March 17, 2005

That Whole "Pot/Kettle" Thing

Tom Rukavina is a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives. Tommy hails from the northern climes of Minnesota (and, before you say I'm belittling him by calling him "Tommy", keep in mind, he goes by that name) and likes to rabble-rouse in Minnesota.

His latest tirade has been against Governor Tim Pawlenty and the fact that his official website can be reached with other URL's (www.Pawlenty2006.com for example. Oh, and that The Governor's site had photo's of him as a child. Please, don't let us citizens try to get to know our governor.

Today, an editorial in the Duluth News Tribune points out Representative Rukavina's hypocrisy.

The next time state Rep. Tom Rukavina makes a fuss over someone's supposed campaign impropriety, he might want to call home first.

Or for convenience's sake, the Iron Range DFLer could call his campaign committee's phone, which is the same number as his home phone in Virginia, as well as the local listing under "Minnesota State Government Offices, State Legislature, House Of Representatives, District 5A."

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But back to Rukavina, who was so confident in his last campaign that he didn't bother with a Web site. He did file campaign papers, however, and listed the campaign phone number that doubles as his official district line.

Neat! Those added phone lines cost extra money. Rukavina does a great job spending the taxpayer's money; it's interesting to see that he is so tight-fisted with his own that he can't install another phone line to at least give the impression of the campaign donation phone calls being separate from the official business phone calls. The Governor's official site issn't soliciting donations for the campaign. So, what's the big deal?