Dizzying Spin from the GF Herald
ND NEWS
I knew the Grand Forks Herald had a reputation as being a major Sen. Kent Conrad cheerleader, but I think they may have topped themselves and thrown any sense of objectivity out the window with this one.
Here's the highlights:
Right. I distinctly remember everyone across the nation abuzz about how North Dakota's own Kent Conrad was leading the charge to save Terri Schiavo's life---or not. Kent Conrad wasn't even in attendance when the bill passed the Senate. And what happened when it went to the House? It narrowly passed 203-58. Couldn't have done it without ya Kent.
Wow, making yet another meaningful stand. Maybe next week the Grand Forks Herald can write up an editorial about how Kent Conrad thinks Martin Luther King Jr. was a great American or how Kent thinks world hunger should be stomped out or how Kent wants peace in the Middle East.
And since when did Hillary Clinton become a "video-game decency crusader?" I know she took any easy-as-pie stand against a pirated version of a video game, but I guess I didn't get the memo anointing her to "crusader"- status. She must be though, the Grand Forks Herald doesn't spin political stories in any particular direction. Nope, they're as objective as they come.
So what the GF Herald is saying is that Sen. Conrad is lying when he says on his website, "We have a duty to make good on our Social Security promises to current and future generations. The sooner we address these challenges, the better."
They are essentially applauding Conrad for doing nothing. Hats off to Kent. Way to lead theNo Ideas Party Democratic Party in proposing your own plan to help save social security. Maybe if the issue was a little more pressing to the nation he would have a definitive idea---you know like video games or comatose women in Florida.
How does that fit in with his warn-out mantra about being a budget-hawk? Maybe a budget-dove is more accurate. How much would everyday Americans need to pay in taxes to satisfy the hungry spending appetites of career politicians like Kent Conrad? He is the #1 proposed spender in the Senate. And he has 2nd beat by a mile--- $506,000,000,000 to $311,000,000,000. In fact #2 and #3 barely propose more than North Dakota's budget-buster.
I wouldn't call the BRAC work "impressive" by any means. One of our two major bases suffered severe cuts to the tune of a 70%+ loss of jobs---or 7.4% of the total employment over in Grand Forks and Polk counties. But I'm sure the 5,000+ workers that lost their jobs will sleep easy knowing that the 'unmanned aerial vehicles' at the GFAFB are on the "cutting edge" of technology. When the GF Herald puts it that way maybe losing thousands of jobs and millions of dollars isn't so bad after all.
And why is that? Because Kent Conrad does not share the same values as his constituents back in North Dakota.
So why does he get re-elected time after time in North Dakota? Because of Conrad cheerleaders like Tom Dennis of the GF Herald back home. Gimme a "C", gimme an "O", gimme an "N"..........
I knew the Grand Forks Herald had a reputation as being a major Sen. Kent Conrad cheerleader, but I think they may have topped themselves and thrown any sense of objectivity out the window with this one.
Here's the highlights:
Here is what the senator did do - so far, to great effect:
• Choose your national battles with care. Conrad made national news twice in the past few months. The first was when he brought the case of comatose Terry Schiavo to the floor of the U.S. Senate. Conrad argued in favor of a bill to let Schiavo's parents take Terry's case to the federal courts. The bill passed.
Right. I distinctly remember everyone across the nation abuzz about how North Dakota's own Kent Conrad was leading the charge to save Terri Schiavo's life---or not. Kent Conrad wasn't even in attendance when the bill passed the Senate. And what happened when it went to the House? It narrowly passed 203-58. Couldn't have done it without ya Kent.
A week ago, Conrad's co-sponsorship of a piece of legislation also made national news. The bill makes it tougher for children to access pornography sites the Internet; ask video-game decency crusader Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., about the bipartisan appeal of such family-friendly issues.
Wow, making yet another meaningful stand. Maybe next week the Grand Forks Herald can write up an editorial about how Kent Conrad thinks Martin Luther King Jr. was a great American or how Kent thinks world hunger should be stomped out or how Kent wants peace in the Middle East.
And since when did Hillary Clinton become a "video-game decency crusader?" I know she took any easy-as-pie stand against a pirated version of a video game, but I guess I didn't get the memo anointing her to "crusader"- status. She must be though, the Grand Forks Herald doesn't spin political stories in any particular direction. Nope, they're as objective as they come.
Conrad did not take a lead role in either the Democrats' opposition to President Bush's Social Security reform...
So what the GF Herald is saying is that Sen. Conrad is lying when he says on his website, "We have a duty to make good on our Social Security promises to current and future generations. The sooner we address these challenges, the better."
They are essentially applauding Conrad for doing nothing. Hats off to Kent. Way to lead the
North Dakota gets more than $2 back for every $1 residents send to Washington in taxes.
How does that fit in with his warn-out mantra about being a budget-hawk? Maybe a budget-dove is more accurate. How much would everyday Americans need to pay in taxes to satisfy the hungry spending appetites of career politicians like Kent Conrad? He is the #1 proposed spender in the Senate. And he has 2nd beat by a mile--- $506,000,000,000 to $311,000,000,000. In fact #2 and #3 barely propose more than North Dakota's budget-buster.
More impressive has been the delegation's work on BRAC...
No North Dakota bases were closed - and although Grand Forks Air Force Base is losing people, it's gaining a highly prized new mission that'll put it at the Air Force's cutting edge.
I wouldn't call the BRAC work "impressive" by any means. One of our two major bases suffered severe cuts to the tune of a 70%+ loss of jobs---or 7.4% of the total employment over in Grand Forks and Polk counties. But I'm sure the 5,000+ workers that lost their jobs will sleep easy knowing that the 'unmanned aerial vehicles' at the GFAFB are on the "cutting edge" of technology. When the GF Herald puts it that way maybe losing thousands of jobs and millions of dollars isn't so bad after all.
A big , screaming-headlines filibuster fight over a Supreme Court nominee could have hurt Conrad back home.
And why is that? Because Kent Conrad does not share the same values as his constituents back in North Dakota.
So why does he get re-elected time after time in North Dakota? Because of Conrad cheerleaders like Tom Dennis of the GF Herald back home. Gimme a "C", gimme an "O", gimme an "N"..........
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