As we tune in this morning to another episode of Emo Senator, Mike Parry isn't telling his adoring fans in the political press whether he'll consider running for Senate Majority leader.
The Star Tribune reports in Secret GOP meetings spelled Koch’s end as majority leader:
Senate bylaws set a 14-day limit to appoint a new leader, which means the caucus will have to meet by Dec. 29. No date has yet been set. Michel, Hann and Sen. Mike Parry, who met Monday to discuss scheduling, would not say whether they will be candidates.
"A lot has happened very quickly,'' Michel said.
Indeed. Both titular leader Amy Koch and de facto Majority Leader are gone from the top post, and the Dark Lord Brodkorb cleaned of his office at midnight and abandoned the Emo Senator's bid for congress. While loyal followers of Southern Minnesota's most beloved telenovela may believe that Parry's close association with Brodkorb are clear signs of leadership ability, for once the Belle of Waseca County isn't talking.
Perhaps he has taken the words of a local newspaper to heart. The Waseca County News opined in Some things are better unsaid:
Whether you agree with him or not, Parry’s candidness is commendable. In today’s political climate you may even say it’s “refreshing.” But there is a difference between speaking your mind and just plain being disrespectful.
Parry obviously got under Gov. Dayton’s skin, who to that point had been quite tolerant of Parry’s brash political tone, on Friday.
Parry is currently vying for the Republican nomination to run against Rep. Tim Walz for the U.S. Congressional District 1 seat. While honesty is something we desire in a politician, offending people and going “over the line” is not.
If Parry hopes to make a run at Walz, he should think about some of the things he says, tweets or e-mails before he becomes his own undoing.
Or perhaps his heart is still broken at the news of Mike's wandering affections. As Flannery O'Connor once modeled in A Good Man is Hard To Find, some words, after all, are better off the page.
Not everything however. While most media outlets are going with Temporary Leader Michel's "Notihng to See Here Folks" approach to the Senate's own budget, the Pioneer Press delves into matters in Amid leadership tumult, Minnesota Senate faces $2.2 million budget cut:
On top of losing their leader and top spokesman last week, Senate Republicans are also facing the challenge of cutting about $2 million from the budget.
The Senate took a 5 percent cut as part of the budget adopted in July for the 2012-13 biennium, which amounts to about $2.2 million over the two years, officials said.
To date, a budget specifying where that money would come from has not been adopted, said Wendy Dwyer, deputy secretary of the Senate.
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration has been scheduled for Wednesday morning that lists the Senate budget on the agenda, but attempts to get materials related to that agenda item have not been successful. ...
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