| Franken campaign has lately revived its spirit by emphasizing the fact that the candidate didn't just grow up in Minnesota, but in middle-class Minnesota. Unable to run on his record of Bush cheerleading (Coleman voted with the president 86 percent of the time), the first-term Republican early turned the campaign into one designed to offend the sensibilities of "Minnesota Nice." Franken hopes to reclaim Wellstone's seat. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
