Posted: 02/03/12 02:16
by Dave Mindeman
“The Secretary of the Senate felt that we were now in ‘lawyer land’ “.
Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem
How does one get to "Lawyer Land"? Well the GOP Senate caucus is taking us there whether we like it or not. And we go there without a clue as to why. Leader Senjem thinks we should just move on....leave this mess behind us. But that's not just "lawyer land"....that's Fantasy Island.
This whole mess hangs over the Senate like a dark cloud. And it isn't just about the Koch relationship...this is about judgment of the leadership. It's about procedures. It's about openness and transparency. Really, in the final analysis, it is about doing the right thing in an honest and open way.
And there's another thing....
Sen. Dick Cohen, DFL-St. Paul, said the Senate’s hiring of a private attorney to confront any legal claims from Brodkorb should be fully aired. “Every one of us – all 67 senators – are the clients, and all I know as an individual client is what I read in the newspaper,” Cohen said on the Senate floor.
Sorry Sen. Cohen, but I beg to differ. It is the Minnesota taxpayer that is footing the bill and therefore we are the clients as well. And if there is going to be a messy legal fight, then the citizens of this state should most certainly be allowed to know the basic facts.
This is much, much more than a simple affair now.....it is more than a case of wrongful termination.....this is a matter of trust in the institution of the Senate.
Senator Senjem may want to do the right thing and he may say the right things, but obviously, he is not allowed to actually do the right thing.
And we need to know why that is as well.
How about we clear the air once and for all?



