Thank you for Albert Eisele’s awesome perspective on the change in Minnesota politics [“The Minnesota Model—Unglued,” May]. His clear and informed article firmed up the sinking hunch I’ve had about our recent regime change: We’ve been mugged. The national political wizards chose our governor and senator for us, infused them with money and presidential backing, and gave them scripts that sound no different than those being read by minions in other states. We are no longer positioned to be a leader state. Two of the most independent politicians in American history, Governor Jesse Ventura and Senator Paul Wellstone, have been replaced with two transparently ambitious Republican yes-men. We are told that our nationally recognized anti-poverty programs should be more like Wisconsin’s. Our tax policy should be more like Colorado’s. Our abortion laws should be more like Mississippi’s. Our guns laws? Hello Texas! With the appropriate puppets in place, Washington bosses can easily pull our strings, subdue us, and implant an ill-fitting political philosophy. It’s sad, but we’ve become little more than a satellite colony under the tutelage of national power brokers who can hardly appreciate the history and contributions that Minnesota has produced. It was great to see Mr. Eisele lend his long view to the great loss we have not awakened to—yet.
Rev. Rahelio Soleil, West St. Paul
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