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Broden Broden

Orono, MN
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5 years 8 weeks

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Posted on 05/20/13 at 11:32 am in response to Both DFLers and Republicans will go home happy after session is over

The 2013 Session is to many of those in Mn who look to the legislature to be partners with the private sector including business and all citizens to build a better and growth focused Minnesota. The requiresa focus on good government first and politics second. If there is good government then politics will evolve to reflect support for those who enabled the progress for all of Mn. For many years we have been operating with poltiics first- 2013 was a clear winner for politics. The legislature...

Posted on 05/17/13 at 11:26 am in response to DFL tax deal will test economic and political strategies

The 2013 legislative session presented an opportunity to Redesign State Government with a vision reflecting the demograhics, jobs, economic development, and quality of life in Minnesota. Cleary there has been no leadership toward these challenges. Minnesota has a long demonstrated and valued legacy of social progeressivism, fiscal rigor/integrity and attention to factors that promote econonmic growth--enabling jobs-- addressing competitiveness. This is a balance of concern across economic,...

Posted on 05/17/13 at 02:51 pm in response to DFL tax deal will test economic and political strategies

The situation in Mn can be defined very simply. We talk of establishing jobs for the full spectrum of job skill levels from service workers, touch labor, skilled labor,to professionals in engineering, management etc. if we do not create a tax and related reguation as well as infrastructure enviroment and then include strong education base the companies will not exist to have the jobs for any level, The Minnesota economy must grow to provide jobs for the grrowth in population and we must...

Posted on 05/08/13 at 10:46 am in response to What makes people attached to a city?

The article sells Mn and Twin Cities as a great opportunity location. This is the message that we all should and must endorse. It is however very shocking that a reporter will close an article with a message of leaving Mn for warmer climate -- if this is the case why return? Perhaps next year a one way ticket to your choice location will be the best idea- we do not need this kind of message being conveyed to the Minnesotans -- we love it hear and are quite sick of those who want to tear it...

Posted on 05/10/13 at 12:56 pm in response to What makes people attached to a city?

At least my inital comment got some response-good to see some life!! it seems to me and many other that the qualtiy of Mn Post is a strength of our community-- it this is so as I see it --then Mn Post should be an advocate for Mn-- and avoid jokes even if they are Mn humor etc. Mn can and must be one of the sales people for life in Minnesota. To those who are here and make negative comments and suggest thydo not like it here-- you have options -- take advantage of the options we need...

Posted on 04/25/13 at 11:27 am in response to Political speeches: Why all the lengthy rhetoric even when they know they’ll lose?

Legislative games and dysfunctionality to amuse themselves and frustrate the public seems to be much more important than really addressing the current and future of all of Minnesota. The continued views and discussion of short term issues vs.looking to the future with serious discussion of What Minnesota will be in 2020 and beyond to 2030 etc. shows that the legislature has no consideration of the future. For several years some members of the legislature and certainly public policy groups...

Posted on 03/29/13 at 01:16 pm in response to Who will take on Dayton in 2014? Some GOP names surface

The subject above is what the next gubornatorial eleection in Minnesota must be focused to have a purpose and vision for the future of Minnesota. The Mn GOP has a simple choice-- if winning and governing for the benefit of all of Mn is the goal then the candidate selected must be one who captures the moderate progressive views of Mn GOP governors of the past. The GOP has clearly provided the governors who have had a vision of "buiding a stronger, bettter educated, and efficient statewide...

Posted on 03/18/13 at 01:28 pm in response to Norm Coleman’s advice to GOP: Be more than anti-government

Once again the obvious has been confirmed. Mn citizens have historically be as the survey showed fiscally conservative and socially liberal.This view establishes a center right citizenery with moderate and progessive views to make government work to support the needs of the people of the state and make the quality of life stand out as unique. When the Mn GOP candidates for legisature, congress, senate, governor etc. are chosen to reflect these views and propose a path to strengthen...

Posted on 02/27/13 at 12:29 pm in response to Battle over state GOP leadership is a fight to shape the party

The MN GOP future must be aggressively dynamic in its approach to change and move again into a leadership and majority position in Minnesota or concede to be a minority but an ideological voice. The Mn GOP has had a strong moderate/progressive visionary element that placed "Good Government" ahead of "Good Politics"--and if you do the first then the second happens because citizens get the message. The party leader choices do not get the message - the party leaders and others continue to see...

Posted on 02/27/13 at 04:35 pm in response to Battle over state GOP leadership is a fight to shape the party

The Mn Post article above sends a very strong and clear message the the Mn GOP is about to make a leadership decision that will shape the direction, public image, acceptance, and purpose of the the GOP for years ahead.Many of us expected that the article would stir up dialogue that would encourage citizen debate regarding the lack of real visionary and charge driver leaders as candidates for the party chair. Perhaps Mn citizens realize that the Mn GOP is largely populated by remnants of the...