tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post2971418245399902970..comments2023-12-06T02:22:41.121-06:00Comments on The Hamburg Post: Carver County misuse of Taxpayer moneytthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09917268285666551114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post-77842508700432654652009-11-30T16:03:45.981-06:002009-11-30T16:03:45.981-06:00In an effort to make factual statements on the blo...In an effort to make factual statements on the blog, I did contact Commissioner Workman to have the questions posted by anonymous. Here is his response:<br /><br />Hi Chris. I did get a ticket from a friend to attend one day at the PGA. No lobbyist. No interested party. Sorry. So the first one is false.<br /><br />I would have no clue about the second one. It has not been my contention that the installer can sometime later re-inspect or not. That was of interest to the media...not me. The soils inspector has now said it FAILS just as I said it would.<br /><br /><br />Commissioner <br />Tom Workman <br /><br />I did send a response back asking if he knew the name of the name of the legislation. I ask the anonymous comment maker if they could point out the piece of legislation that Commissioner Workman voted on too. <br /><br />While I appreciate any and all comments, a suggestion of mine is to be more specific when refering to legislation. Thanks.tthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09917268285666551114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post-78915664171352483242009-11-30T14:13:47.390-06:002009-11-30T14:13:47.390-06:00I understand that the law that allows Carver Count...I understand that the law that allows Carver County residents to use the same person who installs a septic tank to also inspect the septic system for compliance with the law. It was reported to me that Carver County Commissioner Tom Workman while he was a member of the Republican majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1999 voted to make that change to the law allowing the same person to do both. Is that really true that he and his follow party members voted to pass such a ridiculous law?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post-38224119102102332072009-11-30T14:12:56.417-06:002009-11-30T14:12:56.417-06:00Now that the successful PGA is over that was held ...Now that the successful PGA is over that was held in Chaska this summer many people are wondering how Carver County Commissioner Tom Workman and some other known Republican career politicians receive free passes to spend the entire week at the event. How were these freebies handed out and by whom? Would this not be a violation of the Marty law to receive such precious gifts because you are an elected official with ties to the Republican Party? I look forward to an answer that is just not a cover up. I wonder if the Carver County GOP supports this type of behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post-49138705573285533432009-11-30T14:06:01.578-06:002009-11-30T14:06:01.578-06:00Anon..I am a bit confused as to how these two comm...Anon..I am a bit confused as to how these two comments are a link to the blog entry they are attached to? <br /><br />Please elaborate. Thankstthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09917268285666551114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post-14109725828936071822009-11-30T13:42:20.596-06:002009-11-30T13:42:20.596-06:00The Republican National Committee’s health insuran...The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.” <br /><br />Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna. Two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy covers elective abortion. <br /><br />Informed of the coverage, RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho told POLITICO that the policy pre-dates the tenure of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele. <br /><br />“The current policy has been in effect since 1991, and we are taking steps to address the issue,” Gitcho said. <br /><br />Leading up to passage of the House health care reform bill last week, 176 House Republicans joined 64 Democrats in voting for the so-called Stupak amendment, a measure that prohibits federal funds from being used to buy health insurance that covers elective abortions. <br /><br />A spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee – the campaign arm for the House Republicans – said it does not include coverage for elective abortions in its employee insurance policy. <br /><br />“The policy does not cover abortions unless the life of the mother is in danger,” the NRCC spokeswoman said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075324469668918466.post-68140779035109635512009-11-30T13:38:23.659-06:002009-11-30T13:38:23.659-06:00A new report says in December 2001, Osama bin Lade...A new report says in December 2001, Osama bin Laden was cornered in Afghanistan's mountainous Tora Bora region.STORY HIGHLIGHTS<br />Report released by Senate panel blames Bush officials for bin Laden escape<br />"Bin Laden expected to die," report says, noting that a copy of his will was found<br />"Requests were also turned down for U.S. troops to block the mountain paths," report says<br />Washington (CNN) <br />A report released by the Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee blamed the Bush administration for failing to capture or kill Osama bin Laden when the al Qaeda leader was cornered in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountain region in December 2001. The report, released Sunday, said the situation in Afghanistan presented greater problems today because of the failure to nab bin Laden eight years ago. <br /><br />Bin Laden had written his will, apparently sensing he was trapped, but the lack of sufficient forces to close in for the kill allowed him to escape to tribal areas in Pakistan, according to the report.<br /><br />It said former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and top U.S. commander Gen. Tommy Franks held back the necessary forces for a "classic sweep-and-block maneuver" that could have prevented bin Laden's escape.<br /><br />When criticized later for not zeroing in on bin Laden, administration officials, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, responded that the al Qaeda leader's location was uncertain.<br /><br />"But the review of existing literature, unclassified government records and interviews with central participants underlying this report removes any lingering doubts and makes it clear that Osama bin Laden was within our grasp at Tora Bora," the report said.<br /><br />Removing the al Qaeda leader from the battlefield eight years ago would not have eliminated the worldwide extremist threat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com