The news today that an anonymous donor has dropped $7 million on former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman’s conservative political action committee is a good time to reflect on what a difference time and fine print can make.
People who were more likely to vote for Obama for re-election are OK with his statements last week, and those who were are less likely to vote for him aren’t happy.
For an assessment of the icon, there isn’t anyone else I would turn to on this occasion for perspective than another Iron Range institution — Aaron Brown.
Within minutes of the announcement — on year ago today — that Navy SEALS had killed Osama bin Laden, political wags noted it’d play big once President Obama’s re-election campaign began.
With a thin 68-to-63 vote, the Minnesota House of Representatives this afternoon approved a bill preventing public employees and governments from extending a union contract beyond the point at which it expires.