Residual Forces

Folks, I am begging for someone to talk about how badly we need a fiscal conservative using the bully pulpit voters gave him to beat the tax and spending, nanny state, Government expansionist liberals to a bloody pulp. And I don’t give a damn what party they belong to. But instead, we have fear and loathing from some, and revisionist history from others.

Oh how soon we forget someone’s fee and spending increases in sessions past in order to make Government “better”.

So, when you hear about the $373 million of “revenue” that the state is short on, keep in mind. They increased spending to the tune of billions and billions for this budget. Yes, they increased spending 9.5%, and surprise surprise, the revenue didn’t keep up. Now the revenue of which they are short on, is actually money they took away from you. Yes, they spent more than they had. Or rather, they spent more than they hoped they would have.

Democrats are likely preparing tax increase proposals. Pawlenty and CYA apologists are trying to figure out how to transfer blame and shift attention out of this, or blow smoke up somewhere, and do absolutely nothing to help the situation. No one is even acknowledging that Government in Minnesota is growing to dang fast.

Bandaids and political happy talk are not going to even begin to solve the real problem in Minnesota. The size of Government is growing at rates 3 to 4 times that of the economy,but it is never enough. Most politicians have plans for more and more and more. Democrats demanded 20% increases in spending last session. Pawlenty gave them 9.5%. Either way we citizens are screwed. I’d have much rather seen this be as painful as possible so that citizens would get a cold splash of water in the face when the govenment they were promised by Democrats is more expensive than anyone could afford.

So I am sorry if I don’t share the glee and giddiness that the Republican Party Chair does. I do not think Pawlenty’s leadership during the 2006 budget showdown was rockstar like. Govenment is growing under his leadership. Sure not as fast as Democrats would like, but half as fast, which is 4 times faster than those of us funding, this fiasco known as Government, get to expect in our own finances. So I will not be patting the guy who approved a budget 9.5% bigger than the last one on the back. I will save any pats on the back for a Republican who can shrink the size of Government.

The only thing we taxpayers and citizens can do to really solve this revenue shortfall, is to send a clear message to the power hungry nanny staters in St. Paul. Enough is enough. Don’t give them or the parties covering for them a thin dime until you see leadership on the issues. Mudslinging and revisionism is going to embolden them to do more to grow Government. Until they understand that the people really don’t want Government big enough to run our lives, they will keep trying to have Government do just that. the parties will continue to support politicians who care not about liberties and freedom, but rather them winning or losing.

It is time to get serious about reforming State Government while there is still room for liberty and the pursuit of happiness in this state.

Since it is common knowledge that the Democratic party is against just that, there is only one great hope. The Republican Party. Unless it can realize that what they are doing, and allowing their top politicians to do is in fact against the best interest of not only the party, but Minnesota and the nation, all hope is lost. The only thing that correct the problems facing Minnesotans is conservatism.

More of the same, or a fractional increase of the same is not going to stop the problem. We have a spending problem in this state because Government is doing too much. When Government does more, you get to do less via your free will.

DFL Legislators start harping how we need a tax increase in 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 ……

(Yes I will catch hell for saying not to donate to the Republican party, but they clearly still don’t get it. I’ll bang my head against the wall til I pass out if that is what it takes. The party needs to lead on the issues. It cannot allow politicians to define it. They have their own motives in mind. That my friends is not leadership, it is followship.)