Hypocrisy among Republicans
I arrived home after work to find more political junk mail in our box. That necessarily would not be a bad thing, (if there were any truth in it).
However, in case folks have forgotten, the Minnesota Legislature and governorship have been controlled by -- who? -- that's right, the Republicans.
So before you start accusing our fine, upstanding, hard-working senator, Gary Kubly, or Reps. Lyle Koenen and Aaron Peterson, perhaps you should examine your own house first, before you start talking about the do-nothing Legislature of late.
You were, after all, the the controlling party, were you not? As for Koenen taking a per diem during the government shutdown (which he voted against, by the way), would the Republican legislators please stand who did not take a per diem? I thought so. As an example, per diems collected during the government shutdown by Republicans: Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum, $1,584; Francis A. Bradley $2,112; Dean A. Simpson $1,980, just to list a few according to your own junk mail.
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I could go on, but why? I think/hope you have the idea by now. Isn't it just a shame that the controlling party will say and or do anything to retain its leadership role, whether it be right here in Minnesota, or our nation's capital, Washington D.C.?
Hugh Smith
Granite Falls
