Minnesotans got another reminder of the damage wrought by Governor Gutshot (aka Tim Pawlenty, the man who would be president) in last Friday's paper: The state's official economist, Tom Stinson, has just said that the decades-long tax cut binge, heartily indulged in by T-Paw, has caused serious structural problems to Minnesota -- and that the only reason things aren't even worse is because of the Federal stimulus money Obama sent our way.

Take a short break from your Thanksgiving weekend and drop by Food Sunday tomorrow. We've got a ton of great stuff in store.

It is a cardinal rule in American political discourse that one refrain from associating an opponent or an opposing position with Adolph Hitler or the Nazis.That said; it makes for a rather insightful discussion when we stop to analyze several of Rush Limbaugh’s recent insinuations that the present administration of Barack Obama resembles the regime of Adolph Hitler.

The Little Rock Convention Center is prepared for the November 21st, 2009 Free Health Clinic

I just caught a radio interview of Florida Congressman Alan Grayson on Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s "Ring of Fire" Air America program this afternoon. I was distracted, working on something that required focus, but the things I caught Grayson saying were so penetrating I kept grabbing a pen and jotting them down. I would like to hear the show again, maybe find the podcast, with my full focus, but before his points drift out of my mind or I lose my scribblings or can no longer decipher them, let me share. Keep in mind, this is me paraphrasing his points. So these are not quotes. These are my interpretations!

Living in the world's richest country, it is now normal for children to need assistance at some point during their childhood. This is a right of passage in America.

A birthday card to SD

David and jane Carounis came all the way from Florida to volunteer at the Little Rock Free Health Clinic on November 21, 2009

The hypocrisy of the moment didn't hit me until I was halfway through my chicken sandwich. Suddenly, I became acutely aware of how much trash our meal was generating

Did you realize that Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska represents only 0.58% of all US citizens? Did you realize that Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas represents only .93% of tall US citizens? Would you call it Tyranny of the Itsy-Bitsy-Teenie-Weenie-Minority if you realized that health care reform is being held up by people representing about 4% of all US citizens?