If you wish upon a star . . .

Our governor, Jiminy Cricket (he wants us to wish on a star to solve the state's problems, and quit bothering him) has threatened to, and undoubtedly will, veto the gasoline tax increase measure approved by both bodies in the Minnesota Legislature. The bill did not pass by veto-proof margins in either house. As Spot mentioned before, our two representatives voted for the measure, and they are going to have to work on their Republican colleagues to override a veto in the House.

In the Senate, Geoff Michel and several other Republican senators are going to have to display some of that bipartisanship that the Senator wants to tell us so much about. He could do that by publicly changing his position and urging his senate Republican colleagues to do the same.

Spotty says that you can get Senator Michel's email address, and maybe more importantly, a telephone number for a personal contact with the Senator's office from his name link in the previous paragraph. Spotty says contact the Senator about this. It is important for transportation in the state, our economic well being, and it is a better jobs measure than simply trying to make sure that the best off among us can hire an extra pool boy.