This is in response to the Feb. 26 column “Political gap isn’t generational.”

I am one Minnesotan who is proud of the work that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are doing at a federal and state levels. There needs to be some fiscally responsible people in our legislatures to keep our liberal majority in check. Otherwise we and future generations will never pay off the debt that liberal legislators will impose.

The column noted Minnesota is near the top of every social ranking — health care, education, housing, jobs and taxes.

“Social” is the key word. There is no need to discuss what happened in the 1960s. Marriage is between a man and a woman; no other combination works. Gays in the military? Don’t ask, don’t tell, simple.

Illegal immigrants? The key word is illegal. They broke our laws by not following our immigration laws. It’s a no-brainer. English is our main language. How can you communicate with your fellow countrymen and women if you don’t speak the same language?

If our immigration doors are closed ..., then how is it that we are seeing an influx of immigrants in the St. Cloud area within the past few years?

Again, I disagree with the opinion column about Bachmann and Pawlenty.