Some upcoming dates of interest:
Third District Convention April 5th 9am location TBD
Fifth District Convention April 19th 9am location TBD
State Convention May 29th-31st location Mayo Civic Center in Rochester
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Change In Convention Date
Please note that the 2008 Senate District 44 convention is going to take place on Monday, March 3rd instead of Thursday, February 28th as previously reported. Same location at the Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center. Same start time of 7pm. Just a different date.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
BPOU Convention--CHANGE
UPDATE: Please note the change in date!!! Change is good, right?
When:Thursday February 28th Monday, March 3rd at 7pm. Registration begins at 6:30pm and ends at 7:30pm.
Where: Map of Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center Highway 7
What: A gathering of SD44 Republicans to elect delegates and alternates to Congressional District and State conventions and attend to the business of SD44
Who: All SD44 delegates and alternatives who were elected at the precinct caucuses and anyone else interested in getting involved
When:
Where: Map of Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center Highway 7
What: A gathering of SD44 Republicans to elect delegates and alternates to Congressional District and State conventions and attend to the business of SD44
Who: All SD44 delegates and alternatives who were elected at the precinct caucuses and anyone else interested in getting involved
If You're Not Outraged...
...than you haven't been paying attention. Sorry to borrow a line from our friends on the left, but I'm utterly amazed at the lack of outrage over the wireless internet fiasco that has unfolded in Saint Louis Park:
January 23, 2008 ParkWiFi Update
Contractor's default forces St. Louis Park out of planned citywide wireless Internet project
Council may explore other options for bringing WiFi to city
The St. Louis Park City Council directed city staff Tuesday to pursue negotiations with ARINC, Inc., that would effectively end the city's current plans to offer solar-powered, wireless Internet services citywide.
Council members said the decision does not mean that WiFi service is no longer an option for the city, but it acknowledged that it will have to consider whether beginning a new project is in the best interest of the city.
Really? Perhaps they should have more deeply considered whether this boondoggle was in the best interest of the city when they signed up for it.
The total financial impact of ARINC's failure to perform is currently under review. The city's pilot project cost approximately $380,000 and out-of-pocket costs related to the full build out total between $800,000 and $900,000.
That's some really money folks. Our money, squandered away by "leaders" more concerned with being cool than being conscientious with their constituents' wallets. Consider this quote from our hip mayor as recounted in a story in the Star Tribune:
First, we have to find out if this technology is doable," Jacobs said. "It sounded cool for a while. We'd be using cutting-edge technology in a cutting-edge suburb. But is it really possible? This is Minnesota, for heaven's sake."
Again, NOW you ask if it's doable? After you've already pissed away how much of our money? How much does will being a "cutting-edge suburb" cost us anyway?
This is a complete travesty folks. And we should not let it be forgotten. Keep the pitchforks and the torches handy. There's a city hall that's gonna need a stormin'.
January 23, 2008 ParkWiFi Update
Contractor's default forces St. Louis Park out of planned citywide wireless Internet project
Council may explore other options for bringing WiFi to city
The St. Louis Park City Council directed city staff Tuesday to pursue negotiations with ARINC, Inc., that would effectively end the city's current plans to offer solar-powered, wireless Internet services citywide.
Council members said the decision does not mean that WiFi service is no longer an option for the city, but it acknowledged that it will have to consider whether beginning a new project is in the best interest of the city.
Really? Perhaps they should have more deeply considered whether this boondoggle was in the best interest of the city when they signed up for it.
The total financial impact of ARINC's failure to perform is currently under review. The city's pilot project cost approximately $380,000 and out-of-pocket costs related to the full build out total between $800,000 and $900,000.
That's some really money folks. Our money, squandered away by "leaders" more concerned with being cool than being conscientious with their constituents' wallets. Consider this quote from our hip mayor as recounted in a story in the Star Tribune:
First, we have to find out if this technology is doable," Jacobs said. "It sounded cool for a while. We'd be using cutting-edge technology in a cutting-edge suburb. But is it really possible? This is Minnesota, for heaven's sake."
Again, NOW you ask if it's doable? After you've already pissed away how much of our money? How much does will being a "cutting-edge suburb" cost us anyway?
This is a complete travesty folks. And we should not let it be forgotten. Keep the pitchforks and the torches handy. There's a city hall that's gonna need a stormin'.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Disenfranchised
Tomorrow, on "Super Tuesday," Minnesotans will caucus to express their preference for the Republican presidential nominee. Other things are decided at these caucuses, too - selection of state convention delegates, for example.
Unfortunately, I am leaving tomorrow for a business trip, so I will not be able to attend my caucus. I've researched, and I could not find anything that resembles an absentee option for caucus participation. I want to attend, but I am not willing to tell my company to go pound sand so I can stay home and vote.
I called the state GOP office to double-check, and the person I spoke with confirmed my findings. It goes beyond just not having my vote counted, though. The opportunities to participate in the party's political processes in this election cycle all begin with this caucus, as I learned in 2006 when I found myself in exactly the same situation.
So I specifically asked the MNGOP rep on the phone, "So does this mean I'm completely shut out of the process for the next two years?," hoping to hear some options I hadn't considered. His response? "Sorry."
Does this seem right to all of you? Are there others out there for whom this is a problem? And what is the solution? I can see the rationale for requiring in-person attendance for other state party business, but why can't there be absentee voting for the elections?
Especially since tomorrow's vote is expected to be a close one, and since tomorrow's results are so important to the presidential race nationally, I am particularly frustrated and disappointed.
Unfortunately, I am leaving tomorrow for a business trip, so I will not be able to attend my caucus. I've researched, and I could not find anything that resembles an absentee option for caucus participation. I want to attend, but I am not willing to tell my company to go pound sand so I can stay home and vote.
I called the state GOP office to double-check, and the person I spoke with confirmed my findings. It goes beyond just not having my vote counted, though. The opportunities to participate in the party's political processes in this election cycle all begin with this caucus, as I learned in 2006 when I found myself in exactly the same situation.
So I specifically asked the MNGOP rep on the phone, "So does this mean I'm completely shut out of the process for the next two years?," hoping to hear some options I hadn't considered. His response? "Sorry."
Does this seem right to all of you? Are there others out there for whom this is a problem? And what is the solution? I can see the rationale for requiring in-person attendance for other state party business, but why can't there be absentee voting for the elections?
Especially since tomorrow's vote is expected to be a close one, and since tomorrow's results are so important to the presidential race nationally, I am particularly frustrated and disappointed.
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