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| A nice bowl of Polenta and ethanol |
GOPer former gov of Minnesota Tim Polenta announced his candidacy for prez with a youtube video Sunday and a speech in Iowa Monday. In Iowa he called for the phasing out of ethanol subsidies (while presumably agreeing with GOPer dogma on maintaining Big Oil subsidies.) Political observers are puzzling over that one, since it has always been the kiss of death in Iowa. But maybe Polenta knows something no one else does?
One thing I wonder if he knows is whether fellow Minnesotan (with generations of family in Iowa) and fellow Evangelical panderer Michelle Bachmaniac is getting into the race. If she doesn't and it turns out he knew it, this would say something for his political acumen. Because he's risking his future viability if he goes up against Backmann and loses. Politicos figure he has to win Iowa to go on with any momentum (or money.)
Meanwhile, his shot at President Obama's "courage" went over like a lead balloon, and his assertion that he will tell the truth was contradicted by assumptions as fact, shadings and outright lies in his opening statement. Moreover his record as governor is already being attacked by a fellow GOPer for presiding over one of the largest property tax increases in state history. Others claim he left the state and the state government in horrible economic shape, which doubtless will come up on the campaign trail if it turns out anyone can remember his name.
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