The Leaders We've Been Waiting For?
Jewish Community Action is holding its Annual Membership Celebration and the theme is "We are the leaders we have been waiting for." Never has this been more true. One look at the State Capitol and we know it is up to us to decide how our state is going to respond to so many unmet needs.
Apparently, the Governor does not believe it is worth raising taxes on the richest Minnesotans in order to reduce class sizes, provide more health insurance for children, make sure undocumented immigrant children have access to higher education, and increase access to public transit. While Democratic leaders started out with good plans and optimism about meeting many of these needs, we think that leadership requires you to stick with those plans even when facing strong opposition. Leadership requires you to take big risks.
As the Governor vetoed one spending bill after another, Democratic leadership has chosen to trim the spending, remove the income tax increase and remove other important policy initiatives, including the Dream Act. No override attempts - total capitulation to the Governor.
Maybe it is time for the Governor to report to Minnesotans why children can't have access to health care, and why students can't have access to higher education, and why the government needed to shut down. Maybe it is time for the Democrats to call out the Governor and leave it up to him to shut down the government. Leaders take risks and act on the urgency of unmet needs in our state.
Attend our annual celebration and work with Jewish Community Action to discover the leadership we need in our state.
-Vic Rosenthal
Apparently, the Governor does not believe it is worth raising taxes on the richest Minnesotans in order to reduce class sizes, provide more health insurance for children, make sure undocumented immigrant children have access to higher education, and increase access to public transit. While Democratic leaders started out with good plans and optimism about meeting many of these needs, we think that leadership requires you to stick with those plans even when facing strong opposition. Leadership requires you to take big risks.
As the Governor vetoed one spending bill after another, Democratic leadership has chosen to trim the spending, remove the income tax increase and remove other important policy initiatives, including the Dream Act. No override attempts - total capitulation to the Governor.
Maybe it is time for the Governor to report to Minnesotans why children can't have access to health care, and why students can't have access to higher education, and why the government needed to shut down. Maybe it is time for the Democrats to call out the Governor and leave it up to him to shut down the government. Leaders take risks and act on the urgency of unmet needs in our state.
Attend our annual celebration and work with Jewish Community Action to discover the leadership we need in our state.
-Vic Rosenthal
posted by Jewish Community Action Staff at 8:49 AM
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