Speed Gibson

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State of the State

You wouldn't have to redact very much of Governor Pawlenty's State of the State speech such that you stump an outsider as to whether he is a Democrat or a Republican. I read the whole speech and frankly, I don't know either.

The vital Northstar Corridor? Vital? Vital to whom?

Not just 10%, soon to be 20% Ethanol, now it's 25 and 85 percent? After all Brazil does it. Yes, and Brazil uses sugar cane, much easier to process than corn. And Brazil's equatorial climate provides a year round growing season.

Performance pay for teachers? Not in the bill you signed.

Some say this was the opening of the 2006 Pawlenty re-election campaign. I'd say it's off to a pretty poor start.