As I discussed in an earlier post, Minnesota's newspaper of record, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and its editorial board, has appointed itself as the loyal opposition within the state's one-party Democrat rule.
The only way for an actual Republican lawmaker (the official opposition) to appear in the paper's news pages is to buck party orthodoxy and sign on to one of the Democrat's biggest initiatives.
Meanwhile, the Star Tribune editorial board is happy to fill the void and offer constructive advice to the Democrat majority. Today, the board gently wagged a finger at the majority over a routine tax bill. "Tardy and a bit untidy," they wrote.
The board appears eager to fill the role that columnist Jonah Goldberg has warned Conservatives against: that of a liberal Sherpa. Goldberg describes the role of Sherpa "to the great mountaineers of liberalism," as one of,
"pointing out occasional missteps, perhaps suggesting a slight course correction from time to time, but never losing sight of the need for upward 'progress' and happily carrying the extra baggage for progressives in their zealous but heroic quest for the summit."
At least someone in Minnesota has found gainful employment.
Minnesota needs more than just token opposition to one-party rule. All citizens would benefit if the Star Tribune and other state legacy media would pay more attention to the alternative ideas put forward by Republicans.
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