The Opinion Minute: November 16th Edition

Lori Sturdevant:  Democrats lost the state House of Representatives this year.  This defeat was the fault of an unpopular Barack Obama.  Or it was the Democrats’ fault for not defending Obama more.  Or the Democrats ran a lousy campaign.  In no way can the  Democrats’ election defeat be attributed to the wonderful policies enacted by Democrats in the past two years.

D.J. Tice:  Tice is the Star Tribune’s staff “conservative.”  At the Star Tribune, this post is strictly part time.  Look for the next column to hit next month. 

The lead piece this Sunday calls for the newly-elected Republican House to implement the Democrats’ “workforce” agenda, as if the Democrats had won the election.  Mostly this agenda consists of more money for the higher ed labor unions.

Speaking of higher ed, the Editorial Board thinks that all the various Democrat appointees in the State University system need to stop squabbling among themselves.

Finally, The Economist says that the Republicans didn't really win the election this month:  things are tough all over the world.  When conservative governments win power anywhere in the world, they need to understand that this just means they should do a better job of implementing the policies that the ousted liberal parties failed to implement properly.