DFL's Almanac spin is consistent

Carin Mrotz is the latest DFL activist to weigh in on Almanac on the projected budget surplus and the GOP gubernatorial contest. Let's start with her predictable spin that "When Republicans are in charge, there are lots of groups lined up with their hands out. They just look more like chambers of commerce and corporations and the very, very rich. So there's always someone looking to get some help for their community."

There's little dispute that chambers of commerce often find their way to St. Paul with their hands out. There's also little disputing the fact that chambers of commerce aren't as pro-Republican as they should be. Further, the line about the "very, very rich" is laughable. Minnesota's tax rates guarantee that there aren't very, very rich people in Minnesota with the exception of the Pohlad family.

Mrotz then said that "public schools are in a bit of a crisis". This is boilerplate DFL stuff. They have Education Minnesota to appease. Here's the video of the entire segment:

A theme is developing on the DFL side on Scott Jensen. First, it's rumored that Dr. Jensen will pick former Vikings player Matt Birk as his Lt. Gov. running mate this week. With that in mind, Friday night, Ms. Mrotz said "This is a pretty extreme candidate adding an extreme running mate." She's basing this opinion on the fact that she first became aware of Matt Birk in 2012, when he opposed "marriage equality."

Before Mrotz used the extreme/extremist rhetoric, other DFL activists who used that rhetoric were Javier Morillo, Abou Amara and Jeff Hayden in describing Dr. Jensen. Anyone who's paid any attention to Dr. Jensen knows he isn't an extremist. What these DFL activists are worried about is how well Jensen is playing in the suburbs.

Dr. Jensen seems reasonable, especially on fighting crime, COVID and taxes. Gov. Walz has been erratic and reactive on COVID. Figuring out Walz's logic on COVID is difficult until you consult public opinion polling or the latest press. Walz's COVID policies have been mostly guided by partisan considerations. It's time to call in a real doctor.

Finally, let's remember that Walz is the guy who called for a major tax hike when we had a significant surplus. Walz was so committed to that tax hike that he couldn't finish the budget session on time.

I won't call Walz extreme. I'll just call him wrong for Minnesota.

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