The Big E's blog

More spin on Norm Coleman's 'No Hope for stem cell research' bill

-- Cross-posted from mnblue.com, home of the Norm Coleman Weasel Meter --

Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) cowrote a letter with William Hurlbut which appeared in Real Clear Politics Thursday entitled Is There a Way Forward for Stem Cell Research?. Just so you know who Dr. Hurlbut is, he's on the President's Council on Bioethics. As far as I know, this Council on Bioethics does not differ with His Shrubness on banning stem cell research. So, what do Norm and Dr. Hurlbut have to say:

Norm Coleman: No to no confidence?

-- Cross-posted from mnblue.com, home of the Norm Coleman Weasel Meter --

We've been told to expect a no confidence resolution against Albert Gonzales in the US Senate this week. Despite calling for Gonzales to resign, Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) will not say how he will vote. In other words, his clear statements and especially the the one on the 5/18/07 edition of Almanac do not necessarily mean that he will in the end vote against President Bush's Attorney General.

Bob Olson to join MN DFL US Senate race

-- Cross-posted from mnblue.com, home of the Norm Coleman Weasel Meter --

Next Tuesday, Bob Olson will be officially joining the DFL US Senate race (MN-SEN) to send Norm Coleman back to the private sector. He joins Al Franken and Mike Ciresi who have also officially announced. I may have slightly 'misspoken' in my previous post ... Peter Agre is still only mulling joining the race.

Norm Coleman tells lies in Sunday's Minneapolis Star Tribune

I was invited to cross post here, so on occasion I will. I normally post at mnblue.com, home of the Norm Coleman Weasel Meter.



Norm Coleman was given an inside page on today's Opinion section of the Sunday edition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. As a Bush Loyalist he stuck to the approved talking points with a commentary piece entitled For safety's sake, take this gag off our police.