Posted on 12/23/2025 9:16:57 AM PST by Red Badger
In this episode of "Try to Control Your Shock and Amazement..."
There's no doubt that Minnesota governor and erstwhile Democrat vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is, shall we say "different"? And if you're like me, you still shudder at the mere thought of what would have become of the country we love if the equally *brilliant* Kamala Harris had not been decisively mauled by President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
Apparently, a group of nearly 100 Minnesota mayors has already learned.
So yeah, 98 mayors across Minnesota have sounded the alarm in a no-nonsense letter to Walz and state lawmakers, blistering the state’s fiscal mismanagement. The distraught mayors warned that what was once an $18 billion surplus has not only vanished under the far-left governor’s watch; the surplus has been replaced by a projected $3 billion deficit for the 2028–29 budget cycle.
The mayors went bottom-line, warning that Walz’s policies have strained their cities, harmed residents, and pushed Minnesota down in national economic rankings — evidence, they said, of the state government racing headlong toward "fiscal disaster."
Translation: Just like most Democrat-run cities and states — only worse.
The letter states, in part:
Fraud, unchecked spending, and inconsistent fiscal management in St. Paul have trickled down to our cities—reducing our capacity to plan responsibly, maintain infrastructure, hire and retain employees, and sustain core services without overburdening local taxpayers.
There is a growing disconnect between state-level fiscal decisions and the strain they place on the cities we lead. When the state expands programs or shifts responsibilities without stable funding, it is our residents—families, seniors, businesses, and workers—who ultimately bear the cost.
Bingo. The problem, of course, is that Democrat politicians gleefully embrace, as the old proverb says, robbing Peter to pay Paul, because — they believe — they will always have the support of Paul.
Minnesota Republican lawmakers put the blame — rightly so — on Walz and the state's Democrat lawmakers. State Republican Sen. Andrew Lang, who serves as the lead on the Senate State and Local Government Committee, said in a statement:
Governor Walz and Democrats passed unaffordable spending and tax increases along with unfunded mandates on the promise it would make life more affordable. In reality they just passed down the costs to local governments, schools, and small businesses, who in turn pass down costs to local taxpayers and consumers.
Minnesota counties sounded the alarm early last session about the proposals to shift costs onto their budgets, so I’m not surprised that nearly 100 mayors across the state are raising their own concerns. This letter is a warning that we must reduce state spending, stop the massive fraud plaguing our state, and remove unnecessary mandates to keep life affordable for everyone.
Again, neither Walz nor Minnesota Democrat state lawmakers could care less about unaffordable spending, ridiculous tax increases, unfunded mandates, and fraud as long as they prioritize "takers" over "makers."
After all, that's the foundational tenet of today's Democrat Party.
TOO LITTLE—
TOO LATE-
BEEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL==REAP THE REWARDS
Not ‘leading’, led.
Exactly. What a surprise that this is all coming out in 2025, as if none of this was known or could have been known in 2024 during the election. You can be damn sure that this would have been known in September or October 2024 if he was the Republican nominee for Vice President. I’m very cynical, but it seems to me that the MSM dumps stories like this right after an election because its the safest time for them to dump bad news about Democrats that they know will come out anyway.
The people who voted for traitorous Tampontim should be require to remain in Minnesota as it sinks into the leftist abyss.
He will fix it after his reelection to governor.
Now I know why Alfalfa Harris chose Tiny Timmy Tampon for her VP and it had nothing to do with the Sgt Minor jackass being able to talk “code” with the liberal White Dudes. Alfalfa was going after all those millionaire MinnieSalamisotan voters. Nine billion dollars can buy a lot of liberal voters.
These 100 mayors aren’t upset that Walz did it, but that he got caught.
There goes the gravy train.
So what. You’ve been letting the freak do it for seven years. Geez. Never trust a governor nominee who is running on “Swan Lake” and Tampons.
Walz and the democrats shifted millions of dollars worth of program expenses on to local and county governments...
people are rightly pissed their property taxes are going up.
At what point will the democrat party be rightly recognized as a criminal organization?
What will it take?
And nothing about the turds collecting the fraud? Kick out all those garbage somalis. Make sure to take your blood pressure meds before watching this trash. Not just because what he says is so outrageous. But because it is correct and represents the beliefs of the somali trash.
https://youtu.be/rXJfMUZxLIs?si=QhS2azh-7vSQQUyc
Walz made over 30 trips to China! Just sayin’.
Not close. Trump got 59% of the electoral vote.
Did any Republicans vote for Tim Walz? If so they are the ones who need a beating.
Walz knows where the billions went. He can retrieve it. It is not like it left the country say to Somalia....
Republicans with balls
So likely never
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