Oh, Susan...

"Truthfully, and it pains me to say this, she would be much better suited in running for a seat in the heart of Minneapolis. Her politics would be much more in sync."

As many know by now, one of the more interesting races for the Minnesota House is taking place up in House District 31 B. I know it well. It is my district. Tom Hackbarth served this district for over 20 years. Up until the very end, he served it well. Now the race is between Calvin Bahr and Susan Larson. My job right now is to publish some information which defines just who these two people are.

Let me first tell you what they have in common. They both live in the district. They are both small business owners. They are both married with adult children and some grandchildren. There is where the similarity ends. Since I have recently penned an article about Cal, I will devote most of this article to shining the light of truth on Susan Larson.

I have read her bio. I have read how her DFL party defines her. I have read how Susan defines herself. Truthfully, and it pains me to say this, she would be much better suited in running for a seat in the heart of Minneapolis. Her politics would be much more in sync. How so? Examples to follow:

• NLX (Northern Lights Express) - Some refer to this train as the "Casino Train", as most of who would ride it would probably exit at the Hinkley or Black Bear Casino exits. True, some would take it all the way to Duluth, but probably not too many. It is a $1B boon doggle which is being backed by the tribes and some greedy politicians who have land on the route. Susan Larson backs this huge waste of taxpayer money.
• Pre-K - Susan will fit right in with the Dayton crowd on this one. I guess this is to be expected since Susan is backed by that most evil organization, Education Minnesota. To date, there is still not one shred of evidence that Pre-K helps kids as they getting deeper into school. It does however, help Education Minnesota. Susan has been quoted as saying, "Pre-K is important due to expectations that are much higher today." Huh?
• Health Care - I am so anxious for Susan to come knocking at my door this fall. She is quoted as saying her goal is "Heath care needs to be affordable for all." That is the same gobblety gook we heard from Obama prior to passing his very expensive and highly ineffective ObamaCare. As usual, Democrat health care talk is short on specifics and long on rhetoric.

My sage advise to Susan is simply this - folks up in this neck of the woods are high on liberty, and very suspicious of big government. If that is the soup you are selling, more government and less liberty, you will not find many buyers here.

Cal Bahr on the other hand, has the right ideas. He has the right solutions. He has a deep love for our Constitution and liberty. He is the right person to represent the good folks in HD 31B.