Adam Duininck for Governor!

"In fact, if we could get him to be our next Governor, we could dispense with the Minnesota House and Senate. Who needs them anyhow?"

I think I have found our new Governor! Let's face it - Dayton is done! He had a raft of problems anyhow. And Tina? Come on folks - you know she could be a lightweight against anyone the Republicans will throw up against her! No, our new Governor is here - right under our noses. It is Adam Duininck, the Chairman of the all impotent Metropolitan Council.

One thing I learned when I worked in contract law was there are two kinds of authority - expressed and implied. Mr. Duininck has zero expressed authority, as he is just a tool for the current Governor. But boy, oh boy - talk about implied authority! He can do just about anything - and all without answering to anybody at all! In fact, if we could get him to be our next Governor, we could dispense with the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate. Who needs them anyhow? Adam and his 16 minions could rule the state like a monarchy.

The latest example of how Adam could rule this state came this past week. The SWLRT, which a majority of people in the metro will never ride nor do they want, just made a BIG purchase! Never mind this thing still has lawsuits which could kill it and the funding for it is "iffy" as best. Nope - full steam ahead! Adam authorized the purchase of choo-choo cars to ride on this route which is still a figment of some euphorian's imagination.

So, in the middle of the most important national election we have had in the past 500 years (relax - that is an Obama math joke), Adam placed an order with Siemens (Hey! What ever happened to "Buy American?") to build 27 LRT cars. That is so cool! And the money to pay for them? Either we will soak the locals in the seven county area (again), or tap into some of that "free" money from the Fed. 

All right - enough! Get the hint? The Met Council, who has zero authority from the taxpayers, is running amok. Donald Trump is right on one thing for sure - our government is out of control. Rigged if you may. What the Met Council is doing is nothing more than Third World crap. It is done in countries where there is no democracy. Where there are no republics. No liberty. 

A good friend of mine ran for Governor two years ago. He had the Met Council pegged down to a tee. He knew what the fix was. Upon election, his vision was to replace them (which is within the Governor's purview) with people who would do "nothing". It would in fact, make eunuchs out of this unelected board. They would have zero authority, expressed or implied. Then once the Republicans gained enough seats in the Minnesota Senate to make it veto proof, they would kill the Met Council, for once and for good.

Adam Duininck for Governor? Not hardly. No Adam, enjoy your time while working our version of "Fantasy Island". Once this gig is over, Adam - you might have to work in the real world where authority is always expressed and earned. Oh yes, most places you might work also use a P+L statement. Reality does suck sometimes - right Adam?