Hey, look!  Governor Walz is back to playing governor!

Our 2025 Infrastructure Plan invests in:  

– Clean drinking water
– Modern infrastructure
– Public safety
– Safe and affordable housing
 
It’s a plan that will make Minnesota the best state to live and work. pic.twitter.com/RG9ykuui4c

— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 24, 2025

Well, hey, look who showed up! The guy who’s been governor for six years!

The guy who squandered an $18 billion surplus.

The governor under whom our water is dirtier and more expensive, our infrastructure is more aged, public is less safe and housing is less affordable (except for the occasional market valuation crash, which goes back to the “less safe” thing) than it was in 2017.

What did national voters know that Minnesota voters don’t?

But hey – at least the Governor is getting back to something akin to his actual job.  My “representative”, Samakab Hussein [1], tweeted yesterday:

I met with Rep. Dave Pinto, co-chair of the House Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to discuss my top priorities for this session.

I’m especially excited to work alongside Representative Dave Pinto, who has been a mentor to me over the last two years.… pic.twitter.com/6rzTvOpCir

— Rep. Samakab Hussein 🇺🇸 (@samakabforhouse) January 23, 2025

Uh, that’d be former co-chair Pinto.

Unless we’re making up new titles for each other now.  If that’s the case, I’ll take “First Sea Lord” and maybe “Anna Kendrick’s boyfriend”. 

Deal?

And, uh, “work”?  He did a zoomer with another DFL that’s playing hooky.  Even if they talked the business of their fictional committee.

[1] Say what you will, Hussein is a better rep than his predecessor, Rena Moran. It’s a low bar indeed, but never let it be said I won’t tell the truth.

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