The wit and wisdom of Geoff Michel . . .

A faithful correspondent sent in a couple of Senator's Michel's recent ponderings:

"I feel like I've been let out of jail,'' said Republican Sen. Geoff Michel of Edina [in response to a question about what it was like to have the session over] in the July 9th StarTribune.

It's probably just one of those hyperbole kind of things. Anyway, Senator, you will be pleased to know that there are people working even now to spring you permanently.

And then the following day: "I'm going to bark up a few trees," said Sen. Geoff Michel, R-Edina, who is spearheading the Gophers stadium effort. "I don't want to lose the momentum that the university has gathered."

Spotty barks up trees once in a while, but it is usually because there is a squirrel up there. Barking up trees seems kinda counterproductive, momentum-wise.