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Catholic bishops flexed muscles on abortion restrictions in hea...

How about when a Catholic represents primarily Protestants in his/her district? Should s/he represent the pro-choice district, or the anti-choice Church? Should s/he be refused Communion if the choice was to faithfully represent their voters, and not their own Church? Or was "free will" not meant for those of Catholic persuasion? (1 hr ago | post #106)

Pawlenty: A Super Bowl ring won't get you a stadium

HA! Since when do White men honor the treaties they sign with Indians? Only if the inconvenience is not too great. (1 hr ago | post #277)

I confess that is was indeed silly, very silly, of me to dare hope that you would join that rather small group of what I call "Thoughtful Conservatives " with whom I enjoy spirited-but-alway s-civil discussions. Instead of sneering at each other, we engage in actual discussions of issues, and respect each others' points-of-view. There is always the temptation to sneer, insult, and make fun of the other -- but somehow these guys are strong enough to NEVER go there. I lack the optimism to hope that you will someday make the grade -- after all, I am not THAT silly! Enjoy your life of insults -- I am certain that they have you feel smugly superior to others. (1 hr ago | post #374)

Despite early snow, warmer-than-average winter predicted for Mi...

When they get personal, it means they haven't a single political argument left." Margaret Thatcher Remember, Zen: Illegtimi Non Carborendum! Repeat this as often as needed. (13 hrs ago | post #375)

Kenworth T370 and T800 Help Minnesota Food Bank Collect and...

Oh, pleez! This is just a not-so-thinly veiled testamonial to Kenworth. Why buy advertising when you can get a puff piece like this published for free? Obviously, WebWire exercises no editorial control over its contents! (13 hrs ago | post #1)

Minnesota Law & Politics cover spoofs Metro Gang Strike Force

Great spoof! How sad the corruption was real, and not one bit funny! (13 hrs ago | post #1)

Not a very workable Plan, but at least it is suitably Irreverent. And I thought you might have had a few serious ideas. Silly me! (13 hrs ago | post #368)

I agree totally! We attempted to have an actual discussion, but when that ended -- look what happened! Perhaps you could resurrect this thread by laying out a Conservative Plan to handle the stunning national debt? We are all ears! (Yesterday | post #361)

Catholic bishops flexed muscles on abortion restrictions in hea...

There are different classifications of non-profits. Only those with the 501(c)(3) classification are tax-exempt, and forbidden from engaging in political campaigns. The Catholic Church has this classification. For them to interfere/influenc e political races is strictly forbidden -- yet the Church does this frequently. All non-profits are not created equally. Some are more equal than others. (Wednesday Nov 25 | post #86)

Ruben Rosario: Violence against women: just too much

Looks like Clueless isn't really clueless, after all! (Wednesday Nov 25 | post #205)

Why are you asking for commentary from those who BY DEFINITION do NOT operate either the newspaper nor its Topix counterpart? Your question presupposes that Joe or Jane Liberal would know why some PP stories have a thread attached for commentary, and some do not. Your question -- why is there not a thread for commentary attached to a particular story -- is best directed to the PP or Topix staff. BTW, most liberals find the PP rather conservative. Fortunately, their staff does not appear composed of True Believer Right-Wing Zealots -- just the "country club" conservatives of old. You know, the ones who actually had a few ideas to share. "NO!" is not much of an Idea. (Wednesday Nov 25 | post #335)

Pawlenty: A Super Bowl ring won't get you a stadium

WOW -- just how often do you find a major-league politician (Governor) so totally corrupted by a mere slogan? "No New Taxes." Period. No discussion. No thought. No creativity. No solutions. Just a recording with the same answer for every question. If he was half as bright and talented as he wants the Right Wing to think he is -- he would show some true leadership and make a Vikings stadium happen. Come up with some creative financing requiring no new taxes, solve this problem, and then take rightful credit for it. He might then be viewed as a problem-solver who gets things done -- but he would rather simply keep repeating his mantra as if it was original to him. It isn't! (Tuesday Nov 24 | post #12)

Next St. Paul Public Schools superintendent sits down with edit...

If Ms. Silvia really wants to be an agent of change, and make a serious reduction in the achievement gap between black & white students -- she will start listening to her greatest resource: teachers. She will end this virtual gag order where staff cannot speak at open forums, and in fact visit each school and have open discussions with the staff and teachers. These are the highly trained people on the front lines of education -- they know what works and what doesn't. Let's start listening to them instead of working to keep them quiet! (Tuesday Nov 24 | post #23)

Catholic bishops flexed muscles on abortion restrictions in hea...

I recommend that you read the helpful section you provided. It more clearly states the prohibited actions in which the 501(c)(3) organizations may NOT participate -- much more clearly than my attempt. (Tuesday Nov 24 | post #60)