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22 Jan 2012 Just Say No…
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… To Unions.

A guy from SEIU came to the door this evening claiming to be from the hospital. Sarah woke me up from a nap, and I went to see who it was. A soon as I answered he announced where he was from. I cut him of right there and said that I was not interested in joining a union, and closed the door on him mid sentence. I guess he made the rounds today, because he visited a friend of mine after leaving here. She got his card, but basically told him the same thing.

Sad union organizer walling back to his car (Eric Salminen)

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My question is: where did he get my address? It’s not like it’s hidden or anything, but I didn’t give it to him. It’s not public at work. So how did he get it?

Which brings me to what I’m really posting about. The lab is a meritocracy. Without merit, we have nothing. I hear and see how others in unions perform their jobs, doing the bare minimum to get by. And why not? If your job security and wages are not based on what you do, who cares if you don’t go out of your way. Your boss won’t look at you for a promotion, you won’t get any bonuses, so why try harder?

I have made it clear in past posts that I’m Republican. As a Republican, I don’t believe in unions, not that they necessarily go hand in hand. I think they had their place in history and have their place in developing countries, but not in a professional setting.

Would I feel that the union were totally bad if Minnesota were a “right to work” state? Probably not. Unfortunately, since it’s not, if a union were voted into the lab, I would have no choice but to become a member. Unwillingly, of course.

I’m not willing to give up my rights as a solitary employee to become a small part of some communist collective I had no real choice in joining

So I guess what I’m trying to say here is: SEIU — LEAVE ME AND MY WORK ALONE!

Now back to your regularly scheduled pictures of Abby.

Abby under the Christmas tree

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30 Jun 2011 Open Letter RE: MN Government Shutdown
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Dear Republican Lawmakers and Governor Mark Dayton,

As a constituent, Minnesotan and Republican, I urge you to avoid a government shutdown at all costs. News stories of what services would suffer as well as the amount of state income and payments lost is astronomical, certainly more than any kind of tax increase on the wealthy or cuts in spending would ever hope to offset. In talking to friends on both sides of the issue, one things is abundantly clear: no one cares whether Gov. Dayton’s plan to tax the richest 2% or the Republican’s method of balancing the budget or some combination of the two is ratified. Minnesotans just simply do not care. What we do care about is that the shutdown is avoided altogether.

In the only time I will probably ever quote President Obama, in his speech on June 29th, he called on lawmakers to “overcome the ‘selfish’ norms of politics and ‘do their job’”, this in regards to the debt ceiling, but I feel it has application here. He also stated that “congress needs to be willing to ‘take on their sacred cows and do tough things’ while moving away from ‘maximalist positions’.” I urge you to DO YOUR JOB at this moment, and create a budget that works for both sides. You have had since the beginning of the year to do this. It is your job. Do not hurt Minnesotas with petty politics. Give up your sacred cow.

“Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” Philippians 2:2-4 (NLT)

David Helfinstine, Jr.
davidjr@helfinstine.net

(Source: http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/29/obama.news.conference/index.html)

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06 Nov 2008 according to politicalquiz.net…
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“You are a social conservative. You believe in traditional values, and care first and foremost about your country, your family, and your religion. You dislike the agenda of the left because you see them as trying to destroy these things.”

“You’re a Capitalist Purist. You believe that the market should be completely free, and that the invisible hand of the market will make sure that the people get what they want and will do it in the most efficient way possible. You believe in small government, less taxes, and more privatization.”

“You’re an Authoritarian. You believe that that, left to their own, many people will do immoral or harmful things. You despise drug users, pornography, violence, and all other things that you consider immoral. You also think that security is often more important than protecting rights. You think children need to be protected from seeing these things so it doesn’t warp their minds, and that the will of the majority sometimes is more important than the rights of the minority.”

“You’re a Militarist. You believe that since the United States has so much power in the world, it has a responsibility to keep the world safe. You think that if the US does not exert its power in the world, it may eventually lose its power, and that we can not look weak in the face of terrorists, and must take them out where they live.”

Overall, you would most likely fit into the category of NeoCon Republican

Image of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield

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15 Oct 2008 VOTE FOR AMERICA
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McCain/Palin \'08

McCain/Palin '08

<sarcasm> Who am I voting for this election? Obama of course! Why? Because I give in to peer pressure. I hear what everyone is saying, and I agree! Who could be better than Obama? I give you one chance to say one name!!! My coworkers have told me again and again when I try to have a civilized discussion about the election that my ideas and beliefs are completely wrong and I have to go with who would be best for America. I mean, I tried to say that I wasn’t voting for Obama, but it’s just so much easier to say that I am! Roe vs. who? Econo-what? I can’t wait until I have affordable healthcare, while sacrificing my paycheck, so I can’t afford my mortgage and I go broke. I have full faith in the communist….er, democratic party. Vote for Change! </sarcasm>

No really,
VOTE FOR AMERICA!!!

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07 Oct 2008 7.5 years of George Bush
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(from an E-mail forward I got today)

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000 +
5) American’s were buying new cars,taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!…

But American’s wanted ‘CHANGE’! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes–we got ‘CHANGE’ all right. In the PAST YEAR:

1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION
DOLLARS and prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~
2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!

YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE…AND WE SURE GOT IT! ….

REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE ISSUES, ONLY CONGRESS.

AND WHAT HAS CONGRESS DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

NOW THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE IS GOING TO REALLY GIVE US CHANGE ALONG WITH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS!!!!

JUST HOW MUCH MORE ‘CHANGE’ DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND?

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15 Apr 2008 In other comic news…
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And in other comic news, Mallard Fillmore, a great conservative comic, has been removed from the Star Tribune. It was done quietly and was just one day replaced by some comic strip called “Tundra”. Apparently, the strip was the most complained about comic in the paper, according to a post on the KTLK blogs. Unfortunately, the liberal media owner of Star Tribune decided that a FUNNY conservative comic was too much for the paper. Instead, since Garry Trudeau of Doonesbury is on hiatus and not producing daily cartoons, they replaced the daily Doonesbury cartoon with a CONSERVATIVE comic. Unfortunately, this comic is neither funny nor has a point. Oh, and did I mention the other three comics that suddenly appeared in the paper? They were greated with fanfare and a ‘vote for your favorite’. Unfortunately, these comics insult my intellegence! They are neither funny, nor relevant to daily life (see: Cul De Sac)A two year old could come up with better content. What gives? I thought media was supposed to be, relatively, unbiased? Why the liberalism? Can’t more than one viewpoint be heard? I guess I’ll just stop reading the paper, and get my news from the Internet. At least I can pick and choose what I want to hear, instead of paying money for wasted paper and ink. Especially in a year with an election, why not show both points of view, instead of focusing on your own?

Oh, and in case you miss Mallard Fillmore Comics, you can find them here.

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01 Apr 2008 Transportaion Tax $$ Reply from the Dems
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I wrote an email to the democrat legislators in my district that voted for a gas tax hike and other tax increases that are not really about doing anything. They claim it will help pay for bridge repair and road repair…but I’ll believe that when I see it. Here’s the reply letter I received from Rep. Julie Bunn (D – MN House) regarding that tax increase. It is obviously a form letter, because she praises herself for helping to override the veto by Gov. Pawlenty, and really doesn’t answer anything from my email. Here it is…

Letter from Julie Bunn

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