Welcome to Saint Paul, all you delegates. This is my town.

Perhaps you’ve heard – we have a city council president who has an interesting opinion aobut Republicans and everything about us…:

…except maybe the tax money you bring in (because Dave Thune’s been known to raise a tax or two).

Oh, he originally said he was talking about “lobbyists” – but then, he clarified:

Finally, I may have unfairly sullied the reputation of lobbyists. My friend
[redacted, a lobbyist] pointed out that lobbyists don’t puke, they’re professionals who have experience holding their liquor. Its the amateurs who spew.

He may be right, but the particular lobbyists we’ll have in town that week
are the ones who have initiated this whole discussion.

And of course these are the lobbyists who brought us an illegal and tragic war, a recession, polluted water, expensive drugs, and even the moralists who preach family values but play “outside the box” themselves. They are enough to make me queasy without a snootful…

Enh.

Anyway – welcome to town, delegates!