The difference between Conservatives and Liberals

After the 2006 elections, after the Republicans got their butts handed to them, there was a lot of excuse making. In the case of that election I don't think many were surprised by the results. Saddened, but not surprised. Still, there was opportunity to reflect on what had happened. I would say the discourse was mostly insightful. It was admitted mistakes were made, candidates were weak, and certain issues rules the day. Over all, I recall it to be a very realistic view of the defeat with a resolve to do better next time.

Now, I don't visit hundreds of blogs so I don't want to over generalize. Still . . .

After yesterdays election results, you'd think the state had either fallen prey to some evil plot to mind warp the voters . . . or that we had simply become stupid. You'd think the state was made up of two people, retards, and those with class and intelligence.

Sour grapes much?

So the first instinct is to insult the voters. Nice. The next tact is to blame the special interest groups and their fraudulent ads. Perfect and predictable. The last effort is to lambaste the winner for lying and misrepresenting themselves to the obviously retarded voter.

Let's not forget about talk radio.

What they don't do, ever, is congratulate the winner. Admit their candidate was the poorer choice. Expose the weaknesses their own candidate has. Expose the lies their candidate used to try and win. Expose the money trail to SI groups that tried to buy the election. Or admit the will of the people ruled the day.

Then there are the predictions of things going down the toilet, other bizarre predictions, and the threat of moving (I wish they would!).

It's quite a contrast, really.

It's a great day

For Wisconsin it wasn't the first day of Spring . . . it wasn't opening day . . . it will turn out to be the Spring elections when winter finally goes away.

The sun just seems to shine a little brighter when conservatives win elections.

Elections - the good and bad

The Good:

Of most importance, Scott Walker. It's a bit after ten and his lead has been growing. Clearly the result of the out lying areas coming in later. I was pretty confident Scott would win. Never mind the race issue. Lena was completely unqualified for the job. She is also a tax and spender. Scott Walker is virtually the only guy in Wisconsin politics that fights for the taxpayers. We need him. I'm very happy he won.

It's still a bit too close to call the Supreme Court race although Gableman has a slight lead. Hopefully it holds.

In an amazing twist, Mike McGee looks like he's going to lose his job! He'll go down almost 60 - 40. I hate to make generalizations about people or, in this case, a district, but I'm shocked . . . but happy. It shows there's hope for that area of Milwaukee yet. Particularly in light of the fact that this story made national news. What an embarrassment this would have been for the city had McGee won.

Say goodbye to the Frankenstein veto. It went down by a huge margin. Good riddance. First, just on it's face it's a bad thing as money can be re-distributed that was never brought to the table to discuss. That's just wrong. In Doyle's case, he really raped the budget with his restructuring of words and sentences.

Grant Langley took out wannabe Colon for city attorney. Colon had no business even running for this office.

Another good thing . . . people elsewhere are voting down spending referendums. It's a sign that people are sick of being hosed and taxed, and holding school boards accountable for the money they do have. Elmbrook looks like it may pass, but the others have been voted down.

The Bad:

For me here in Milwaukee, the lack of any real opposition to incumbents on both the Common Council and the County Board. Particularly on the County Board, many ran unopposed or were challenged by virtual unknowns. For me that means 4 more years of Lee Holloway . . . and that's depressing. Additionally, there are a bunch of libs on the County Board and they are the ones that control a good amount of the money that we pay in taxes. I swear, I'm going to mount a campaign next election cycle. Holloway ran unopposed. I really don't think it would have taken much to get him out.

The same applies to the Mayoral race. I know Tom Barrett. He's a nice guy. But he's just wrong on most of the issues facing this city. Again, no real opposition. Too bad.

Update: Gableman's lead is increasing!

Over all, good results. Especially where it counts.

Vote for me . . . I'm not in jail!

So there he sits. Collecting a paycheck yet doing absolutely nothing in regard to the job he was elected to do. He's not present to vote on anything, he can't visit on behalf of his constituents, he can attend no forums, he can attend no committees, he cannot hold a press conference (well, I suppose he could). In short, he can't do anything to justify his position or the pay he gets for that position. Yet, many people in the central city voted for him. In fact, while he didn't "win" his aldermanship quite, he did win the primary. He will have to win again in the general election to keep his job. That could be a tall order as 70% of the people voted for someone else. But, people did vote for him.

There are many things in life I don't understand. The cosmos, 747s flying, teflon, women's emotions . . . but voting for McGee trumps all of that. I don't get it.