Whereas DFL Patriarch Gary Mullen-Schultz is intellectually dishonest, Paul Scott is quite simply ignorant of Rochester politics (Kiscaden's record speaks for her , Rochester Post-Bulletin, January 21, 2006).
Mr. Scott seems to think that Rochester politics started the day he was born, if not the day Senator Sheila Kiscaden switched parties yet again and became Kelly Doran's running mate. If you don't know the political importance and influence Nancy Brataas has had in this region over the decades, you are not qualified to write about politics in our region. Mr. Scott certainly fits that exclusionary clause.
Brataas' mentorship over the last 14 years was certainly valuable to Kiscaden while it was a political asset to the chameleon senator. Kiscaden herself has been quoted as saying that all political friendships are temporary.
A Kiscaden run does put Governor Tim Pawlenty's Rochester's initiatives at risk. Especially the four-year university proposal. As a Winona State University cheerleader, Kiscaden would never support a competitor in Rochester. She has given lukewarm lip service to the idea before, but that's all.
Mr. Scott's piece is nothing but a shameful campaign plug for Kiscaden. Shame on him for writing it and on the P-B for publishing it.
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