The Scum at the Top

Commentary on the Rats in Washington

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy"
-Obiwan Kenobi

Minnesota Scum

GOP peers into voters' data with CD
By Tom Scheck
Minnesota Public Radio
© March 1, 2006

On Monday, the Minnesota Republican Party announced that it will send out CD videos on Friday to inform voters about the importance of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. It turns out the CD is also being used to add to the GOP voter database. Officials with the Republican Party say certain voter data is being collected by the party. Internet privacy experts say they're concerned that the party isn't telling the viewer that it's collecting the data and worry where the information will end up.

Study Prompts Look at Tax Fairness
By Brian Bonner
Pioneer Press
Page 1B
© March 17, 2003

Politicians' Telecoms Wronged Consumers
By Tim Huber, Rick Linsk and Hank Shaw
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Page 1
© Sunday, July 13, 2003

Tracking the New Access Connection to Minnesota Republicans
St. Paul Pioneer Press
© Sunday, July 13, 2003

The Friends of Tim Pawlenty
By Steve Perry
City Pages
Pages 13-15
© July 23, 2003

"I don’t think it’s inappropriate for people who are friends, and know each other and like each other, to do things together. That’s called networking."

- Governor Tim Pawlenty

The Governor's Right:

Many "public servants" do what he and the friends of Tim have done. That's what reeks about it.

Secrets & Lies
By Mike Mosedale
City Pages
Pages 16-18
© July 23, 2003

Always known as a conscientious discloser of his personal ties, legislator Pawlenty never saw fit to mention NewTel--or to recuse himself from telecom votes.

What Hearings? What Scandal?
By Britt Robson
City Pages
Pages 20-21
© July 23, 2003

The Republicans see no evil-- and most of the Democrats don't seem to, either.

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