Why I edorse the "Mechanic"

 

 

"If you like an honest broker, Jeff is the man. If you like slick and glitz, he falls far short..."

I am so glad that Jeff Johnson does not sell used cars. I am afraid he would not be able to pay his mortgage or feed his family. Why? Jeff is way too honest. Too truthful. He would tell the prospective buyer everything that was right and wrong with the car. However as a mechanic, Jeff would do very well. He would be able to diagnose problems and then figure out the best, most cost efficient way to fix them. And because of his honesty, he would never recommend a repair that was not necessary or did not help.

Please don't be shocked when I tell you this. Today, our very left leaning hometown newspaper endorsed Governor Dayton for another four years. Their words - "one good term deserves another." In the eyes of the Loony Left, these past four years have been very good indeed. Gay marriage, higher minimum wage, higher taxes on the rich, a taxpayer funded football stadium, and new Senate office building, and so on. In the eyes of people who pay the freight, or like to see our state become more competitive, it has been a very messy four years.

For those who don't mind used car salesmen always selling them a bill of goods, Jeff Johnson must come across as Mr. Buzzkill. After all, what is there not too like with the past four years? All Jeff wants to do is dissect every program we have to ensure it is doing what is was purposed to do. Fix what needs to be fixed, scrap what needs to be scraped. For the Lefties as well as the low information crowd, this is B-O-R-I-N-G. No glitz in this approach. Who cares if we have programs that do nothing and cost us tens or hundreds of millions? It is not our money! Who cares if we got taken to the cleaners by the Vikings for their new billion dollar stadium? It is not our money. Who cares if we are spending almost $100M on a unneeded new Senate office building? It is not our money. Jeff Johnson says hold on - it is our money, and it is not being spent wisely.

Jeff stands out today in a world of fast talkers and charlatans. He is deliberate, he is thorough. He is nice, he is honest. This country elected and re-elected a President just because of a slogan. We elected our current Governor even though he was voted one of the worst 5 Senators of all time! We don't care. Jobs that are being created nationally or statewide are lower paying and offer fewer hours than jobs which were lost. The Governor says look at the numbers. Jeff says we can do better.

The Governor is very proud that we have frozen tuition at our state colleges. This will benefit our students. As he usually does, Jeff reads the fine print. Was tuition frozen? Yes. Were the out of control costs at our colleges frozen? No. We will just pass those costs on to the taxpayers. The Governor says look at the numbers. Jeff says we can do better.

This is why I support Jeff Johnson to be our next Governor. I happen to like honesty. I like people who pay attention to the details, who read the fine print. We need someone who will get into office and scrap the very problematic MNSure and then begin to dismantle the unelected, out of control Met Council. Just because Jeff is incredibly nice does not mean he can't be tough. He can be tough as nails when he needs to be.

Next month, please join me in voting for "the Mechanic". We no not need four more years of the used car salesman. Voting for Jeff is the right thing to do for our State.