"Arson fire under investigation at Dayton's former home"

[dflprincess]

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/124920999.html

A fire at the former home of Gov. Mark Dayton near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis was deliberately set, police said Saturday.

Firefighters were called about 2 a.m. Saturday to a small blaze at the back of the house in the 4200 block of E. Lake Harriet Parkway, said police spokesman Sgt. Steve McCarty. Gasoline and lighter fluid were found at the scene, he said.

The fire did little damage because the current owners were able to put it out before firefighters arrived, McCarty said. He said that because Dayton once lived in the house, it is possible someone thought he still owned it and set the fire for political reasons. "That is an aspect investigators will be looking at, with all the stuff going on with the state," he said.

McCarty said he did not know of any messages left by whoever set the fire. No one was seen leaving the fire and no one has been arrested, he said.

Katharine Tinucci, Dayton's spokeswoman, said he lived on E. Lake Harriet Parkway more than 10 years ago.

I sure hope Dayton's security people are staying alert.

Anyone know where Tom "I'd be governor if it wasn't for Minneapolis & St.Paul" Emmer was last night?

[glinda]

1. Am worried for him. Mark that is. Not the nutbag.

[loveable liberal]

2. For some time now...

the numbers of people that take action have grown when compared to those that think. It's revealed by Bachmann; she speaks before she thinks, we barely won Frankens Senate seat, and the Governor is the only person preventing us from becoming a cold Georgia. And I apologize to those thinkers from Georgia.