F. Scott Fitzgerald once said that Americans hate second acts.<\/p>\n
It’s baloney, of course, Americans love a good comeback story.\u00a0 Our history is crowded with ’em; Grover Cleveland’s second term; William Howard Taft’s service on the Supreme court; Richard Nixon (who perhaps should not have had his second act); Ronald Reagan himself, whose career spanned several different iterations.<\/p>\n
But as George Patton said, Americans hate a loser.<\/p>\n
And while God no doubt loves Mark Dayton, it’s quite clear that if we, the people of Minnesota, were a bank, and Mark Dayton were coming to us for a loan, and his collateral were his record in office, we would turn him down.<\/p>\n
Dayton’s record doesn’t even qualify as “checkered”; it’s just plain bad.<\/p>\n
Leave aside his questionable record as a New York City high school teacher – during which he taught about 1\/3 of the working days during his tenure, and left in mid-year.\u00a0 Let’s look at his political record:<\/p>\n
Dayton is a dissipate playboy who regards politics as a hobby.\u00a0 If you had a kid who messed up this much, would you <\/em>give him not only another toy, but a bigger, more expensive one?<\/p>\n Of course not.<\/p>\n Minnesota deserves better.<\/p>\n