[Speed Gibson,
Saturday October 23, 2004 at 5:59pm]
Surprise: Star Tribune rejects Phil Krinke
Phil Krinkie again avoided the endorsement of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Good for him!
It's not enough that he challenges these initiatives. He's on the wrong side! He demands proof that these projects will truly improve life in Minnesota. The DFL cannot provide any, and there are all those annoying studies that support Rep. Krinke.
What does "more than credible" mean? You're either credible or you're not. I'm guessing that "more than" means you are on the "right side" of the above issues. As for his opponent Paul Gardner, working for a non-profit might give you some insight from your business patrons, but a solid business perspective? No; it's a different skill set.
There's parsimony - extreme stinginess - and apparently there is also Krinkie-style parsimony. It must be like conservative and ultra-conservative.
We are not doing nothing in Minnesota. The state budget continues to rise well above inflation year after year, doubling in just the last 12 years or so. Current spending is at record levels, so just what is it that is left undone?
If there were no restraint at all, the budget would be much larger yet the same arguments would be made that we're not spending enough. There is no amount of money the DFL cannot spend. Phil Krinkie provides needed balance and insight to help make every tax dollar count, keeping Minnesota more competitive.
Krinkie, 54, has been on the wrong side of light-rail and commuter-rail transit, professional sports facilities improvements, upgrades to the Minnesota Zoo and more. He uses criticism of the way state school and highway funds are distributed to justify resistance to increasing those funds. Now a senior member in his seventh term, he has become a major impediment to this state's progress.
It's not enough that he challenges these initiatives. He's on the wrong side! He demands proof that these projects will truly improve life in Minnesota. The DFL cannot provide any, and there are all those annoying studies that support Rep. Krinke.
Fortunately, District 53A voters this year have a more-than-credible alternative. Gardner, 36, has shown an ability to get things done at the Capitol as executive director of the Recycling Association of Minnesota. It's an enterprise that works closely with industry, giving Gardner solid business perspective.
What does "more than credible" mean? You're either credible or you're not. I'm guessing that "more than" means you are on the "right side" of the above issues. As for his opponent Paul Gardner, working for a non-profit might give you some insight from your business patrons, but a solid business perspective? No; it's a different skill set.
We share Gardner's view that Krinkie-style parsimony is "starting to unravel things that made Minnesota great. We may need new systems; we may need to reinvest in old systems. But we shouldn't simply do nothing." We hope Gardner's hard-working campaign has District 53A voters rethinking their legislative voting habit.
There's parsimony - extreme stinginess - and apparently there is also Krinkie-style parsimony. It must be like conservative and ultra-conservative.
We are not doing nothing in Minnesota. The state budget continues to rise well above inflation year after year, doubling in just the last 12 years or so. Current spending is at record levels, so just what is it that is left undone?
If there were no restraint at all, the budget would be much larger yet the same arguments would be made that we're not spending enough. There is no amount of money the DFL cannot spend. Phil Krinkie provides needed balance and insight to help make every tax dollar count, keeping Minnesota more competitive.