The St. Cloud Times and other media are reporting that Taxpayers League honcho and former Minnesota state representative Phil Krinkie has entered the scrum for Republican nomination for the congressional seat left open by the pending departure of Michele Bachmann.
With Bachmann gone, the seat is considered safe Republican, but if past is prologue, Krinkie's entry should racket up the silly factor in the pachyderm party's quest for a candidate. Krinkie's nod for the endorsement in 2006 (eventually secured by Bachmann) brought some high notes into the silly season.
The Times' Mark Sommerhauser writes in Former state Rep. Krinkie will run for Bachmann's seat:
Krinkie served in the Minnesota House from 1991 to 2006 and served as chair of the powerful House Taxes Committee. He now is president of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota and serves on the board of trustees for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.Krinkie says his first formal campaign event will be Saturday in Elk River at the Sherburne County Fair. He says he’ll tell voters and GOP delegates that he’s the most experienced, qualified candidate to tackle the nation’s fiscal woes. . . .
Krinkie said he will seek the GOP endorsement again this time around. But at this point, he’s not pledging to abide by it.“I would never want to commit to something I couldn’t keep,” he said.
Krinkie said he now lives in Shoreview, just outside of the 6th District. He said he plans to relocate into the district at some point during the campaign.
Krinkie, who earned the nickname "Dr. No" for his negative votes in the legislature, called CD6 fundraising frontrunner Tom Emmer a BFF in 2008, with a perfect 100 percent voting record on the Taxpayers League scorecard.
Fickle, fickle.
Image: Dr. No. What this race needs is some over the top drama. And tanks!
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Strange that Krinkie wants to get back into the politician gig when that didn't work out so well for him last time around. Do his ego-bruises hurt a lot less than before, or does he foresee an end to his career as a high-rolling business-lobby kingpin that makes even the humiliations of political drama seem more attractive?
Posted by: Phoenix Woman | Jul 19, 2013 at 11:33 PM