By Jack Kelly
The governor intentionally caused the shutdown, because “if it were broad-based and painful enough,” Minnesotans could be persuaded to support his big spending ways, said Minneapolis Star-Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten.
Gov. Dayton — with the assistance of biased reporting, chiefly from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune — blames the shutdown on Republicans. Things aren’t working out as he planned.
Hardest hit have been members of public employee unions. But “many of us not dependent on the government have found the shutdown a minor inconvenience at worst,” said Minnesota blogger Scott Johnson (Power Line).
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