Something is weird in Minnesota. Besides Jesse Ventura, I mean.
The DFL, which came into its fullest flowering of power after Hubert Humphrey purged the radical - communist, in those days - elements in the 1940s, is regressing into radicalism and corruption. So, why haven't Republicans sealed the deal here yet?
David Strom elaborates on the DFL trends at Townhall.com:
Unfortunately, Ellison's victory in the primary was no anomaly here in Minnesota. While Democrats might be comforting themselves with the idea that Ellison's victory in one of the Bluest of the Blue districts in the country means little, a quick look at the state of the DFL shows otherwise.
Consider these facts:1. In just the past year, Senator Dean Johnson, the Majority Leader of the State Senate, was taped lying to a group of ministers about improper conversations he claimed to have had with members of the Minnesota Supreme Court -- conversations that never occurred. Ethics charges were filed; an investigation of the Supreme Court Justices ensued exonerating them. Johnson was forced to admit that he "sanded off the truth." Yet the DFL members of the State Senate unanimously reaffirmed their faith in Johnson as their leader.
2. State Representative Matt Entenza, former Minority Leader in the State House and the DFL-endorsed candidate for Attorney General, was forced out of the race when it was revealed that he had spent tens of thousands of dollars secretly conducting opposition research on the DFL candidate for Governor (and current Attorney General) Mike Hatch. After denying the allegation for months, the Star-Tribune newspaper uncovered the truth. Entenza had repeatedly lied about the issue to reporters over a period of months, dooming his candidacy.
Read the whole column at the link above. Then, wonder how long it will be before Republicans close the deal with Minnesotans - the sane ones, I mean.
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