[Speed Gibson,
Saturday June 24, 2006 at 1:42am]
Getting to Know You
I'm rather liking Blois Olson these days, his initial tilt at MDE notwithstanding.
As the new voice of the left on the Face Off segment on At Issue with Tom Hauser, Olson has exceeded my expectations as the replacement for Ember Reichgott-Junge, a bitter partisan as one blogger noted. Olson has shown more candor about his party's positions and prospects, yet stands his ground effectively on the important issues. He's calmer, more honest, more civil, and frankly, better informed than Reichgott-Junge.
I see now he's apologized to State Senator Michelle Bachman for some overly general remarks he made about her. Many of his DFL friends would not have done the same in such circumstances. Maybe it wasn't a perfect apology, but I found it satisfactory - and welcome.
I've written twice to Almanac to plead for the "retirement" of Wy Spano from the couch. Spano is also a bitter partisan, completely devoid of the insight expected of the panelists, disrespectful of others at times, and unable to think beyond his DFL talking points. I think it's time to write again, this time with a replacement in mind, Blois Olson.
As the new voice of the left on the Face Off segment on At Issue with Tom Hauser, Olson has exceeded my expectations as the replacement for Ember Reichgott-Junge, a bitter partisan as one blogger noted. Olson has shown more candor about his party's positions and prospects, yet stands his ground effectively on the important issues. He's calmer, more honest, more civil, and frankly, better informed than Reichgott-Junge.
I see now he's apologized to State Senator Michelle Bachman for some overly general remarks he made about her. Many of his DFL friends would not have done the same in such circumstances. Maybe it wasn't a perfect apology, but I found it satisfactory - and welcome.
I've written twice to Almanac to plead for the "retirement" of Wy Spano from the couch. Spano is also a bitter partisan, completely devoid of the insight expected of the panelists, disrespectful of others at times, and unable to think beyond his DFL talking points. I think it's time to write again, this time with a replacement in mind, Blois Olson.