The Twins are getting a publicly financed stadium, and all we get is this dirty T-shirt

Isn’t this issue a little dead? I mean, I know there are some people who are, shall we say, a bit upset about the new Twins stadium and the accompanying public contribution.  But didn’t that happen two years ago?  In an election year where the Hennepin County voters, if that upset about the tax, had every opportunity to throw the commissioners who voted for the stadium out of office?  And didn’t?

Perhaps this anger would be better directed at Tim Pawlenty’s tax cuts that are designed only to better improve his chances of becoming VP as opposed to bettering Minnesota.  The Twins stadium is hardly the problem.

Plus, if you’re not excited about watching Joe Mauer on a warm sunny spring or summer evening, there’s something wrong with you.

Twins Stadium The Twins Stadium argument is still important because the Vikings are lined up right behind them with stadium demands of their own.

The Twins Stadium, when completed, will be a monument to government waste, and misplaced government priorities. It’s a drag on the economy, which for some inexplicalbe reason, the taxpayers of Hennepin County are obliged to subsidize. We were all burned by this one, and it is so important not to let it happen again.

Hennepin County voters do not agree Unfortunately, the voters of Hennepin County apparently do not agree with you that the Twins stadium is a waste of resources.  Presumably they would have punished at the polls the very commissioners who pushed the project if they felt that way — they did not, however, and in fact reelected every commissioner who pushed the project.

This evidence also contradicts your assertion that “we were all burned on this one.”  If so, why aren’t the voters doing something about it?

The Vikings plan — such as it is — calls for no contribution from Hennepin County, but rather from the state.  I wouldn’t be worried; there’s no way the state is putting up half a billion for a stadium right now.  Nor do I expect Hennepin County is going to volunteer to put up that kind of dough again.

The Twins Nobody can say with assurance what the voters of Hennepin County think about the issues. What we do know with complete cetainty, is that stadium proponents when to great lengths to prevent us from finding out. We also know that St. Paul voters rejected the Twins Stadium, a fact which just might have played a role in the stadium backers fierce opposition to any referendum on the Hennepin County proposal.

It’s true, the Hennepin County deal seems to be a one time only proposition for the sports franchises. If the Vikings are going to succeed, they are going to have to find a different set of politicians willing to shaft their constituents. And of course, they are going to have to wait a while in the hope that what happened to Hennepin County taxpayers will recede in memory.

Isn't this issue a little dead? I mean, I know there are some people who are, shall we say, a bit upset about the new Twins stadium and the accompanying public contribution.  But didn't that happen two years ago?  In an election year where the Hennepin County voters, if that upset about the tax, had every opportunity to throw the commissioners who voted for the stadium out of office?  And didn't?

Perhaps this anger would be better directed at Tim Pawlenty's tax cuts that are designed only to better improve his chances of becoming VP as opposed to bettering Minnesota.  The Twins stadium is hardly the problem.

Plus, if you're not excited about watching Joe Mauer on a warm sunny spring or summer evening, there's something wrong with you.

Twins Stadium The Twins Stadium argument is still important because the Vikings are lined up right behind them with stadium demands of their own.

The Twins Stadium, when completed, will be a monument to government waste, and misplaced government priorities. It's a drag on the economy, which for some inexplicalbe reason, the taxpayers of Hennepin County are obliged to subsidize. We were all burned by this one, and it is so important not to let it happen again.

Hennepin County voters do not agree Unfortunately, the voters of Hennepin County apparently do not agree with you that the Twins stadium is a waste of resources.  Presumably they would have punished at the polls the very commissioners who pushed the project if they felt that way — they did not, however, and in fact reelected every commissioner who pushed the project.

This evidence also contradicts your assertion that “we were all burned on this one.”  If so, why aren't the voters doing something about it?

The Vikings plan — such as it is — calls for no contribution from Hennepin County, but rather from the state.  I wouldn't be worried; there's no way the state is putting up half a billion for a stadium right now.  Nor do I expect Hennepin County is going to volunteer to put up that kind of dough again.

The Twins Nobody can say with assurance what the voters of Hennepin County think about the issues. What we do know with complete cetainty, is that stadium proponents when to great lengths to prevent us from finding out. We also know that St. Paul voters rejected the Twins Stadium, a fact which just might have played a role in the stadium backers fierce opposition to any referendum on the Hennepin County proposal.

It's true, the Hennepin County deal seems to be a one time only proposition for the sports franchises. If the Vikings are going to succeed, they are going to have to find a different set of politicians willing to shaft their constituents. And of course, they are going to have to wait a while in the hope that what happened to Hennepin County taxpayers will recede in memory.

The shirt actually just had a little patch of screenprint on it with dirt mixed in with the ink. Pretty lame if you ask me.