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The number three candidate in the DFL primary race is apparently courting the anchorette from the number three TV newscast. Robyne Robinson is apparently mulling joining the Matt Entenza campaign:

Robyne Robinson, who will leave her longtime post at FOX 9 this week, said Monday that she is considering signing on to be DFLer Matt Entenza's running mate in the race for Minnesota governor.

But that makes it far from a done deal.

"I'm not saying yes or no to anything yet," she said, confirming that she has been invited to be on the ticket. "When you're approached with an offer like this, something very serious, very humbling, you can't just give a frivolous answer."

It'd be a good move for Entenza, who'd get access to Channel Nine's Investigative unit.

Cross-posted at Shot In The Dark.

My favorite definition of politics is "the acquisition of wealth or power without merit."  Even so, I'm puzzled how the DFL settles for lightweights like Taryl Clark, and now, Margaret Anderson Kelliher.  I'll leave Ms. Clark for later this fall, especially with Gary at LFR on the job in CD 6.  But like Clark's journey to go up against Michele Bachmann, Kelliher has come out of nowhere to win the DFL endorsement for Governor.

She's Speaker of the Minnesota House you say.  True.  And before that?  She reportedly had never even chaired a committee before that, which would explain why she even now still appears to be learning the job, painfully so her first two years.

Am I a sexist?  I'm trying hard not to be.  But to put it in those terms, women are people too, and therefore vary considerably in ability.  High on my list among Democrats is State Senator Ann Rest.  Maybe she doesn't want the job but I think she would make a much better Governor than Kelliher - or Rybak or Marty for that matter.  Maybe that's because she can speak competently on issues instead of just reciting bromides.

When Barack Obama ran for President, he argued that his lack of experience put him in position to change the way Washington works.  Obama explicitly referred to the cozy relationships between donors and contracting, especially when it comes to lobbyists.  So how is that hope and change working out for us?  It’s working out pretty well for lobbyist, Democratic donor, and government contractor Joel W. McCleary at PharmAthene:

The Obama administration has steered up to $150 million in federal funding for the development and production of an anthrax vaccine to a bio-defense firm with strong Democratic Party ties, Fox News has learned.