Oops. Bad update for the day on the first try. Let’s try this again…
- The Friends of Tim Pawlenty seem to have engaged in some shady business dealings with the governor’s help. That doesn’t seem right.
- Why does the Governor’s connection with the telecom company matter? Well, there may be more hidden behind the Secrets and lies. There’s pretty obviously a bunch of money that went to Tim Pawlenty, for services rendered, but it’s hard to know what those services were. It sure was convenient for shady long-distance resellers to have a legislator and now governor working for them, though.
- What Hearings? What Scandal? Well, there may be some hearings, and it’s possible that Minnesota law covering financial disclosure by candidates will change, as will the law regarding what kind of outside work legislators can take.
- Politicians’ telecoms wronged consumers, violating consumer protection laws. Tim Pawlenty owned a slice. There’s only two real issues in these stories, but it doesn’t look good when two of the local newspapers are doing takedown pieces on the Governor. Even Jesse didn’t get this much bad press all at once.
- Last night was pretty exciting Friday night for me. Based on some recommendations, I set my TiVo to capture some Queer Eye for the Straight Guy last week (did you know TiVo has a “Gay and Lesbian” category?), and I spent last night sitting at home, doing laundry, drinking beer, and laughing at the queers. It’s not so much that I’m looking for fashion tips (I could probably use some, but I’m not looking at the moment) as that it was fun to watch the guys tsking over the appalling taste some straight guys have. Recommended entertainment, but maybe the beer helped.
- Finally, don’t stare at this picture for too long, or your head may explode. You have been warned. [holy schmoly]
