worst foreclosure districts, Politico's Anne Schroeder asks,
Attention, all reps: If your district is not in foreclosure straits, step forward.
Minnesota's First is among the districts mentioned that has the lowest foreclosure rate. Some credit this to the strong presence of community banks throughout the district.
In honor of Chet Edwards coming to Southern Minnesota, a YouTube of Gary P. Nunn (you may know the song better from Jerry Jeff Walker's cover):
For another tasty treat, head over and see Nunn and the Lost Gonzo Band sing the same tune at Willie Nelson's 1974 Fourth of July picnic. Embedding code is disabled, or we'd run that clip here.
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