Is Tim Walz's 'shiny object deflection' working?

On Friday, Tim Walz, Minnnesota's DFL governor, held this press availability about Minnesota's "industrial-scale fraud" crisis. In one part of the availability, Gov. Walz said "Nobody...nobody in the legislature on the GOP side is interested in solving this. My God, it would be the worst thing in the world for them if we were to solve this thing early like we're doing." This is what I'd consider a big shiny distraction or deflection.

First, intentionally built into Gov. Walz's statement is the inference that Minnesota's "industrial-scale fraud" is getting fixed. That's fiction. It isn't reality. Next, also built into the statement is the illusion that a legislative solution is required. Back eons ago, Joe Biden emphatically insisted that fixing the border required comprehensive immigration reform. A month after President Trump took office and after he started enforcing this nation's immigrations laws, the border invasion had ended. Comprehensive immigration reform hadn't passed. Still, the border was totally secure.

I mention that in this situation because, like with Biden, all that's needed to fix Minnesota's fraud crisis is enforcing the law. Embezzlement/fraud is already defined in state statutes. Since Gov. Walz is the CEO of the Executive Branch and the Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota's Department of Human Services, why can't Gov. Walz simply enforce existing laws on his own? Gov. Walz doesn't need additional legislative permission to enforce existing laws.

This is, in my opinion, Gov. Walz's attempt to deflect attention away from his corruption. It's time for Gov. Walz to put his big boy britches on and to do the job of governor. In this video, Rep. Dave Pinto, the DFL lead on the House Fraud and Oversight Committee, repeated Gov. Walz's line that the GOP isn't cooperating:

Again, this isn't required. The 480 whistleblowers in Minnesota's Department of Human Services initially notified Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan of the fraud that was happening 3-5 years ago. Only after they didn't get a response from Walz/Flanagan did they contact the legislative branch to tell them that a) fraud was happpening too often and b) Walz and Flanagan weren't responding to their pleas for help. Further, Rep. Pinto said that it's important to go after fraud. What's intentionally omitted is that Gov. Walz allegedly retaliated against the whistleblowers. If it's important to go after fraud, why did Gov. Walz allegedly go after the whistleblowers?

The more you dig into this scandal, the more questions you have. This week, it's that the problem isn't that bad and the Republicans are making this stuff up. Last week, it was that Republicans weren't interested in fixing the problem and/or they wanted the issue to run on in 2026. Weve hit the tipping point where we don't believe the DFL because they've lied too often.

Finally, we need a real governor, not an excuse-maker like Tim Walz. Personally, I'm enthusiastically supporting this guy:

Check him out here.

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