Results tagged with 'recall'

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Articles:

Letter to Tom Barrett

Published May 18, 2012

Dave Begel writes Milwaukee Mayor and Wisconsin gubernatorial hopeful Tom Barrett a letter.

Is this recall election fair?

Published May 14, 2012

As far as I'm concerned, recall elections were designed to deal with politicians who have committed acts of gross malfeasance. People like former Sheboygan Mayor Jim Ryan, who was apparently in a constant state of breaking the law, come to mind. He was tossed out office, and rightfully so. But while some are alleging shady business on behalf of the governor, the reason most people want to recall Walker is because they don't like how he's governed in the last year and a half.

Your guide to survive the next month of campaigns

Published May 10, 2012

You may well be concerned about how you are going to get through the next month. Well, worry not. Here is the long awaited official Dave Begel Guide to Making It Through the Next Month With All The Campaign Crap We Are Going to Get.

Top 10 reasons its hard to be a conscientious voter in Wisconsin

Published April 19, 2012

The Top 10 things that make it hard to be a really conscientious voter in Milwaukee.

Democrats should support public education

Published April 17, 2012

As an advocate of public education, working for over 80,000 Milwaukee students, my goal is to steer education policy and funding away from privatization, and toward teaching all students with equity in funding and resources.

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Reader blogs:

Journal Sentinel Still Likes Walker

"We recommended him (Scott Walker) in 2010. We see no reason to change that recommendation." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial, May 20, 2012Like a stopped clock, the Journal Sentinel is consistent in its support for Governor Scott Walker. It would take more than the...

Here's an Idea for Governor: Let's Just Vote NO

Scott Walker is a polarizing figure. Tom Barrett makes a lot of people feel like taking a nap. Kathleen Falk can't win the primary, let alone beat Walker. So we're left with Darth Vader vs. Uncle Rip Van Winkle. The choice isn't exactly inspiring. Why can't we cho...

Nominate LaFollette

On May 8 voters in the Democratic primary to select a candidate to oppose Governor Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election will choose one of the following contenders: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, State Senator&nbs...

Recall or Recuse?

Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan, who signed the petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker, issued an injunction March 6 against enforcement of the new Wisconsin Photo ID Law in the coming April General Election. Flanagan is presiding in the case entit...

Recall is not Impeachment

"You don't remove an officeholder ...simply because you disagree with his...official acts. Instead, you do it...only in response to...misconduct, what the Constitution calls 'treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.' " Richard Foster in the Milwaukee Journal S...

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