RNC in St. Paul (MN): no 4 AM bar close

The city of St. Paul rejected the idea of leaving bars open to 4 AM during the upcoming Republican National Convention, and I think Councilmember Thune, of the downtown area, said it best:

"Remember whose ward this is going to end up in -- it's mine. And I've got 8,000 people living downtown who don't want a bunch of puking Republican lobbyists on the streets at 4 in the morning," Council Member Dave Thune said, according to the Pioneer Press.

Vacancy

From the looking at the GOP 2008 Convention with humor dept...in reply to an article describing the lack of available venues as GOP planners book most area hotels and convention halls...

One empty place

Thanks for the heads-up -- we may not be able to get a beer or have dinner out while the Republican National Convention is in St. Paul ("GOP's partying may push out locals," March 7).

But one place sure to be wide open is the Science Museum.