Reality check: the GOP passed a budget.
Dayton vetoed that budget after the legislature adjurned. Dayton has refused to call the legislature into special session to debate another budget bill.
Sounds familiar. Oh yeah, like
two years ago when Pawlenty vetoed the revenue bill that created a balanced budget after the DFL legislature adjourned and refused to call a special session, instead unconstitutionally single-handedly making the cuts he wanted.
The difference between Pawlenty and Dayton, is that Dayton has been meeting with the GOP leaders to come up with a deal. The GOP has said they won't raise taxes, and Dayton has said he won't accept a budget that doesn't include tax increases on the richest Minnesotans.
Dayton already slashed his proposed tax increase by more than half. The GOP hasn't budged.
And there you have it. Polls indicate wide support for the governor's plan. And next year, when the GOP is voted right back out of their feeble majorities... I hope they brought a warm sleeping bag; it's going to be a long trek in the wilderness for them.
