No thanks, I’d rather have someone like Tommy Thompson running the show. Wisconsin’s economy was in much, much better shape back then. With a Democrat, we’ll keep on suffering from a shitty economy, higher and higher taxes, impossibly high unemployment and more job loss throughout the state. Man cannot live by cheese alone. Need some beer to wash it down too.

Tom Barrett has proved time and time again that he will be a tax and spend democrat. Even in his speech for his announcement, he changed some of the words from saying that he “will not raise taxes” to he wants “fair taxes.” What does that mean? Sounds like Jim Doyle all over again! Scott Walker has a proven record of cutting spending and not raising taxes. While Walker has kept the property tax levy the same for the past 8 years in Milwaukee County, Tom the Taxer has raised taxes by the millions every year. I don’t want four more years of the same old policies. They don’t work, and we need someone who will change that. Scott Walker is the candidate for Wisconsin that will keep taxes low, cut spending, and promote private business!

I think the fact that Diamond Jim Doyle endorsed Barrett is enough reason to vote for a Republican. It’s quite clear that Barrett wants to expand the failing Wisconsin government, while Walker wants to cut spending and useless programs that have lead to Wisconsin having the largest budget deficit per capita of any state in the Union. One might wonder how this happens, but with Doyle as governor for six years, anything can happen. This problem can’t be blamed on the recession because it’s been happening for six years. Any analysis of Walker and Barrett will lead voters to the conclusion that we can’t afford another Jim Doyle, it’s the last thing Wisconsin needs. Walker is the one responsible for any job growth in Milwaukee, not Barrett. Barrett, Doyle, and their democratic cronies have forced jobs outside Wisconsin and have made owning a business in Wisconsin a chore. We cannot afford Barrett to increase taxes by 10% for the entire state, like he did in Milwaukee. Milwaukee is currently one of the worst places to live in the nation and if Barrett is elected governor, Wisconsin will be too.

The only reason Barrett finally agreed to run was that he’s pretty sure he’s gonna lose anyway. That’s why no other Democrats want to run, they see the election as unwinable. I’m sure Obama laid on him hard, maybe offered him a job where he could stay in Milwaukee if he loses. Though he won’t have any problem staying mayor for another 20 years if he wants. Milwaukee mayors have always been around a long long time.

Barrett’s advantages: he’d get huge support from Milwaukee area, the most populous part of the state. He’s the only Democrat running.

Barrett’s negatives: Walker will also get big support from metro Milwaukee area. The rest of the state (excluding Dane co) will go republican. 2010 is gonna be a loser year for Dems across the country. Doyle has left a disastrous legacy for the Democrats, how is Barrett going to distinguish himself from that? Doyle is endorsing him! Barrett has nothing to show for being Mayor of Milwaukee except hiring a new police chief that’s been mildly successful at stabilizing crime. He’s raised taxes every year, raised fees even more (garbage fee, snow and ice fee, $20 wheel tax) all to plug budget holes that just get bigger. He’s brought no jobs to Milwaukee, though all he ever says is jobs are his #1 priority. The Milwaukee budget is still a total mess, with another tax hike coming soon this year. MPS is a train wreck, which they blame on not getting more state funding….hmmm, that’s gonna go over well with the rest of the state who thinks Milwaukee already gets too much state cash thats just flushed down the toilet of MPS.

Truth is he never wanted to be mayor, it was just there as a consolation prize after he lost in the Dem gov primary. Also Barrett’s kids are all teen aged, he doesn’t want to move his family to Madison, and he wants to spend time with his family, not working his ass off in the capital. Gov is a 80hr/week job, lots of travel. He just got beat up with a tire iron, his right hand is permanently screwed up, I think he just wants to go quietly into retirement. But he’s gonna take one for the team here because embarrassingly no other Democrats want to run (except crackpots and morons like Lawton), so at least Walker won’t win with 70% of the vote.

Politics is too divisive. Let’s all get together on something we can all agree on…supporting UW! There is a Wisconsin video on this website for the biggest college football fan and it’s hilarious. Voting ends tonight and it needs some help though! Go to www.hersheysbigfan.com/contest.php and vote for “e-teamharmony.com” It takes seconds so show your support! Vote and then pass this along to a friend!

The only thing Barrett has going for him is that he got beat-up trying to help someone. Honorable as it may, it won’t win him the election. Wisconsin has suffered too much under the reign of Sir Doyle—jobs have left the state at unprecedented numbers due to the policies that have pushed businesses out of state. Milwaukee, Barrett’s current fiefdom, has on a downward spiral for years and he hasn’t done anything to reverse that trend, only accelerated it. At least Walker, since taking his position in Milwaukee, turned a deficit to a surplus. How? He’s a tough tax-cutter who isn’t afraid to make tough decisions. Barrett, I’m afraid, was coxed into running by his friend and our President Barry. The Prez should have learned from campaigning in New Jersey and Virginia on behalf of Democratic candidates that his sway wasn’t the same as it was a year ago. As the bard Bob Dylan once sang, “The times are a changing.” Walker for Governor.

Good to see the College Republicans spamming machine is back in full force

If you were looking for that Wisconsin for Tom Barrett website:

http://www.tomforgovernor.com

You can donate directly to Mayor Barrett’s campaign there as well as buy those t-shirts. They look pretty good.