Rudy Takala: Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 5:42 PM
This is a piece authored by Charley Shaw of the St. Paul Legal Ledger/Capitol Report. He graciously included my analysis in the piece. You may access it byclicking here, or, if you are not registered to access full pieces on the Politics in Minnesota Website, you may simply scroll down.____________________________________________ If you hear political activists calling for change in the 2012 state House and Senate elections, you won’t be faulted for thinking that the rhetoric must be coming from DFLers. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 8:38 PM
This is my latest column. It is available on RenewAmerica byclicking here. It will be coming up on IntellectualConservative and NewsWithViews as well. Bachmann's Tumultuous Road to the Lead The rivalry between presidential contestants Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty is a display to be appreciated by conservatives. So is Ms. Bachmann's ability to motivate a usually-inattentive media to focus on conservative ideas. For Minnesotans, it is noteworthy that the state's two flagship newspapers have taken to running analyses of the couple's differences with near-daily regularity. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 10:42 AM
From an unfiltered political perspective, the $35.7 billion budget signed by Governor Dayton on Wednesday served a purpose desired urgently by both Republicans and Democrats to claim some sort of victory. That appeared to be the most admirable quality of the legislation for both sides. Yet what is notable is that only Republicans are touting the legislation around, calling it a "victory." The Minnesota GOP went so far as to issue a press release on Thursday titled, "Republican Party of Minnesota Hails Budget as a Victory for the MNGOP and the People of Minnesota. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2011 10:56 AM
Pat Buchanan's recent column takes on an optimistic tone compared to his usual thoughts, suggesting that conservatives have firm control of Republicans in the U.S. House. It is worth reading. (Picture at left is from Buchanan's 1996 campaign for president.)_______________________________________________ By refusing to accept tax increases in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Republicans are behaving like "fanatics," writes David Brooks of The New York Times. Anti-tax Republicans "have no sense of moral decency," he adds. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:46 PM
Terry McCall, a friend with whom I would almost always agree, wrote an eloquent commentary that appears in the Red Wing Republican Eagle. Terry sits on the board of the Republican Liberty Caucus with me and is the chairman of Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District Republicans. You mayclick here to view in the newspaperor scroll down here._______________________________________________ Don’t be intimidated, stick to principles I am one of those people who try to live my personal life by a set of principles — principles that infuse my political beliefs. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 5:01 PM
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011 12:37 AM
Republican National Committeewoman Pat Anderson has agreed to speak to Simply Right on Thursday evening, June 23. The event will be held at the standard time and location: 7:00 p.m. Hinckley. Pat Anderson recently received a vote of approval from the Minnesota Republican Party's Executive Committee by a margin of 13-1. You can refer to past posts on this Website for more information on that issue. Simply Right is a political action committee meant to "promote candidates who support people over politics. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 9:15 PM
In response to National Commiteewoman Pat Andersontaking on a position as a lobbyist for a racino at Canterbury Park, the Congressional District 8 (CD8) Republican board of Minnesota approved a letter calling on her resign. The letter is available in whole atLook True North; I will quote the relevant portions here. In part, the letter, authored by Ted Lovdahl, chairman of the 8th Congressional Republicans, read, "The Minnesota State GOP Executive Committee must take purposeful and expeditious action to request that Ms. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Monday, May 09, 2011 12:58 PM
In 1979, Americans held a bleak view of the presidency, formed and characterized by two preceding decades of interaction with their chief executive. Those two decades were two of the most negative for the nation's executive branch in its history.
In the 20th century, only five presidential incumbents would lose election to second terms. Two of those losses took place consecutively, in 1976 and 1980. (Many presidents have the good sense to leave before they are forced to leave.) In both of those years, incumbent presidents faced the unusual spectacle of credible challengers within their own parties. |
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Rudy Takala: Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:00 PM
Thomas Sowell had a great column out today about Republicans' lack of communication skills, strategy or cohesion. He accurately concludes that this is the reason for Donald Trump's immediate success in the polls: Unlike Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty, he can articulate himself without coming across like he is incompetent or afraid of the public. Key quote: Why Republicans seem not to understand the crucial importance of putting the same time and attention into articulating their positions as the Democrats do is one of the enduring mysteries of American politics. |
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