Posted by
Peter MacInnes on Monday, December 01, 2008 9:00:00 PM
Some of you might be asking yourselves, " we have conservatives in Duluth?" Yes, we do have conservatives, and even republicans in Duluth. For more than forty years now, the liberal elites have run, or should I say "ruined" Duluth. They have allowed special interest groups to dictate the direction of the community. They have looked to the economic and social elites for policy. They have put the interests of a few over that of the majority. Well I am here to bring an end to this. I am here to start a revolution, to bring change to the city and county governments, to see corruption ended, to bring accountability and transparency, to bring an end to the tax and spend policies that have destroyed Duluth and its future.
For to many years the left has hid behind the veil of bi-partisonship, they claim to be for the people, but continue to look after the interest of big money. For too long, the elected officials in Duluth have used their positions to start political careers instead of serving the citzens of Duluth and St.Louis County. I am here to say the time has come for real change in Duluth, I believe we must push aside the liberal policies that have dominated local politics, we must return to sound government. That means; cutting taxes, lowering property taxes, incourageing growth not hindering it, cutting spending, eliminating waste from the top down. These are basic principles that work, instead we have some of the highest property taxes in the state, the third highest poverty rate in the state, ever increasing unemployment, and workers that are making far less for the same work done through out the state. I believe it is time for the people of duluth to take back our local governments, to vote out those who care more for the top 1% than they do for the other 99%. It is time for elected officials to tell the special interests, and the lobbiest to take a hike, everyone in the city has the right to be represented by their elected officials not just the elites.
So the time has come for the conservative revolution to begin in Duluth. I don't care if you are a republican or a democrat, if you believe that government must learn to live within its means, then join our fight. If you want to see better jobs, and higher wages, then join our fight. If you want to see a city council that encourages businesses to move to Duluth instead of pushing them away, then join our fight. We need all of you. We need you to talk to your friends and family, to talk to your coworkers, to get involved in the process. One person can not do this on their own, we need all of you, we need grandparents and mothers, teenagers and college students, rich, poor, young and old, white and black, we need everyone to get involved, to make this your fight. We need to send a clear message to candidates and politicians, "if you are only interested in a political career, if your vote is for sale to special interests, if you look only to big money for your policy, then we have two words for you,' YOUR FIRED.' " The time for change is here, and together we can change the direction of this community, and see common sense return to local government.