Liberty & Prosperity Blog

Apparently, Democrats are willing to fight for Graham Platner to the Nth Degree. Even so-called 'moderate' Ro Khanna is willing to campaign with Platner . The Washington Post, among other publications, reports that "The rally with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) and other Democratic candidates at a theater in this resort town comes as Platner battles a spate of tough news accounts of his past and as a few Democrats in Washington have begun publicly suggesting he is not the right person to try to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that is crucial to Democrats’ bid to flip the Senate." Platner isn't just battling "a spate of tough news accounts of his past." He's battling "a spate of tough" truths from his past which his accusers have texts for. It's one thing to make accusations. It's another to have the receipts to verify the statements. The most dangerous thing a politician can meet is a constituent bearing accusations that...

If we keep getting jobs reports like we've gotten the past 3 months, CNBC will need to revise their article's wording from this month's article. This morning's article said "Job growth unexpectedly surged in May as the U.S. labor market continued a solid year of expansion, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday." In addition to doing better than expected, revisions for the past 2 months were revised upwards by 93,000. Those are major revisions. If the economy continues improving, CNBC should revise their article to say "Job growth expectedly surged in June..." This is welcome information but it isn't surprising. A year ago, I predicted something that I called 'the Trump boom.' I was off with the timing a little but the boom is happening. Rick Santelli and Joe Kernen spoke to that this morning: Both men said that the stock market had already priced in a strong economy. When the investor class does that, consumer confidence often i...

It isn't theory that a city's, state's or federal government's laws are supposed to be applied equally. That's actually part of the Constitution. This afternoon, True North Legal attorneys representing Cities Church issued statements expressing their disgust with the St. Paul City Attorney after she refused "to prosecute agitators that invaded Cities Church." Statement from Renee Carlson, General Counsel for True North Legal: "The St. Paul City Attorney assures the public that violence, property destruction, or threats to public safety would have been prosecuted, but that draws an arbitrary line that conveniently excludes statutory charges for other kinds of unlawful conduct. Just because the agitators didn’t break any windows doesn’t mean they didn’t break the law. The City Attorney's assurance that the rights of religious people in St. Paul are protected means nothing when the governing authorities charged with enforcing those protections refu...

It's obvious that St. Paul isn't interested in either public safety, the Constitution or its spiritual health. It's obvious after reading this KSTP article highlighting "The St. Paul City Attorney’s Office has declined to bring state criminal charges against demonstrators who disrupted a Jan. 18 service at Cities Church. In a statement, City Attorney Irene Kao said videos and other materials related to the Jan. 18 incident were insufficient to establish probable cause and result in a criminal conviction." The City issued the obligatory letter saying that "This decision should not be interpreted as an endorsement of unlawful behavior or public disorder. The right to peacefully protest is protected, as is the right to exercise one’s religious beliefs. Balancing these equally important rights is paramount to our decision today. However, acts of violence, property destruction, or threats to public safety – none of which occurred here – remain serious concerns an...

It doesn't require Elon Musk to figure out why Sen. Klobuchar picked the former mmayor of Fergus Falls as her running mate instead of picking Jacob Frey. According to Alpha News's reporting , "Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday that First Precinct Inspector Bill Peterson will serve as interim chief of the police department following the resignation of former Chief Brian O’Hara." In between Peterson's failure and O'Hara's firing, "Frey said in an email to the police department that Assistant Chief Katie Blackwell would serve as acting chief effective immediately." In the letter, Frey wrote "I am confident in her ability to provide steady leadership for the department moving forward." The question now isn't whether Frey had confidence in Blackwell's leadership abilities. The question now should be whether people should have confidence in Frey's ability to pick and develop talent. I think he's sorely lacking in ...

It's now official. GOP Speaker Lisa Demuth has officially entered the GOP Primary to become Minnesota's next governor. Throughout the campaign, Speaker Demuth maintained that she'd abide by the State Convention's endorsement. That was her intent throughout until the electronic voting devices didn't work. According to this Fox9 article , though, Fox9 reports that "In a statement, Plechash acknowledged that the disruption created confusion among delegates, campaigns and observers, and extended what was already a lengthy process. 'I believe it is appropriate to make clear that any gubernatorial candidate who agreed to abide by the endorsement, should not be treated as bound by that pledge. Those candidates may make their own decision about whether to continue their campaign into the primary. That decision does not change the party's position." This is the right compromise considering the voting devices malfunctioning. Kendall Qualls got 60.6% of the ...