BOB GREEN

The other day I went to Cub Foods to pick up a couple of things. As I was walking through the parking lot, I noticed a sign in the back of a car that said “Vote Democrat to take America in a New Direction.”

America doesn’t need a new direction. It needs a better direction. We have seen what the direction that Democrats have taken our country in the past leads to: higher taxes, stagnant economy, weak national defense, laws created to remedy crises that were manufactured by Democrats, and regulations to force us to sanction and promote things that most of us do not want to tolerate.

On the state level, Democrat policies have created an unfriendly business climate, causing loss of jobs and an exodus of businesses from our state. Democrat policies have loaded the individual taxpayer with a tax burden that makes Minnesota one of the highest-taxed states in the union. And they continue to load more taxes on us, in spite of rapidly increasing gasoline and food prices (also due to Democrat policies).

Does this make any sense? Is this the “new direction” the Democrats want to take us in?

If you want to see a microcosm of what the wonders of Democrat policies can accomplish, look at the cities of Minneapolis, Washington D.C., New Orleans, and Chicago. All four cities have been Democrat for most or all of the last 50 years. All four of these cities have high taxes, high crime rates, and poverty.

Do we need the Democrats to take Minnesota in one of their “New Directions?” No thank you!

To quote Ronald Reagan once again, “(Liberalism) has nothing more to say, nothing to add to the debate. It has spent its intellectual capital, such as it was - and has done its deeds.”

Democrat ideas are not new ideas. They have been tried before. They don’t work, can’t work, never have worked, and never will work.

I was door-knocking last night when I met a retired couple and their granddaughter who was (I am guessing) about 10 years old. The granddaughter’s school class had recently toured the State Capitol and had been in the House Chamber. Her grand parents explained who I was and the position was running for.

A little later, after I had gone on to the next house, her grandmother brought her over to me and said she had some questions. She asked me if I sat at the desks with the buttons. I explained that I was trying to get a job sitting at one of those desks and that the desks each have a green button that says “Yea” to vote yes and a red button that says “Nay” to vote no and that the votes would then show on a big board so everybody can see them. I encouraged her participate in her government when she is old enough.

She then asked me where I would like to sit in all those seats. I explained that I would have to sit on the side they told me to sit, because of what party I am in; and that I would like to sit in front if I could.

She said she thought the seats in the back were the best. I think she’s right; the seats in the back would allow me to stretch my legs.

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