Sen. Jim Carlson paints recent events at Capitol in dark tones
Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, in response to a reporter’s question, in an email painted Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s announcement of yesterday — no special session, line-item vetoes — in dark tones.
“The Governor’s plan will result in devastating damage to the most vulnerable Minnesotans, and he doesn’t care,” opined Carlson.
“The strategy very clearly shows that he is performing for his national ambition and will sacrifice Minnesota as well as legislators in his own party to achieve it. The plan is masterful and predictable. He will be able to dictate cuts while simultaneously blaming the DFL,” wrote Carlson.
“It will take some time before property tax payers, service providers and elderly and disabled advocates pin the brutalities on the Governor and his supporters. But the Governor is obviously not planning to run again so the legislators in his party will be abandoned to explain their complicity in damaging Minnesota. Since the Governor has never won a statewide majority in Minnesota, he won’t be concerned about losing the electoral votes,” opined Carlson.
“After he leaves, the Republicans in the legislature will be set adrift and lose even more voices,” Carlson wrote in the email.
