I did not watch the Republican debate and I suspect many here did not, either. But someone at the strib editorial did:
HUCKABEE'S PAINFUL TRUTH
Our state is a national joke
We bet we weren't the only Minnesotans who winced at Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's choice of words as he defended his Arkansas gubernatorial record in Thursday night's debate in South Carolina.
"I took on the worst road system in the country," Huckabee said. "When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country. We had no bridges falling down in Arkansas."
Let the stewards of this state's good name -- that is, its citizens, and especially its elected officials -- take note. This state's reputation for good government went down with the Interstate 35W bridge on Aug. 1. Minnesota is being held up implicitly, if not by name, as a state where infrastructure has been allowed to deteriorate to an unacceptable level -- by a governor of a state Minnesotans used to scorn. The 2008 Legislature and Gov. Tim Pawlenty have a chance to change that -- and they should.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/13718736.html