"I don't want a Congressman who's comfortable"
The Strib comes out in favor of Erlandson in CD5. Across the Great Divide has an eloquent response:
Mike Erlandson knows how to navigate in the swamp. Fine. That's better than getting lost. But I don't want a Congressman who's comfortable. I don't want a Congressman who fits in right away. I don't want a Congressman who knows where to park and who makes the best martinis.
I want Keith Ellison in Congress, a Black, Catholic-raised Minneapolis Muslim fireball who knows street kids and criminals as well as Sam Kaplan and Walter Mondale.
MORE RESPONSE:
Minneapolis Observer: Strib’s endorsement of Erlandson is a vote for the status quo in Congress
American Hot Sausage: Cancel your subscription to the Star Tribune
posted by Chuck Olsen @ 12:20 AM |
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Hmmm, let's see:
::Erlandson's campaign slogan is "I Like Mike", which might sound familiar to fans of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
::His website prominently displays the phrase "The Values to Get It Right" where, as always, the word "right" retains its political ambiguity.
::The big political endorsement on his website's front page is John Murtha (anti-war, sure, but a Republican nonetheless).
::Two of his major endorsements come from the National Association of Realtors and the National Association of Home Builders.
::Also a bunch of them moderate environmental groups have endorsed him, because environmentalism seems to be his only "liberal" credential. Since CD5 is a primarily urban district, it strikes me that environmentalism is just window dressing.
Conclusion: I'm voting for Ellison. No more puppets; no more strings.
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