[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: TMI - Too Much Incumbency

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
TMI - Too Much Incumbency
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1202868691.shtml


   What happened to my Legislator? I knew her from her City Council days.
   She was a citizen, resident, and parent first, and while a DFL'er,
   willing to challenge some of the liberal sacred cows. No longer.
   According to the Taxpayer's League 2007 Scorecard, she is now a zero,
   0 for 12 as far as the taxpayer is concerned. I think I, my family,
   and my district deserve better.
   Zero is the voting record of a party hack. One might argue that 100
   would be also be a (GOP) party hack and I'll agree with that. But the
   number matters. Zero is achieved by deliberately and consciously
   taking away my liberty and money. One hundred at least represents the
   effort to preserve the latter, sometimes reclaiming some such as with
   Eminent Domain reform and tax cuts.
   She has one of the safer seats in the Legislature and just got her
   first committee chairmanship this term. And, she's going to law
   school. Life is good, and no doubt better if you tow the party line.
   Alas, incumbency has drawn another to the dark side.