Jun 072011
A Republican staffer at the Minnesota Legislature had the exceedingly bright idea to initiate an office pool on the length of a state government shutdown. Because betting on whether 35,000 people will be laid off indefinitely is just like betting on which film will win the Oscar for Best Picture. Of course, if Minnesota Republicans had their way, the state workforce would be halved and our unions would be disbanded. Since that isn’t going to happen, they have to get their fun where they can. As expected, the Republican leadership shook their heads and tsk-tsked like disappointed parents when told of the staffer’s hijinks. I’m sure they gave their underling a stern reprimand followed by a furtive high-five when nobody was looking.
