wizardmarks wrote:
> (snip) However, I was appalled by the hatefulness of the reps and
> sens against Minneapolis. These folks knew they had the
> power and the numbers to "opt out" of supporting anything
> the city of Minneapolis wanted and they did just that out of
> what appeared to be pure spite of the kind 11-year old boys
> do to be nasty. So saying, what has Minneapolis done just
> lately that cranked that spite tighter? What has Minneapolis
> done traditionally that fuels this attitude? It always
> takes two to tango. (snip)
Minneapolis hasn't done anything wrong, and it was not
"the reps and sens."
The anti-Minneapolis fervor at the Legislature lies squarely
in the House Republican majority. The Senate DFL has
treated Minneapolis fairly (they perhaps don't get everything
they want at the Senate, but no one gets everything they
want). The House Republicans have worked hard to "get"
Minneapolis at every turn and it's not going to change. You
have to get three more DFLers elected out of 134 in the
House, and a new DFL majority will be better to Mpls.
The mayor of Mpls worked with DFL legislators from
Mpls on numerous issues, but could not overcome the
anti-Mpls sentiment coming from the GOP.
Sidebar: the Governor's line-item vetoes are extremely
"anti-St. Paul." I know we can't discuss St. Paul on this
list, but I'm just including it for reference & comparison.
Don Jorovsky
Committee Administrator, Senate Committee on
Jobs, Housing & Community Development
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