What publication did this "News" break in, John? I'll keep my eyes opened, because if this is true, it would really throw the country in an uproar.

Another leftist moron heard from.

wag the dog ....

"...but what do you expect them to say?"

Which is exactly why this is a non-story.

The fact of the matter is, Romney will not win in Minnesota or anywhere else, unless he has the support of the liberty movement. He can't get that support because even though he can say the "right" words, he lacks any credibility. So, as long as the GOP keeps putting up phonies, they'll keep getting the same election results.

Now, if somehow, there actually was a true conservative candidate who not only said the right words, but had the record to back up his rhetoric, why the GOP would be ALL OVER a candidate like that, wouldn't they? Someone who actually believes that WE THE PEOPLE are the government, that we are sovereign individuals OVER that government (since it was PEOPLE who created the government, and not the other way around), and that our government is subservient to US.

Really, wouldn't they? <trying to hold my breath>

Gregory, the Minnesota GOP already tried to go down that path in insisting on running Tom Emmer for governor. How did that work out? It was only a contest of the who was slightly better between two terrible candidates and he couldn't even beat Mark Dayton. If you think Santorum or (gasp) Bachmann would be a better challenger than Romney you're crazy. Romney's biggest problem in this election is his efforts to win over the neo-cons that will of course cost him any chance at the moderate and independent voters.

Then this is the perfect time for another GOP landslide, right after the "fast and furious" crimes committed by Holder and Obama (the marxist sockpuppet squatting in the white house).

It this what all middle aged liberal males look like, unclean, unkept, dingy, and probalby still living in their mom and dads basement - wow every womans dream.

Aimee, some friendly advice...keep the comments about the topic, not the individuals debating. Mommy's basement is irrelevant, immature and adds nothing to the conversation.

Randy Marsh put it very well, “articles” like this are meaningless. It’s hardly surprising that a superficial survey of a small group with a known stance finds that they believe in their stance.

I wish there was a LIKE button attached to each post that you could click, because I'd "like" THIS post about TEN TIMES IN A ROW!

Like,

As does Obamacare. Check it out.

Your comments are a prime example of what I have been trying to get through to many of the "party" Republicans for some time, and I thank you for them. However, a lot of them don't seem to get it. One thing I would say, though. Conservative ways are not old and obsolete. We haven't actually tried them for quite some time.

It's like those who criticize capitalism, when we don't have that, either. We have crony-capitalism, or what was called Mercantilism in Hamilton's time (you could call it "corporatism," now). Likewise, if we had true conservatism, our country would be operating according to the vision of Jefferson and we'd all be a lot better off (and there are those in the MNGOP who are trying to bring that about, and taking heat for it).

I like some of what Gregory is saying here. I think in the future Republicans should label themselves Bible-thumping pro-lifers at all costs (these are the folks that would vote for Hitler if he was on the ballot and said he was against abortion) or simply those who want smaller government yet value public education and are willing to make reasonable accommodations for those not born with a gold spoon in their mouths (this is a group I can throw my support behind, but unfortunately they are treated like pariahs by their own party).

Hi Charles Allen,

The wage gap is caused by public school administrators not teaching reading in the first grade.

In Minnesota only 32% of our students are ready to go to college by the time they graduate, if they graduate at all. Over 50% of minority students don't graduate. The administrators in our schools have failed our students. They need to be replaced with a private company to handle our administration needs for our schools much like Mndot does with our roads. This is necessary because no matter how much money we give the schools our administrators will continue to give themselves raises instead of buying the tools our children need for learning. If this was a sports team with this losing record no one would think twice about replacing the general manager and the coach. Education is not a game and our students don't have another season. There is new hope in Education for our district and Country. New hope begins in New Hope Minnesota. I am Tim Hall and I am running to represent district 45 for State Senate.

Part III
The old arguments don't play with the pubilc, any more, and the liberty movement isn't fooled. We know that Romney is funded by the same banking/global interests that fund Obama. I think, however, that they don't care about winning. They only care about keeping their power and control, even if it's just over a losing party. Because if someone of principle actually WERE to win an election, the corruption and graft might be revealed, and people in high places might actually be prosecuted, convicted, and go to prison.

Part II
What do you expect "Republican leaders" to say? We know they get their marching orders from the RNC and they have already anointed Mitt as their savior, just like they anointed McCain before him, and Dole before HIM. They are going to get exactly the same results, too, unfortunately. Until they put up a REAL candidate, one who is principled, honors his Oath of Office to the Constitution, and takes the job of protecting our freedom seriously (gee, I wonder where someone like that could be?), these wannabe RINOs, statists, globalists, and neocons aren't going to win anything.

The End
Because of the money corrupting politics and politicians, it would have been extremely difficult to change things. It was the same politicians benefiting from the money, that would have needed to change the system....difficult, but not impossible. Citizens United put the nail in the coffin...

Chris, I believe he started that way but has learned that he needs to "play" the political game. It's unfortunate, but as I mention above, if Citizens United does not get repealed, it will be the people who will suffer (more), not the politicians.

Chris, now that we know you're actually reading these comments can you at least agree with me and a few others who have commented similarly that this is a ridiculous series Patch has started. If not, I would (respectfully) love to hear yours or the thoughts of anyone else in a position to respond to any of the comments I made previously in response to Part 1 of this on-going series. I know you probably spent a lot of time on that flashy logo and everything, but sometimes it's better to cut your losses and preserve your dignity. Thanks in advance.

I think Obama is a narcissistic, megalomaniacal alien.

ROFLMAO...please, stop with the straight faced humor. Obama, Nobel Peace Prize winner sending drones to assassinate people. Obama knowing and approving of a gun running operation that killed an American Border Patrol agent, then lying about it and using executive privilege to cover it up. Obama is as principled as Stalin.

I didn't say that Obama was all that successful with implementing his agenda. I just think, in general, he's a principled person. He's pretty centrist and actually quite conservative (in the maintain the status quo sense). I was very disappointed in the first two years of the administration. Democrats had both houses and the presidency, but the party leadership couldn't even manage their own people. The Republicans are much better at this.

Romney just wants to say that everything Obama says or does is wrong - even when he actually thinks Obama is right. Romney has no actual ideas. He's a wealthy Tim Pawlenty. He'll just say or do whatever he thinks will score political points - pretty easy to see through that. Obama should easily win re-election.

This might be a good year for the Mickey Mouse write-in vote.