Take a look at the hawks and guard dogs Minnesota has sent to Washington. Here’s the 2009 YTD vote summary for Minnesota’s Congressional Lapdogs. (HT Polinaut)

 

Last name	First name	Seat	Member since	Party	With Obama	Party Unity	Participation
Peterson	Collin	MN-7	1991	D	81	88	99
Ellison	Keith	MN-5	1997	D	91	99	85
Oberstar	Jim	MN-8	1975	D	92	98	99
McCollum	Betty	MN-4	2001	D	92	99	97
Walz	Tim	MN-1	1997	D	92	92	99
Klobuchar	Amy	Sen	2007	D	97	88	98
Bachmann	Michele	MN-6	2007	R	10	98	79
Kline	John	MN-2	2003	R	20	98	96
Paulsen	Erik	MN-3	2009	R	50	91	99

 

Yeah, clearly the Minnesota Democrats who used to harp and wail about keeping an eye (read accountability, transparency, and watchdog) on the Republican President were simply partisans. Enter Obama and gone are the tough questions. The new gameplan for Minnesota’s Democrats appears to be “where do I sign Mr. Obama?”

And keep in mind this is during the largest spending increases in history when deficits have surpassed the entire cumulative total for all previous Presidents. Not to forget the little deal about the take over of private industries by Obama’s unaccountable czars, and the passage of numerous government power grabs, tax increases, and expansion of the scope of government at the expense of liberty and freedom for the average American. 

I’d just like to note this moment for the record.

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