Joe Repya

Lt. Col. Joe Repya is leaving the Minnesota GOP — and he’s exiting with rhetorical guns blazing. The 30-year U.S. Army veteran — who fought in Vietnam and both Iraq wars — delivers a withering op-ed piece in today’s Pioneer Press:

The following is a transcript of an interview conducted by Jeff Fecke of Minnesota Monitor of Andy A. Aplikowski.

MM: First of all, 2006 was a difficult year for the Republican party, both in Minnesota and nationally.  What do you attribute the electoral difficulties of last year to?

AAA: Ron Carey.  Pure and simple.  No two ways [...]

[Update]:  Per the comments on this post, Mr. Aplikowski appears to have backed away from the comments he made to Jeff Fecke.  Minnesota Monitor strives for fairness in all our work, but truth, according to the code of ethics to which our fellows adhere, is a higher purpose than balance.  To that end, the full [...]