I was surprised this story had not been diaried by now. I haven't written one for a long time, but this is just too good. For the last year, it was known that the Minnesota State GOP was in debt and behind in many of their bills. But today it was released that one of those bills they have not been paying was the rent for their state offices and an eviction notice has been filed.
The GOP of Minnesota has not been able to make a full rent payment since last April, making only partial payments according to the Minnesota Star Tribune Debt-laden Minn. GOP notified of eviction and have completely stopped payments since August. They are now over $110,000 behind on their rent and go to court on Tuesday. This is part of the $2,000,000 in debt the party currently has on the books.
I'm sure the disconnect between the GOP and reality has been noticed by pretty much anybody who reads this story, but not the GOP leadership. Republican National Committeeman Jeff Johnson's response was that he was surprised and disappointed by the eviction filing.
I can understand how somebody facing foreclosure on their home might be surprised and disappointed after their interest rates spiked due to loose regulations on home loans. I can understand how they could feel resentment. I can understand how they could feel powerless to stop this.
I can't understand how this comes as a surprise to the party that thinks that people not paying mortgages and rent should be thrown out onto the street. But then again, this is the same state GOP that thinks Michelle Bachman is worthy of a seat in the House of Representatives.
What we have here in Minnesota is a party that drove the family car off a cliff, rode their own personal bicycle off a cliff, and still ask the people of the state to trust them that they can get us to our destination. Hopefully the voters this November revoke their licence.
8:23 AM PT: Update:
On a personal note, a bank error caused my own rent to fall through while I was out of the country. When I got back two weeks later, I had my own eviction notice that I was able to get straightened out after proving it was not my fault. In that case, I WAS surprised.
So it only takes 2 weeks to get an eviction notice if you're one of the 99%, but for the GOP...we'll give you a year...