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Related: About this forumMinnesota GOP elects discredited Enron lobbyist to restore integrity and accountability
Hard to imagine, but the brain trust in Minnesota that thought Michelle Bachmann was Presidential material have just elected a former Enron lobbyist to restore confidence in the GOP's fiduciary responsibilities.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/136487478.html
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Minnesota GOP elects discredited Enron lobbyist to restore integrity and accountability (Original Post)
jkilvik
Dec 2011
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dflprincess
(28,091 posts)1. You can't make this stuff up.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. 'integrity and accountability'
Since when has this been part of the republican party in Minnesota??
The part about Enron is a throwaway because he only worked for six months at the end.
It is more telling that he works for the Heritage Foundation and Rep. Paul Ryan
glinda
(14,807 posts)3. The "1%" group is getting smaller and smaller. The've run out of choices.
Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)4. Pat Shortridge
The guy who headed up Mark Kennedy's campaign in their 30 point loss to Klobuchar. What a brilliant pick.