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Walking into the restaurant are Governor Tim Pawlenty, Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson-Kelliher, and Press Secretary Brian McClung.
McClung: Governor, I am going to the rest room. Don't say anything important until I get back.
Pawlenty: Relax Brian, it's just breakfast.
The rest of them are seated.
Pawlenty: Glad we could all arrange to get together this morning. I think we all need is a good breakfast -- a fresh start on all these budget matters. Let's sit down, relax. Breakfast is on me.
Kelliher: Thank you, Governor. It is nice to get away.
Pogemiller: Sure, Governor. This is all well and good, but we do have a lot of work to do.
Pawlenty: Nonsense...nonsense. Let's all relax. Hey, we . . .
When assessing your prospects for a November election, you probably don't want the words "shellshocked" or "real disaster" to be bantied about, but that is exactly the phrasing being used by the leadership of the Republican Congressional caucus.
Minority Leader Boehner and NRCC Committee Chairman Tom Cole had nothing but dire assessments to give their colleagues.
As one member put it:
“There is an attitude that, ‘I better watch out for myself, because nobody else is going to do it,’” the member said. “There are all these different factions out there, everyone is sniping at each other, and we have no real plan. We have a lot of people fighting to be the captain of the lifeboat instead of everybody pulling together.”
The recent special election loss in Louisiana has not helped matters any -- even though most analysts do not think it . . .
Did he threaten a veto or didn't he? The latest communication flap between the Governor's office and Senator Murphy is becoming a disturbing pattern.
Senator Steve Murphy says:
Murphy, DFL-Red Wing and chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, however said a representative of the governor told him Monday night that the (transportation) bill could only contain two of three high-profile safety proposals. The three are: enactment of a primary seat belt law that allows police to stop motorists for no other reason than failure to wear a seat belt, provisional license restrictions for teen-age drivers, or child passenger restraint requirements for children under 8 years of age.
The Governor's office says:
"Sen. Murphy's comments are untrue,'' McClung (the Governor's spokesperson) said in a statement. "This is just the latest example of erratic behavior by Sen. Murphy. Our office did not . . .
So now you're a delegate to the State Convention! What the heck happens there? mnpACT! can show you all the details at one of our upcoming training sessions:
2:00 pm - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30: Shakopee Library, Shakopee, MN
Sunday, April 6: Heritage Library, Lakeville, MN
Sunday, April 20: Burnhaven Library, Burnsville, MN
