[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: What Her Say Kemosabe?

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
What Her Say Kemosabe?
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1194312729.shtml


   As expected, DFL State Senator Terri Bonoff of Minnetonka officially
   announced her candidacy for the Third District Congressional Seat
   being vacated by Jim Ramstad. On her web site she says, "I'm running
   for Congress because it's time our leaders started listening." I'd
   like to know who she's listening to.
   At her announcement she said that getting out of Iraq would be a high
   priority. She put it this way:

     "Our soldiers are serving courageously and valiantly. Yet they are
     now caught in the middle of a civil war. They cannot win a
     political battle without a clear mission."

   That last sentence is a real puzzler. Regardless, even a Star Tribune
   reader has a better grasp of the Iraq situation than this.
   Last week, Bonoff commented on school funding. She serves on a
   Legislative task force studying the state funding formulas. On cable
   [1]Channel 12 I saw her say:

     "There are ways that we can save money [in] education funding.
     While the answer may be that we need to invest more in a per
     student basis, we should at the same time be responsible to our
     taxpayers and make sure we're doing what we need to do to be more
     efficient and make sure they're getting value for their dollars."

   That's over 60 words drawn from talking points that say absolutely
   nothing. Talk about a political battle we can't win!
   One Amy Klobuchar in Congress is enough, thank you.

References

   1. http://www.twelve.tv/news/newsitem.aspx?newsid=317&newsitemid=4773