Mark Dayton makes do

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Scott Johnson
7/7/11

We are in day 7 of Minnesota Held Hostage. The shutdown of state government proceeds, with an exemption for staff designated essential. Governor Dayton has laid off about half of his 40-member staff during the shutdown, while he has designated 20 essential and kept them at work. Dayton is of course a (South Dakota) trust fund beneficiary who has never supported himself on a salary in his life, so his idea of “essential” may not be exactly mainstream.

MinnPost’s Joe Kimball writes: “On the list of those still working are two staff members, Micah Pace and Michelle Mersereau, who were listed as ‘Residence Support Staff.’” Pace and Mersereau are Dayton’s chef and housekeeper/server.

The Republican Party of Minnesota has taken the occasion to issue a press release that I doubt will see the light of day in the Star Tribune. It gives the top 10 reasons why Governor Dayton decided to keep his $45,000 Personal Chef and $35,000 Housekeeper/Server among the 20 “essential” government employees serving him at the governor’s mansion on Summit Avenue in St. Paul:
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Well at least little Marky has his priorities straight