Mark Dayton for Governor
A chill is in the air early mornings in the Twin Cities indicating that the MN State Fair is in progress; school is about to start and this year candidates for the office of Governor of the State of Minnesota are campaigning for the public office position being left vacant by Tim Pawlenty (R). Apparently Mr. Pawlenty has presidential ambitions.
At this point in time both Democrats and Republicans have elected their respective representatives for the Governor’s race. This blog entry deals with Mark Dayton (D).
During the past few weeks leading to the primaries and after Mark Dayton was elected, starting early campaigning against the Republican candidate, interesting ideas, to say the least, crossed my mind while watching Dayton’s ads on TV.
As you might well know, Mark Dayton is one of the heirs of the Dayton’s fortune. Mark, his family, relatives and I would dare to say most of his friends are well of in the economical sense. Mark Dayton put several millions of Dollars of his own money when he ran a few years ago for MN State Senator. The results of that incursion into politics can be summarized by his own and press comments giving him an F for his performance as a senator. Not sure what could possibly change in an individual (people does not change) that Mark Dayton feels he is better qualified to become the next MN Governor.
It was interesting to watch his campaign adds on TV. His success is due to promises he made to the Teachers Union (70,000 strong), nurses and police unions. As we all know the school system is in shambles not only in MN but also all over the country. Our K-12 performance is ranked 18th worldwide. The solution according to Mark Dayton is to increase salaries to the mostly incompetent teachers to hopefully motivate improvement. Mark Dayton used to be a public school teacher (not a good credential).
Nurses will also get better pay if Dayton is elected for office. The same goes for police and law enforcement. The big question is how are the funds coming from? Believe it or not his answer is taxing wealthy people (like himself, his relatives and friends). If you believe a word of this I do have a bridge that I would like to sell you 
) Naïve Americans like to believe on the Robin Hood approach as long as they can get something. It is quite different when they have to give.
Mr. Dayton did not and currently does not have a logical plan to get Minnesotans to work and sustained, productive and well-paid jobs. That is what MN and our country in general need.
In conclusion, Mark Dayton or any other politician with reasonable plans for the future of MN should not run for office. If he is elected then he should be also responsible for his actions. If the GDP of the State does not get into the 6% to 10% and the MN State deficit is not eliminated, he and his supporters should be held liable (e.g., prison and fines). Of course not a single politician would accept such proposition. After the business of politicians is to deceive and get wealthier at the expense of Naïve Americans.
The Naïve American.
