Minnesota National Guard draws longest sentence

Bluestem Prairie ferrets out the following from an L.A. Times article:

Under Bush's plan, the Minnesota National Guard drew the longest extension of any combat team in Iraq. Many soldiers heard the news first not from their commanders, but from their relatives, who received an e-mail alert on Wednesday evening, a few hours after Bush discussed the buildup in a speech to the nation.

Coincidence? Or could this be a "punishment" for the Democratic victories in the state last November? Naw... couldn't happen in America....