Originally posted by HothSnake
reply to post by mnemeth1
He ran as an independent and won as such...
You're right, I was mistaken about his ties to the democratic party.
However I'm not mistaken about him having many socialist view points that are inline with the democratic party.
I would not consider him a strict libertarian. I do consider him a good man though
www.ontheissues.org...
Erase the word voucher from the vocabulary. (Dec 2000)
Public dollars belong to public schools. (Jul 2000)
Loosen federal control; leave more to state & locals. (Jan 1999)
Neighborhoods shouldn’t abandon their public schools. (Jan 1999)
Public schools are inefficient; but fix them, don’t end them. (Nov 1998)
Choosing private school includes responsility to pay. (Feb 1998)
Develop light rail tranist for Minnesota. (Dec 2000)
Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
Smart Growth with greenways and mass transit. (Dec 2000)
Replace MTBE in gasoline with cleaner ethanol. (May 2000)
Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)
Concealed weapons OK if you can pass safety exam. (Nov 1998)
Supports “Minnesota Care”; tax to pay for uninsured. (Jul 2000)
Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits. (Oct 1999)
Subsidize ethanol like we subsidize oil. (Jul 2000)
We need Saddam as the bad guy in oil disputes. (Jan 1999)
Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)