Sen. Klobuchar Can't Make Up Mind On Torture

A week ago members of the Farmer-Labor action team called the offices of Klobuchar and Coleman to see how they would be voting on the Mukasey nomination.

Today, Klobuchar's office said the Senator hadn't made up her mind but was very concerned about Mukasey's answers and she was waiting on a full response from Mukasey.

A Coleman staffer read a statement saying Coleman WILL VOTE FOR MUKASEY. Not a real shocker that Coleman would be a "yes man" to Bush, but here's the kicker: when asked for a statement that could be emailed to the Farmer-Labor Caucus, the staffer said she was reading Coleman's statement from Eric Black's Blog.

Call your senators and make your voice heard.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: 202-224-3244
Sen. Norm Coleman: 202-224-5641

Sen. Bernie Sanders Says Enough

"It has become an American aphorism that ours is a government of laws, not men. We need an attorney general who understands that, so he can explain it to a president who does not."

That is Senator Bernie Sanders' summation on the confirmation of Michael B. Mukasey. Sen. Sanders will vote "no" on a person who refuses to call waterboarding torture. You can read the rest here.

How will our Senators vote?

A staffer at Sen. Amy Klobuchar's office said that they did not know how the Senator was going to vote. You can call them yourself at 202-224-3244 and tell her to vote "No."

Senator Norm Coleman's office would not say how the Senator was going to vote. You can call him at 202-224-5641. Tell him to vote "No" too.

Friendly Reminder

If you want to voice your opinion on the Iraq war you protest here.

Saturday, October 27th is national mobilization to end the war in Iraq day.
From noon to 1pm there will be an Anti-War Protest on Hiawatha & Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Be there to show where you stand.

How Do You Make Minnesota Better?

Answer: You get involved in the political process.

Learn how to do that here.

Learn More About the Candidates

This Friday, October 19, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer will appear on TPT's Almanac. The show will air live at 7:00 pm on Channel 2 in the Twin Cities and on other PBS stations around the state.

If you miss it tonight, you can click here to see where you can catch it.

Farmer-Labor Rallying Call

From time to time, we bring up things on here that you can do to advance the progressive cause keep moving Minnesota forward.

In the short time this blog/caucus has been up and running, we have already pointed out Rep. Jeremy Kalin as one of the shining lights on the progressive horizon.

Yesterday on the Daily Kos, Kalin started a fundraising campaign asking for $17 to fund his campaign. So we in turn are asking you to do the same.

The link to donate to Kalin is here.

$17 for him to keep his seat in 17B is well worth it. He is an important voice for Minnesota.

War Is Over If You Want It

Saturday, October 27th is national mobilization to end the war in Iraq day.

From noon to 1pm there will be an Anti-War Protest on Hiawatha & Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Be there to show where you stand.


To make you own End the War Now poster:
Click on the picture.
Save it somewhere you can find it.
Or find the option to "Print."
And Spread the word.