Briefing - Monday February 6, 2006

Posted at 8:39 AM on February 6, 2006 by Bob Collins

I usually try to get Polinaut updated by 7:30 or 8 in the morning. You know the drill: let the dog out, pick up the paper, update the blog. For the next 10 days, though, the routine around the casa is going to be a bit different so it may be closer to 9 a.m. before it can get updated.

Now then, let's look around the political planet.

The Washington Post is out with a list of key races to accompany its story, Handful of key races may tip Congress. Bet you can't get which one in Minnesota is on the list.

Still wondering. When is Iran going to be appear on the political radar screen. Seems like it's become the Ndudi Ebi of issues. Maybe it's me, but the future of Social Security, the national debt, and most other things seem rather trivial compared to this. Is the fallout from the game of chicken little?

From the "it's quiet, too quiet" department, Minnesota Democrats Exposed posts:

Join the Business Democrats on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Santorini's in St. Louis Park (9920 Wayzata Blvd., -- around the corner from the Interchange Building, near the intersection of 169 and I-394).

This month the Business Dems are hosting a candidate forum for Governor candidates, moderated by Politics in Minnesota's Blois Olson, and all four announced candidates are expected to attend. Members $15, guests $20. RSVP to Robert Jacobs at 763 424-3036 or rjacobs@teamcreative.com. Source: Sixth Congressional District DFL

Given the heavy GOP presence at the Wetterling (or was it Tinklenberg?) event on Friday, I wonder if one-party events are going to have a heavily opposition-party flavored during this campaign season? I can see the future: portable fact-checking units show up at every event and crank out blogs and press releases at every answer. Cool. That's a step past dressing up as a pair of flip-flops. Not that they weren't fashionable, mind you.

Speaking of Iran, apparently we have a little in common.

Shoot, didn't get it done to 9:09. Now nobody will see this because they're at work, working. Furiously. Never taking a moment...to....browse the Web. No time-wasting. Darn.

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