Mayor Tom Barrett Killing New Bucks Arena

Mayor Tom Barrett is so hell bent on getting his Street Car that he is willing to flush the Milwaukee Bucks right out of Milwaukee.

The Mayor has went against a vast majority in Milwaukee and pushed for a 4.6 Mile Street Car.  The expected Street Car was suppose to cost us $64 Million to build.  We have no plan for how we are going to pay for the Maintenance of the system other than rider fees.  Not one person believes that will work.  However now we find out that the cost is more like $113 Million to build.  Almost Double. 

The Mayor has decided to move this to the top of his priority list and wants it rammed through and get going ASAP.

At the same time as he is pushing to raise taxes and get the money to build this unwanted Street Car, he is trying to talk out of the other side of his mouth and ask for support to build the Milwaukee Bucks a new arena. 

Sorry Mister Mayor, but I don't foresee the citizens supporting $200 Million in taxes going to a Street Car and a new Arena.  I also don't see the State Legislature forking over Millions to the city for the Arena when they have the money to blow on an unwanted Street Car. 

So I guess it could very well come down to either the Street Car or a New Arena.  I think the Arena would make more economical sense than a Street Car!

Obama Overstepping His Authority and He Knows It

I have been listening to both sides try and spin what Obama is doing with Immigration Reform. Obama is overstepping on his authority as the President and he knows it.



I hear the spin coming from the Democrats and the media, but the truth is that this is now how our Democracy is suppose to work.

You can bet your last dollar that if this was a Republican President (which might be the case in two years) using executive action to suspend the Affordable Care Act through Executive Order then you would have the Democrats in a full tizzy.

This is just not how it works.

I hope that the GOP acts swiftly and decisively by going straight to the Supreme Court and putting this President in Check.

Mayor Barrett Ready to Force StreetCar Down our Throats

It appears that the Mayor of Milwaukee is ready and willing to throw as much money as it takes to get his beloved streetcar and he doesn't care what happens to the rest of Milwaukee as long as he gets his streetcar. After the Public Service Commission said that it was the City's responsibility to pay for moving utilities for the streetcar, the cost skyrocketed. So Mayor Barrett is now suing the Public Service Commission and has decided that going from $65 Million now to a whopping $114 Million is fine as long as he gets his streetcar. How are we going to pay for it? Raising property taxes he proposes. So here we are in a city that has major issues facing it. Milwaukee Public Schools are in trouble, Crime is out of control, the infrastructure is falling apart, unemployment is super high and the Mayor wants to raise taxes for a streetcar? He has asked for help to pay to fix the streets, he hasn't come up with a plan for the crime, unemployment and school problems. Yet he wants to spend $114 Million on a Streetcar. Forget that nobody even wants the thing except the Mayor, how far would all that money go in helping solving many of the other problems? Lets not forget that the city is also trying to figure out how to build the Bucks a new arena. Who is going to be willing to give the city money if it is blowing all of this on a streetcar? A STREETCAR THAT GOES ALL OF 4.5 MILES!!!!

ObamaCare - They Passed the Bill, Now We See What's In It

Nancy Pelosi famously coined these words "We have to Pass the Bill so you can find out whats in it"

Well Nancy, you guys passed the bill and we sure are finding out what's in it.

This bill has been a debacle from the very beginning and after years it is amazing at how we are still finding out more and more about what was in it.

First of all the Bill passed on a complete party line vote by the Democrats.  They rammed it right through not allowing for any discussion or debate.  Even after the President himself said that we will have time to review the bill before it is passed.  Three days later it was passed.  All of Congress admitted that they didn't have time to read the bill before they voted on it.

We have seen so many problems with the bill as they tried to initially roll it out.  President Obama has had to make unilateral changes to the bill just to get it rolled out.

The President in all the turmoil tried to fight off the Criticism saying:


We all found out that wasn't in the plan.  To the contrary most people lost their current plan and Doctors.

Then we had the colossal failure of the system during the roll out.  After having years to plan for the roll out the system was a complete and utter failure.  We paid millions of dollars and got a system that didn't work.

Obama again had to go to work and make changes to the bill.  More Illegal Changes without going to Congress.

The hits just keep coming.  As now we find out:
 



Now things are spinning out of Control for the Democrats and the Administration on the Health Care Bill.  As Democrats try to distance themselves and the Bill from Gruber.




Really?

Graeme Zielinski Fails Yet Again

The Democrats in Illinois must have been very desperate when they hired Graeme Zielinski to assist with the Governors Race there.

Graeme Zielinski once again proved his losing ways.  A big shocker on Election day was when the Governorship in Illinois switched to Republican hands.  Then came the irony.  Graeme Zielinski helped in that election.  He lost yet again.

This guy has made a living being over the top and on the losing side of elections.  He was a liability for the Wisconsin Democrats for years as his former Boss, Mike Tate,  protected him at every turn.  Now as it turns out, the Illinois Democrats took a shot on him and found out what we all knew, he is a guaranteed loser.

Journal Sentinel Preaches Civility after Being Anything But Civil

After being gone from the Wisconsin Landscape for a week, I am back and doing a little catch up. It looks like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is following the lead of the Democrats in asking for Civility and working together to get things done.

I guess that is what happens when you spend the better part of the last several years attacking the GOP and Scott Walker at every turn.  Being the very opposite of Civil and using every tactic that you can dream up to beat Walker and the GOP.  Only to find out that the Wisconsin Voters have seen right through your BS and gave your side a good old fashion butt whipping at the polls.

Now since you couldn't beat them you want them to forget all the nasty attacks, lies, half truths and all around made up stuff that you have thrown at them.  They need to forgive you and be civil.  They need to work with you, because that is what the voters want.

I think what the voters want is for you to go back to reporting the news.  Not reporting what you want us to believe and try and sway our opinion.  They have made it abundantly clear that they believe that Gov. Walker is doing a good job and have again elected him to run the state.  Despite everything that the GAB, Milwaukee John Chisholm, Mayor Tom Barrett, County Exec Chris Abele and the Democratic Party could make up and drum up, the voters elected Walker again.

Now they want Civility? 

Where was the civility the last 4 years?  All across the state, the John Doe Investigations, the Hatchet Job by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Democratic Party, Debra Wassermann Schulz?  Didn't hear any of them preaching civility.

Only now, that they have lost even more power in the state and national politics, they want civility.

For it's part, I believe the GOP can be civil.  They can offer to work with the other side.  However the other side now has to show that they mean it.  The GOP doesn't have to have the help of the Left to get things done, but they can allow them to be part of the process.  See if they have really listened to the voters or if this is yet again more lip service.

Chris Larson Drops Bid for Minority Leader in Wisconsin

Good news for Wisconsin.  State Senator Chris Larson has dropped out of the running for Senate Minority Leader in Wisconsin.

This is good news for all of Wisconsin.  He was leader who lead on keeping things as divisive as possible. 

His dropping out had everything to do with the likelihood that he was going to be voted out by his peers. 

Architech of ObamaCare Tells How They Fooled the American People

Mayor Barrett & Chief Flynn Have Lost the War on Crime

Violent crime has been a consistent problem in Milwaukee and the Mayor and Police Chief have failed to stem the tide of Violence.  If you question whether the problem is as bad as it seems, you only have to watch the news to understand it is bad.  Every night the top of the news is about the violence and all too many times we are talking about kids getting caught in the cross fire.

The Mayor and Police Chief have completely lost the battle and there are no signs of a light at the end of the tunnel.

The Chief has become a liability.  He has lost the support of the public.  He has lost the support of his own officers.  So who supports him?  The Mayor.  The Mayor is supporting the Chief of Police.  What is the magic that the Mayor and Chief expect to come out of this?  When the leader has no support from his staff and the public how is he suppose to lead?  Who is he suppose to lead?

Regardless of what you might think of the Chief of Police, it is time for a change at the top.  Sometimes you just have to turn the page. 

If there is any chance to win the war on crime in Milwaukee, then their has to be changes at the top.  The Mayor and Police Chief have shown they can't win this war.  They have rolled out idea after idea after idea with little to no effect. 

We can't change the Mayor at this point.  His election is two years away.  The people of Milwaukee will then have to decide if they feel he has done his job.  I think we can all say that the answer right now is no.  However he has two years to shift that thinking.

So if we can change the Mayor, then we need to change the Chief of Police.  Make that change sooner rather than later.  Fresh ideas and the ability to turn the page on the scandals around this Police Chief.

Chicago Bears More than Suck, Their Embarassing

The Chicago Bears traveled to Lambeau Field last night to take on the Green Bay Parckers.  Somewhere along the way the Bears never showed up.

The Bears have now given up 50 points in back to back games. 

The Packer game was close at least until the Packers took possession of the ball for the first time.  After that it was pretty much over.

The Bears just plain and simple are an embarrassment.  You can sit and point a finger at Jay Cutler all day.  I don't think having they could win with a top Quarterback like Brady, Rodgers, Brees or Manning.  There is no blocking and their Defense is just plain horrible.

Lets not take anything away from the Packers.  They played a great game, but when you can play your backups for almost half of the game, the other team is really bad.