Color me skeptical
There is a new think tank in these parts, “Minnesota 2020,” calling itself “progressive, and non-partisan.”
As think tanks are rarely, if ever, non-partisan, I was a little skeptical. That skepticism wasn’t improved upon learning that the organization was founded by former DFLer and partisan, Matt Entenza, and is staffed by not one, or two, but three ex-DFL staffers.
It has also received the official seal of approval from The Center for American Progress, another infamous partisan outift, funded by everyone’s favorite leftist, George Soros.
Sure enough, a perusal of its site in search of someone, anyone, identified with conservative ideology (which would seem crucial to the “non-partisan” claim) came up empty, and this portion of its mission statement appears to be lifted right out of DFL talking points:
We are tired of a state that focuses on divisive side issues while our schools, healthcare, transportation, and economic development suffer.
My crystal ball shows a future of tax increase, mass transportation, and socialized health care advocacy, and support for more government intervention in the free market.