Everyday I hear conservative and liberal political advocates discuss the economy. The liberals continue to start most sentences with, “most economists believe”, or “most economists will tell you”….but what is not being told is that these economists are Keynesians who believe that government is primary in running the economy. Of course, if you believe in their economic model you will believe their false premises, thus we have many false pundits on TV. What the conservatives have not said yet is that false economic models are being pursued and we need real economists and not “economists with a political agenda”. Keynesians are correct that massive spending does some good in the short term. Keynesians will not admit that continued exercise of this premise leads to far greater economic damage than good. Its like drinking a vodka….short term you feel good, keep it up and you inevitably will have a hang over. That’s what $13 trillion in debt will do.

If I was on TV, I would admit that you can strap a trillion dollars on to the back of a pig and let it loose on the interstate highway system in the United States and it will help the economy. The feeding frenzy will not last long. Then I’d ask every person how smart that would be. Well, that is what Obama has done. I believe America deserves smarter leadership and we need to distinguish between sound economic theory that works and “political economists” quacking in the media. After all, we have “political environmentalists” who spread false ideology, so why not recognize the former?

The national media calls the Republicans the “party of no”. The only thing that label means is that Republicans have proudly said “No” to bad Keynesian economic ideas that do not work. The false economic ideas being sold on the news every day by “political economists”.

The liberals are trying to say: “we tried that (Capitalism) under Bush so let’s try something else (Socialism)”. This vague message reminds us of their last one: “vote for hope and change”. What America needs to know is that they have it backwards…the world has tried socialism over and over for decades and it continues to fail every time it is tried. That is called history. The entire world is now turning to capitalism and fee markets (including Red China) and most of Europe has elected conservative governments, yet here in America, we are the only ones going down the old road. We are being put out of business by the entire globe as Obama and the Keynesian socialists try to convince us that we are pursuing a new direction. They are now pushing a second stimulus package. They continue to drink poisonous Kool Aid. No one can tell them because ideologues cannot be convinced of anything. The only solution is to defeat them.

Happy Labor Day, America! We need jobs and we need an election.

To my dismay, of the twelve votes rated on tax and budget issues, Senator Rummel had a dismal rating of 25%. This means that 75% of the time she voted in favor of government expansion at the expense of taxpayers. Unfortunately, her lifetime score is even worse as she has voted in the interest of the taxpayer only 20% of the time! Senator Rummel has a consistent record of voting for increased government spending and borrowing, especially for her special interest groups like government unions. Unable and unwilling to set priorities like the average citizen does, she is simply out of touch with reality.

With the economy stalled, it’s obvious that excessive spending and borrowing will not promote economic prosperity. It will only increase the burden on future generations, making the American Dream out of reach for our children. It is clear that Senator Rummel does not know how or does not care to represent the reasonable interests of her taxpaying constituents. Therefore, I am voting for someone with a business background and a fresh perspective who understands how to manage to a budget and the Constitutional limits of government: Roger Chamberlain.

The donut hole is a gap in coverage for most Medicare plans where currently after you and your plan have spent $2,700 for covered drugs, you then have to pay all costs out pocket up to $6,154 when the Medicare plan D will kick in again.

Now in 2010 $250 rebate checks are mailed to people that hit the donut hole threshold amount. In 2011 drugs needed within the donut hole gap will be discounted at 50%. By 2020 the donut hole is scheduled to be closed in phases for Medicare part D enrollees.

Also discussed in the hour Con. McCollum was at the SummerHouse was

• Changes in Medicare Advantage plans
• Medicare Geographic Disparities
• Health Care Implementation Timeline
• Other changes with the new Health care plan

Available on Con. McCollum’s website is a guide explaining

• What the health care reform legislation does for you.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum and her staff can be reached at 202-225-6631 or 651-224-9191. McCollum’s website is http://mccollum.house.gov where more methods of contact are available.

The SummerHouse of Shoreview by Presbyterian Homes is a community of Senior Apartments located on North Victoria Street across from the Shoreview library.

On our local level, we are fortunate to have Senator Sandy Rummel representing us and the rest of Minnesota on environmental issues. She works with others to propose new ideas and as a result achieves agreement and bi-partisan support.

One good example of her leadership is her work as chair of the Clean Water Legacy subcommittee. She authored the Clean Water Bill which, among other things, ensures that all 81 watersheds in the state will see improved water quality within 10 years.

Guiding this bill toward passage meant working with a variety of interest groups including the League of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties, the Chamber of Commerce, multiple conservation groups, as well as recreational interests like the hunters and anglers. In the end, common agreement was achieved that bridged partisan differences. Her leadership on this bill earned Senator Rummel recognition as a “Legislator of Distinction” by the League of Minnesota Cities. She is a leader with a long view and a practical approach.

There are too many candidates who seem to advocate policy based upon what sounds good in a short TV commercial or to attract attention in an extreme partisan position. We should support thoughtful candidates such as Sandy Rummel.

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Events will be planned to engage both artists and art organizations throughout the community.

Congresswoman McCollum serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, which has jurisdiction over the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

• WHO: Congresswoman Betty McCollum, representing Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District, and NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman
• WHEN: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
• WHERE: SteppingStone Theatre, 55 Victoria Street North, St. Paul, MN 55104

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• Female overall
• Male overall
• Overall physically challeneged
• Age groups
• Team groups

Complete results of the 2010 Turtleman can be seen at the Iowa Pigman Triathlon web site. The top finishers by category stats below are also from the Iowa Pigman Triathlon web site.

                                 FEMALE OVERALL

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
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    1 Kortney Haag        31 New Hope             MN 12:42   54:18   33:36 1:42:25
    2 Catherine Lee       36 Minneapolis          MN 12:51   54:27   33:52 1:42:46
    3 Diane Hankee        33 Lino Lakes           MN 13:56   55:43   35:23 1:46:51
    4 Robyn Wangberg      31 Winona               MN 13:48   56:34   35:21 1:47:40
    5 Suzie Finger        27 Chaska               MN 14:51   56:47   35:11 1:48:54 

                                 MALE OVERALL

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
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    1 Matthew Payne       33 Columbia Heights     MN 11:26   48:00   31:00 1:32:10
    2 Dan Cohen           36 Eden Prairie         MN 11:55   47:43   33:03 1:34:13
    3 Dan Hedgecock       23 Minneapolis          MN 12:18   52:14   28:46 1:34:57
    4 Joshua Blankenheim  30 Duluth               MN 12:28   51:15   29:48 1:35:08
    5 Anthony Orlando     22 Franklin             WI 11:21   51:44   30:25 1:35:27 

                    OVERALL PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
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    1 Sam Tabaka          31 Rogers               MN 24:19 1:21:20   39:53 2:41:17 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  1 - 19

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
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    1 Emma Lee            19 St. Paul             MN 16:15 1:03:28   32:37 1:56:49
    2 Shannon Cunnien     19 Brooklyn Park        MN 12:39 1:08:52   53:35 2:18:55 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  1 - 19

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Joshua Frei         16 Rochester            MN 16:13   56:24   32:06 1:46:44
    2 Jeff Hoernemann     19 Andover              MN 14:28   56:17   36:22 1:49:25
    3 Brian Kaeter        18 Shoreview            MN 18:07 1:01:55   39:47 2:03:31 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  20 - 24

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Lindsey Marshall    21 Shoreview            MN 12:50   57:00   38:11 1:50:14
    2 Emily Willenbring   23 Shoreview            MN 19:16 1:06:21   36:34 2:05:52
    3 Megan Erlandson     20 Minneapolis          MN 16:48 1:05:47   39:41 2:06:31 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  20 - 24

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Tyler Mattai        21 Minneapolis          MN 13:25   50:20   37:15 1:42:40
    2 Rob Duijndam        22 Falcon Heights       MN 13:29   56:09   33:12 1:45:01
    3 Mason Bacso         22 Plymouth             MN 20:27   50:40   33:20 1:46:42 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  25 - 29

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Stefanie Bergh      28 Minneapolis          MN 14:23   58:15   39:21 1:54:11
    2 Megan Snyder        27 St. Louis Park       MN 16:47   58:48   38:31 1:56:24
    3 Kimberly Ault       29 Plymouth             MN 17:54   58:24   41:04 1:59:09 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  25 - 29

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Bennett Isabella    28 Burnsville           MN 14:50   51:19   29:17 1:37:12
    2 John Kallemeyn      25 Elk River            MN 18:26   55:22   29:35 1:45:18
    3 Mike Ladendorf      29 Apple Valley         MN 16:13   57:42   31:10 1:46:38 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  30 - 34

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Katherine Schlaefe  32 Saint Paul           MN 13:46   55:45   35:47 1:47:10
    2 Christina Meier     33 Minneapolis          MN 13:52 1:01:10   44:19 2:01:33
    3 Elizabeth Brown     33 St Louis Park        MN 18:34 1:03:08   42:36 2:06:46 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  30 - 34

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Brendon O'Flanagan  33 St. Paul             MN 12:16   50:45   32:31 1:37:11
    2 Michael Hankee      33 Lino Lakes           MN 15:15   54:06   34:12 1:45:16
    3 Brett Chael         32 Roseville            MN 14:16   53:37   34:48 1:45:34 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  35 - 39

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Shannon Loehrke     39 Mounds View          MN 19:06 1:03:31   42:56 2:08:57
    2 Pamela Punt         39 Shakopee             MN 17:58 1:03:50   47:14 2:12:19
    3 Kristin Shane       35 Plymouth             MN 21:37 1:07:31   41:35 2:15:57 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  35 - 39

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Jmatt Keil          36 Minneapolis          MN 13:52   50:57   30:22 1:36:51
    2 John Shelp          38 Maple Plain          MN 12:42   51:51   32:49 1:39:13
    3 Bryan Hill          36 Minneapolis          MN 14:25   51:49   33:09 1:40:57 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  40 - 44

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Ann Snuggerud       43 Chaska               MN 13:56   59:03   35:48 1:51:45
    2 Gillian Auslander   40 Minneapolis          MN 14:37   57:35   38:56 1:53:33
    3 Kimberly Schneider  42 Minneapolis          MN 18:30   55:26   39:21 1:55:34 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  40 - 44

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Taggart Downare     40 St Cloud             MN 17:35   50:04   32:38 1:41:47
    2 Don Steenson        40 Minneapolis          MN 12:34   54:34   34:55 1:44:04
    3 Jey Carlson         44 Minnetonka           MN 16:00   52:12   35:19 1:45:28 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  45 - 49

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Margaret MacMillan  48 Minneapolis          MN 16:30   56:03   38:45 1:53:44
    2 Kathy Newcomb       45 Woodbury             MN 16:08   56:52   46:57 2:03:02
    3 Karen Eklin         47 Plymouth             MN 19:13   59:52   42:44 2:04:03 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  45 - 49

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Keith Hansen        48 Orangevale           CA 13:28   52:26   33:54 1:41:19
    2 Leon Ball           45 Minneapolis          MN 15:42   53:37   30:52 1:42:02
    3 Michael Danielson   47 Tonka Bay            MN 15:52   55:17   33:24 1:47:19 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  50 - 54

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Laura Hansen        52 White Bear Lake      MN 19:30 1:00:28   41:01 2:04:59
    2 Judith Peters       50 St. Cloud            MN 20:55 1:02:17   40:11 2:06:25
    3 Mary English        51 Minnetonka           MN 20:53 1:07:51   47:53 2:19:16 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  50 - 54

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Scott Ransom        50 Golden Valley        MN 13:18   50:57   34:50 1:41:02
    2 Dave Goldberg       50 Excelsior            MN 12:33   53:38   35:26 1:43:02
    3 Brad Johnson        51 Mankato              MN 14:27   54:52   34:22 1:45:24 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  55 - 59

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Susan Holt          55 Plymouth             MN 17:25 1:05:24   47:25 2:13:21
    2 Deborah Hankens     59 Cherokee             IA 21:57   59:41   54:58 2:20:04
    3 Dianne Gregory      59 St Paul              MN 18:00 1:08:02   50:49 2:21:03 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  55 - 59

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Gregory Taylor      56 Mankato              MN 14:35   52:21   33:40 1:43:02
    2 David Dow           55 Stillwater           MN 14:57   52:38   38:55 1:48:29
    3 Leonard Klun        56 Maple Plain          MN 14:31   56:50   35:12 1:48:58 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  60 - 64

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Duane Millslagle    60 Duluth               MN 18:01   57:46   39:13 1:58:00
    2 Dan Conway          60 Shoreview            MN 17:55   57:06   43:40 2:01:17
    3 Tom Couillard       61 White Bear Lake      MN 20:27 1:05:54   47:48 2:18:14 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  65 - 69

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Ken Hola            67 Shoreview            MN 18:27   57:22   48:23 2:09:13
    2 Doug Waples         65 Evergreen            CO 16:09 1:05:50   53:48 2:19:24
    3 Steve Paladie       68 Bloomington          MN 26:26 1:06:56   51:27 2:28:29 

                      FEMALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  70 - 74

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Marsha Soucheray    70 Shoreview            MN 17:09 1:10:46   59:21 2:30:33 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  70 - 74

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Hank Larsen         70 Glencoe              MN 20:38 1:01:18   45:34 2:10:15
    2 Don Meck            71 Siren                WI 24:02 1:04:40   59:00 2:34:00 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  80 - 84

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Frank Farrar        81 Britton              SD 29:36 1:19:56 1:23:23 3:21:16 

                      MALE INDIVIDUAL AGE GROUP:  85 - 99

Place Name               Age City                 St Swim  Bike    Run     Time
===== ================== === ==================== == ===== ======= ======= =======
    1 Robert Powers       86 White Bear Lake      MN 36:21 1:33:28 1:30:36 3:45:48 

                     TEAM CATEGORY:  Male Under 120

    1 Something Wicked                 11:34 1:03:29   27:37 1:44:13
      Kenneth Cooper    Charlie Wasley    Ken Cooper
    2 Forever Young                    13:52           38:21 1:46:05
      Tim Mogck         Bill Skon         Tim Mogck         

                     TEAM CATEGORY:  Male 120 Plus

    1 Flying Flamingos                  9:53   47:59   33:32 1:33:12
      Eric Oftedahl     Eric Oftedahl     Charlie Stangl
    2 Aging Bison                      12:37   54:56   30:14 1:39:02
      Brian Christopher Brian Christopher Kerry Rauschendor 

                     TEAM CATEGORY:  Female Under 120

    1 Affirmed                         15:30 1:00:17   40:33 1:57:58
      Jessica Johnson   Rachel Lathrop    Libby Johnson
    2 Team Brikaso                     12:20 1:17:38   36:19 2:07:31
      Katie Banken      Brittany Smith    Sophie Ristau     

                     TEAM CATEGORY:  Female 120 Plus

    1 County Cycles Real Women         14:02   57:00   36:07 1:48:26
      Sherry Berde Town Sherry Berde-Town Leah Bower        

                     TEAM CATEGORY:  Coed Under 120

    1 Azamat                           12:35 1:00:34   31:03 1:45:29
      Shana Erickson    Erik Erickson     Adam Braddock
    2 Red Nose                         14:22   57:00   35:35 1:48:14
      Randy Rudolph     Randy Rudolph     Henry Rudolph     

                     TEAM CATEGORY:  Coed 120 Plus

    1 Smokin                           12:41   53:34   31:02 1:38:37
      Kent Schwitzer    Kent Schwitzer    Emily Schwitzer
    2 Team  - Just Get It Done         17:01 1:08:06   36:41 2:03:25
      Therese Chlebeck  Therese Chlebeck  Greg Chlebeck