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Old 05-21-2012, 06:17 AM
 
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Minnesotans, bring back a DFL Legislature | StarTribune.com

Minnesota had a GOP controlled House for the last few years for the first time in a long time, maybe ever. What a disaster it has been. They have cost us millions of dollars with their forced shut down of the state, only to agree to a budget that saved hardly any money and didn't come close to making up for what the shut down cost. This is only one example of their immaturity and senseless, disruptive behavior.

The problem with Republicans is that they deal in ideology and not in reality. Tell a republican that children are not getting a decent breakfast before school and it is harming their ability to learn and their chance of a future in society.

The Republican will tell you every time that it's not society's place to feed these children. They don't care about the reality of the child at all. The reality is the child did not ask to be brought into this world but he does exist. He needs basic care.

I care more about what kind of a citizen he is going to be someday and less about who's responsibility it is to care for him. Republicans sway voters with their anti-abortion rhetoric, but then turn around and try to sabotage any kind of help for parents on the ropes financially.

They are the party of hypocrisy and conflict. They sell fear and hatred to get votes. That is why they will be voted out in Minnesota. I strongly encourage you to vote them out everywhere you vote.
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Old 05-21-2012, 06:47 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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If you say so......



Becoming dependent on the King once again, I see!
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Old 05-21-2012, 06:47 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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An editorial is not what an election makes. Although I'd love the people to vote out their Republican legislature, Republicans are like roaches, in that they both have a sneaky way of getting back in the house.
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Old 05-21-2012, 06:51 AM
 
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An editorial is not what an election makes. Although I'd love the people to vote out their Republican legislature, Republicans are like roaches, in that they both have a sneaky way of getting back in the house.


The Progressive are like a kid in the candy store.

It takes a responsible Conservative to rebuild the business, after the Progressives loot the working capital by giving away to their friends and family.
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Old 05-21-2012, 06:59 AM
 
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The Progressive are like a kid in the candy store.

It takes a responsible Conservative to rebuild the business, after the Progressives loot the working capital by giving away to their friends and family.
Does it take "responsible conservatives" to go so far into debt winning a few seats to control a State House of Representatives that they don't pay their rent or utilities? The MN GOP is going to be thrown out of their headquarters and have had their utilities shut off for non-payment because they are 2 million dollars in the hole to win a couple of seats for people making less than 50K?

Does that make sense in your conservative world?
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Old 05-21-2012, 07:09 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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The Progressive are like a kid in the candy store.

It takes a responsible Conservative to rebuild the business, after the Progressives loot the working capital by giving away to their friends and family.
Responsible Conservatives and unicorns. One is a non-existent mythical creature. The other is a four-legged animal with a spiraling horn.

What example of this responsible Conservative have we ever seen? Ronald Reagan -- who tripled the debt? Maybe GWB who is the poster child for using taxpayer money and transferring it to his friends.
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Old 05-21-2012, 07:13 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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MTA brilliant comparison. We are working to rid New Hampshire's legislature of these mythic creatures as well.
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Old 05-21-2012, 07:19 AM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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Progressives believe in taxing everyone to whatever end is necessary to make everyone equal, no matter how inefficient no matter how worthless and lazy that person is.

Conservatives believe the only thing of any value is making the rich richer.

The 70% of the rest of the country wonders how it got to be that the crazies on both sides are now running the show.

Someone mentioned Reagan. If you had cloned RR back in 1984, gave him a new name and ran him in the GOP today he would be defeated in the primary by a Tea Party nut who would have called him a socialist or marxist for working and compromising with Democrats.
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Old 05-21-2012, 07:19 AM
 
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Does it take "responsible conservatives" to go so far into debt winning a few seats to control a State House of Representatives that they don't pay their rent or utilities? The MN GOP is going to be thrown out of their headquarters and have had their utilities shut off for non-payment because they are 2 million dollars in the hole to win a couple of seats for people making less than 50K?

Does that make sense in your conservative world?
The same thing is taking place with numerous Democratic offices as well
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Old 05-21-2012, 07:21 AM
 
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I saw a movie where they still refered Minneapolis as the Mini Apple

Hilarious!
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