My letter to the White Bear Press. Apparently they're printing it.

[loveable liberal]

In the latest legislative wrap-up, Michele Bachmann fails to mention she was removed as assistant minority leader for policy in the Senate Republican caucus, which she blames on her opposition of tax increases. I suggest a different reason: she’s an extremist and an embarrassment to her party. The hate mongering Bachmann is a laughing stock for hiding behind bushes at the Capitol during a gay/lesbian protest. You praise the passage of the transportation and education bills. In previous years you under-fund both MNDOT and the Education departments, then break your arm patting yourself on the back for finally doing your job.

Mady Rieter. You should stick to writing legislation for the insurance industry. In the last legislative regular session I counted 7 bills (SF 125, 314, 668, 970, 880, 1094 and 2160) with your name on them. Must be nice to be able to make laws related to the industry in which you work. Maybe you should have been working on the State budget and issues that affect us all instead of concerning yourself with life and death issues such as American flag pins on uniforms (sf 295), a deer season extension (sf 398), English as the official language (sf165), prohibition of legislative sessions in even years (sf195), and the abolishment of the light rail transit commission (sf197). With regards to greedy American Indian tribes, are you aware of the history of our nation? Or are you a Cheri Yecke historical revisionist? Here’s an idea. Let’s save taxpayer money by removing Wal-Mart employee’s off our State medical plans and requiring the company (9 billion in profits last year) to provide health care benefits to their employee’s.

[merwin]

1. Very good LTTE. I hope they print the entire thing!

[koopie57]

2. There was a lady at work

complaining about the casinos and said something about in one place each family received something like 32 thousand a year cuz of the casino. I don't know if this is true or not, but I went along with her. I asked her if they were then not receiving unemployment insurance, public subsidies. She said no, but ... and then she realized what I was getting at at blushed. She was going to bitch about them either way I think.

[mduffy31]

3. Turtle Lake

I believe that it is the Turtle Lake Casino Tribe that gets at least 32 grand a year from the Casino, or more. I know that there isn't that many members of the tribe.

[dflprincess]

5. The members of the band out at Prior Lake

who run the Mystic Lake Casino also get very large payments. More power to 'em, I say.

[koopie57]

6. I think it is a great thing too

dflprincess, I'm trying to find out more about the get-together in Maplewood? I think I read you will be there?

[MnFats]

7. yep. but as we've seen again and again...

...every time it turns out the tribes have a good thing going, whitey comes back to take it away...

"OK, the tribes can have the Black HIlls. Whoops! There's gold there? sorry, you'll have to leave the Black Hills and take this shitty reservation where nothing grows."
....
"OK, you tribes can have the gaming concession. WHOOPS! You guys are making money! We get a pieceof that action!"

[Minnesota Raindog]

8. Indians are getting it back from Whitey

One quarter at a time...

[Minnesota Raindog]

4. Send your letters on Bachmann here too

[e-mail] Stillwater Gazette

[e-mail] Stillwater Courier

[e-mail] Forest Lake Times

If it's on her congressional race, send to:

[e-mail] St. Cloud Times

[katinmn]

9. Great letter!

:)

[loveable liberal]

10. letter printed and is hanging now on my kitchen cupboard with the rest.

Thanks for the responses.

[cynthia]

11. congratulations

good letter, keep writing