Back in the day when Norm Coleman was the mayor of St. Paul one of his responsibilites -- aside from grinning like an idiot -- was to balance the budget each year. Then he got himself that job in Washington promising to be "Minnesota's mayor in Washington," where he can pull gimmicks like this: voting against cuts in the Medicaid budget and against paying for tax cuts with offsetting spending cuts or tax increases elswhere.
No doubt Coleman is hoping to get admiration at home for bringing home both Medicare dollars and tax cuts. Don't let him get away with it. Neither the Strib nor the Pioneer Press call him on it.
Posted by robe0419 at March 18, 2005 01:52 PM | TrackBackColeman's actions are certainly no surprise. This seems to be the standard Republican strategy these days - to have everything we want but not have to pay for it. It makes any politician with a lick of fiscal common sense seem like a party pooper.
Posted by: Jim at March 18, 2005 02:53 PM