[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Not your father's DFL

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Not your father's DFL
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1196569339.shtml


   I ask again, what happened to the party of Humphrey, McCarthy, and
   Wellstone? Every year we seem to have yet another honesty-challenged
   DFL'er, this year's being Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Maybe two.
   Defending Ritchie on Almanac was DFL Chair Brian Melendez, who made
   these statements:
    1. "Mark Ritchie did not try to cover up any mistakes."
    2. "He misspoke."
    3. "He took responsibility for it right away."
    4. "He's co-operating fully with the investigation that's now
       underway with the Legislative Auditor's Office."
    5. "Throwing mud on somebody, and then saying they have to step out
       of the job because they got mud on them, that's what the
       Republicans are doing here."
    6. "Mark Ritchie is a man of integrity."

   Every one of these statements is false, by Mark Ritchie's own
   testimony. What does that make Melendez?
   I'm not a fan of GOP chair Ron Carey. But he was in top form here,
   easily, calmly, factually winning the debate.