Last November, nearly 70% of Milwaukeeans voting supported a paid sick days ordinance. The Mayor was opposed to this initiative. After the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce sued to stop implementation and won on a narrow ground related to domestic violence, the Mayor blocked the City from supporting an appeal.
Now the Mayor cannot convince the majority of Milwaukeeans to support a mayoral takeover of MPS. A recent poll showed that 57% of Milwaukee residents are opposed to the takeover.
What is the Mayor’s response? The poll is not accurate.
Tom, it is time to start listening.
It’s time to stop supporting people like this as the ‘lesser of evils’. In the end, they play to the right because they presume the support of progressives simply because their opponents – like Scott Walker – are so revolting. How about some alternatives in a city that had grass-roots socialists for 50 years and a state that gave birth to the Progressive Party? If Barrett is Governor, we can expect more politically expedient posturing. Same with Lena Taylor and Tim Carpenter. After Henry Maier and John Norquist and now this with Barrett, we deserve a break.
Comment by fr tom mueller — November 20, 2009 @ 1:05 pm |