Former St. Paul Mayor and U.S. Senator Norm Coleman is nothing if not flexible.

• When  leftist radicals were de rigueur in the 1960s, Norm 1.0 was a leftist radical.
• When Skip Humphrey and Bill Clinton were on top of the political world, Norm 2.0 clung to them and the rest of the Democratic establishment.
• When the easier path to higher office appeared to be through the GOP, Coleman retrofitted into GOP Norm 3.0.
• When the Tea Partiers became power brokers, Norm 3.0 dutifully donned a tri-corner hat, formed a Super PAC to fund Tea Party-backed candidates, and endorsed Tea Party darling Michele Bachmann for, I kid you not, Vice President.

Then in 2012,  the going got tough for Senator Coleman and Tea Partiers, so the tough got a poll. In a St. Paul Pioneer Press commentary this week, Coleman advises Minnesotans  that he is in possession of scientific evidence indicating that “Minnesotans are not anti-government.” Continue reading →