The party of Lincoln, Reagan and Wellstone

By James Q. Lynch – First District Republican candidate David Hartsuch raised a few eyebrows Thursday morning when he told Iowa’s GOP convention delegation that his role model is Paul Wellstone.
Yes, the liberal, college professor who claimed to represent “the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.” Wellstone defeated an incumbent Republican to serve one term [...]

Worth getting up for

By Bill Northey – Good thing last night was an early night as this morning was an early morning.
We went to the agriculture breakfast in the Minneapolis Convention Center. It started at 8am. We left at 7am, navigated the I-35W detours and still made it well before it started.
The crowd was sparse, but supportive of [...]