Simply put, well said.

Two things.

One, this article nails it. All this Republican bleating about almost non-existent voter fraud is all about disenfranchising folks who predominantly vote Democratic. Hell, I’d almost respect them more if they were honest about that.

Also, I like the comparison between the *fear* of voter contamination versus the actual small number of incidents as opposed to the large percentage of homicides committed with weapons. We have 14 states trying to solve a problem you need to be Sherlock Holmes to find in improper voting, yet almost anyone can legally own a weapon that can kill a person.

Strange, no?

Secondly, give the article a read. This is what I know Minnesota to be. Not Michelle Bachmann or Tim Pawlenty or Norm Coleman or folks who demand gays cannot marry while they sully their “traditional marriage” like former State Senator leader Amy Koch.

Folks like the author. Or the governor, Mark Dayton. Or Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, our senators. Or Tim Walz, our rep around these parts. Rational people, hell, even funny people despite – or maybe because of – all the challenges that face us.

Given the non-stop screeching of the GOP these days, it is good to remember that one of the reasons I moved here was to be around folks who want to make this nation better, and not just a Southern Baptist copy of Iran.

Some interesting cultural perspectives here, as well as some need to re-examine ye old “Protestant work ethic”.

You don’t have to be a Puritan to like your job and do it well. Something folks need to consider when they are sitting on their laurels as we Americans seem too busy doing these days.

Some thoughts on how technology affected 2011.

A little background on the recent history Guy Fawkes mask.

Republicans hate democracy. And they know that the more they coddle secessionists and racists, the more they are going to lose elections.

Plan? Rig the voting districts and then strip the right to vote from minorities and college students, among others.

The worst part? It is working. Here is an interactive map showing where these anti-American twits are stealing the vote.

Look, if you can not make a factual argument and win in this country, the problem may actually be YOU and not the electorate.

LOL.

You can’t make this up. Instead of having organizers – and candidates – try to confront the ugly crowds that go to GOP debates, they are doing what they can to cherry-pick, limit the size and makeup of said crowd.

You know, like setting up a “free speech zone” two blocks away from anywhere Bush the Lesser was standing so he wouldn’t have to hear about how he was screwing over and killing Americans for no good reason.

So, instead of actually being adult and asking their supporters to be adults as well, the GOP has once again chickened out and taken the non-democratic, censorship route.

There’s a lesson there. A lot of them actually.

… and other conservative myths.

You honestly shouldn’t be allowed on a serious talk show unless your facts are actually factual.

And you certainly shouldn’t be allowed to run for office. Much less win.

I demand BETTER, SMARTER opponents than these idiots.

Some common sense on the latest gold rush, courtesy of Fareed Zakaria.

In short, if you are betting on the end of the world, you’d be better off stockpiling bullets and beans. Until then, go seek therapy.