[MNJohnnie]

Has he done anything since he was elected ? Anything at all ?

That is one of the most bewildering things about the Minnesota DFL (Democratic Farm Labor Party) they send up these canidates that promise the new utopia if elected then do NOTHING once they get in office. Think the average working class Democrat would wise up by now.

It is really funny to listen to the local DFL press rag on Coleman for being "too close to the White House" while ingoring Daytons 100% DNC directed voting record. But that's ok, if we can get a good canidate in 2006 we may just pick him off.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Its almost enough to make me want to move back up north.

[Vigilanteman]

My take is that Mark Dayton is probably the dimmest male to warm a seat in the U.S. Senate. In terms of sheer lack of brainpower, Pat Murray is undisputably number one. Boxer of California is second. Cantwell of Washington is third. Dayton would arguably have a shot at fourth place, though I think the competition from Feinstein would be rather intense.

I grew up next door to Minnesota. Dayton is a handsome face who couldn't even hold down a job in a successful business started by his father. He's made a career out of running for office. He gets elected only when his opponent (or in 2002, his opponent's son) does something really, really stupid.

However, once in power, he can coast on name recognition alone because he does so little to offend anyone. This, of course, does not include the politically astute minority who is offended by him relaibly voting the liberal party line.