Been a long time a coming...

 

"We can do it this year. We can make a change. We can make a difference. We can get this big blue behemoth off our backs. Vote for freedom. Vote for change. Vote Republicans."    

The picture above, of this very young skinny kid, with lots of hair on his head - is me. Have I changed much since 1967 when I graduated from high school? Lets see - I did a career in the Navy and Naval Reserve, I worked as a defense contractor for 25 years, did a slew of other jobs, got married, built a house, had kids (now grandies), and retired. Whew! So what Bird? We all have interesting things to chronical about our life stories. True. And one thing all older Minnesotans have in common is this - 1967 was the LAST year we elected a Republican Attorney General. Yes, it has been that long.

Four years ago, the Republicans ran a quality guy named Doug Wardlow against a very flawed Keith Ellison. For some reason, unknown to most, Ellison won (barely). And thus, the streak of nonstop Democrats as the state's top lawyer continued. 

This year, a newcomer named Jim Schultz is running against an even more flawed Keith Ellison. I like this guy. He is everything Ellison is not. Schultz will fight crime. Not a little bit, a lotta bit. He will clean up this cesspool called Minneapolis. It is pretty bad when the City of Lakes, the city of Mary Tyler Moore, has become more dangerous than the wild, wild west. It has become a great place to visit to get carjacked, mugged - or worse.

Because the state of Minnesota, as well as the city of Minneapolis, been crushed under this big blue behemoth called the DFL for over a half century, we have a five alarm mess on our hands. During that fifty year period, we have not only had zero attorney generals, but also very few governors and even fewer mayors of our largest cities. Many of our citizens have become nothing more than mine numbed robots, pulling the blue lever, no matter how flawed the person running for office is.

This year, we have the opportunity to clean house - literally. Have a quality governor. A quality lieutenant governor. A quality attorney general. A quality secretary of state. A quality state auditor. A Republican House which will know how to pass proper legislation to really HELP the people of Minnesota. To ensure we are no longer the 45th least affordable (tax wise) place to live in the entire country. Finally, we need a Republican Senate. 

We can do it this year. We can make a change. We can make a difference. We can get this big blue behemoth off our backs. Vote for freedom. Vote for change. Vote Republicans.