A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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May 22, 2004There must be something in the waterIf you haven't figured it out by now, in Minnesota voters are, to be polite, unpredictable. In the recent past, we have elected the following individuals. 1. Rudy Perpich. Governor: 1976-1979*; 1983-1991. Semi-liberal former dentist nicknamed by Newsweek as "Governor Goofy." (*served out term of ultra-popular Wendell Anderson, who resigned and had Perpich (LG) appoint him Senator after Mondale became VP). 2. Paul Wellstone. Senator: 1990 to 2002. Ultra-liberal former college professor who won election by campaigning out of a green school bus. 3. Rod Grams. Senator: 1994 to 2000. Ultra-conservative former local TV news anchor. 4. James George Janos (a/k/a Jesse Ventura). Governor: 1998 to 2002. Ultra-moderate former professional wrestler who won election by campaigning out of an RV adorned with "Jesse" action figures. 5. Mark Dayton. Senator: 2000 to --. Ultra-liberal heir to department store fortune who had been perpetually running for the Senate since 1984. Although I can't yet find the transcript, I heard on NPR tonight on the way home from work a speech from Dayton in which he said that we can declare "success" in Iraq and leave immediately after June 30. NPR said he was the first Senator to make that explicit of a statement. I'm so proud (not). Posted by Todd Pearson at May 22, 2004 01:13 AMComments
Guess no one cares about MN politics, huh? Posted by: Greg Pallas at May 24, 2004 03:45 PMProbably more of a sign that the rest of the country doesn't take Mark Dayton very seriously. Posted by: Todd Pearson at May 24, 2004 04:02 PM |
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