In the spotlight - for all the wrong reasons

 

"We suck in education now also. At one time, we were the bell of the ball (so to speak). But the greedy teacher unions, in cahoots with the Democrats, decided to put kids last - especially in the inner city. We have become a high tax, low value (corrupt) state with a crappy education system."

I think I have told this story before. When I was in the Navy, and serving outside the state of Minnesota, I would often time brag about how good this state was. And Minneapolis? To me, that city was the cat's pajamas. I loved it. But that was then, and this is now. Now this state has a national reputation similar to Chernobyl. In other words, it is toxic. And how and when did all of this change? Stand by - it was the "boiling frog" syndrome.

For those who can't remember this analogy, a "boiling frog" syndrome is to put some frogs in a pan, put it on the oven, and slowly increase the temperature. By the time the frogs realize what is happening to them, they are cooked. That is what happened in Minnesota. Slowly, the Democrats took over more of the levers of state and city government. The City Council in Minneapolis became socialist and nutty. Then came the Floyd debacle, and the slow change of Minneapolis went into hyperdrive. 

Now we have a patsy Governor, owned by the "newcomers" who reside in Minneapolis. Graft is not just somewhere - it is everywhere. Walz either does not have the brains nor the balls to do anything about it, except blame it all on Trump. Huh? It is so bad, that Trump stated last night he was going to give rid of any protective status for the "newcomers". Why? Graft. Gangs. Mayhem. You name it.

We suck in education now also. At one time, we were the bell of the ball (so to speak). But the greedy teacher unions, in cahoots with the Democrats, decided to put kids last - especially in the inner city. We have become a high tax, low value (corrupt) state with a crappy education system.

And truthfully, Tim Walz should be a dead man walking (politically) if he should run again. We could run Bozo the Clown against Walz and win. But this is Minnesota. Walz will have the graft infested "newcomers" in his corner, as well as zillions of ne'er-do-well later day hippies who live in Minneapolis and St Paul. In other words, as bad as things are right now, Walz could waltz into another term.

Sorry Minnesota - the love affair is over. Now I only live here because of family. And Minneapolis? It is a nice place to be from - far, far from. And I rest my case.