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The real Lenczewski
Not many people know the real Ann Lenczewski, a powerful member of the Minnesota State House. But her actual votes speak louder than any campaign commercial.
During the 2008 session, Lenczewski’s votes include the following:
Ann voted against exempting military pensions from state income tax… thanks, military vets… now hand over your pittance!
Ann voted in favor of a $6.6 billion increase in license tab fees, and an increase in the per-gallon state gas tax… and voted for it again to override a Pawlenty veto. Way to protect taxpayers, Ann!
Ann voted against a bill that would have prevented local government grants from going to nonprofit organizations with political affiliations.
Ann voted against a bill that would have withheld state aid to communities that refuse to verify immigration status.
Ann voted against voter identification cards, a measure that would have helped reduce voter fraud in Minnesota (and perhaps have stopped Al Franken).
These are her most meaningful and controversial votes from the 2008 session. Does this sound like “Minnesota values” to you, Bloomington?
I don’t know if she’s ever performed any karaoke songs, but this voting record sings loudly enough for most Minnesota voters. The source of all these votes was obtained from Minnesota Public Radio’s Web site… hardly a conservative media source by any stretch of the imagination.
WP endorses … Sanu Patel-Zellinger in MN 40B
Forget the DFL label (not to mention the phentermine reviews) … long-term incumbent Ann Lenczewski’s time has come. Her history of tax hikes and her powerful position in the Minnesota House make her a threat if Dayton wins; her wild, out-of-control budgets might actually pass without Pawlenty as the gatekeeper.
And finally, in Sanu Patel-Zellinger, House District 40B finally has a worthy challenger; she’s made the rounds throughout the district several times and is winning the lawn-sign battle against Ann, though it’s close.
Patel-Zellinger is a smart conservative with a great back-story that will remind some folks of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. She’s the daughter of immigrants and her values spring from bedrock conservatism, not mere GOP service and loyalty. She deserves a shot to represent Bloomington in Saint Paul. Who knows? If she wins, she might even be a great gubernatorial candidate for the GOP in about eight or 12 years.
Therefore, WonderfulPessimist.com gladly endorses Sanu Patel-Zellinger for Minnesota House District 40B.
Bob Green: a Bloomington conservative
Minnesota’s GOP has often been a disappointment when it comes to producing real conservatives. Gov. Tim Pawlenty is a sell-out to global warming; Sen. Norm Coleman has a worse conservative rating than John McCain; about the only sign of hope of late has been U.S. Rep. Michele Bachman.
But there is hope here in Bloomington, and not just the kind you feel by roaming a sales lot full of used Harleys. In State House district 40B, we have a genuine conservative running against gax-tax-raising incumbant Democrat Ann Lenczewski.
Bob Green is our candidate this year, and he’s a pretty darn good one. Take a look at his blog and decide for yourself; do you want another term of Ann “Licensed to Tax” Lenczewski, or is it time we get a break from overtaxation in Minnesota?
If so, Bob Green’s a conservative worth our vote, even if we can’t find one on the presidential ballot.
Bob Green a breath of fresh air
A breath of fresh air has arrived on the scene in Bloomington, MN, politics. Bob Green, the GOP-endorsed candidate, has decided to take on Ann Lenczewski, the DFL incumbant for the Minnesota House District 40B seat this November, and unlike many Republicans in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, he’s an actual conservative.
Green is hoping to point out Lenczewski tax-increasing shortcomings in the upcoming contest, and certainly her record, which includes voting with her party to raise the state fuel tax in the middle of one of the largest oil price spikes in the last three decades, speaks for itself.
While WonderfulPessimist.com has been hesitent to embrace McCain for president, Pawlenty for governor or Coleman for US Senate, due to their liberal Republican tendancies, we have no such hesitation with Bob Green: if you’re tired of a career politician like Ann Lenczewski sitting in their home theater chairs and voting constantly to keep Minnesota one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, Bob Green is the guy to support this November in House District 40B!
