tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post3669946000139123757..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Walker, DNR to curtail citizen role in sand mine reviewsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-24020883833142469472014-09-22T09:38:45.770-05:002014-09-22T09:38:45.770-05:00Right after this happened I contacted the JournalS...Right after this happened I contacted the JournalSentinel and Wisconsin State Journal to explore this. I was passed to their environmental reporters who got back to me and said there was no story here as they had contacted the DNR and were told that the emergency rule change was merely cleaning up some redundancies. When I asked why this required an emergency rule change I got a "Don't Know." Sadly Walker gets away with crap like this because he and his agencies hunker down and refuse to be accountable to the people of Wisconsin and the press allows themselves to be stalemated. At least they should inform the public when Walker and his agency heads refuse to answer questions. Somehow blogs like this should have a print or video format through which the public could truly be informed of what Walker is doing to them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-21546757035736958052014-09-20T22:06:10.964-05:002014-09-20T22:06:10.964-05:00I'm not asking you to waste time with the stup...I'm not asking you to waste time with the stupid. I'm saying you should be bringing this up to casual people who will care about our state getting destroyed.<br /><br /> I agree you can't fix stupid and weak-minded, but they're only about 20% of the state. We just need to outvote themJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-31846693340048854312014-09-20T18:33:08.189-05:002014-09-20T18:33:08.189-05:00I'll bite. What in the post is a "bunch o...I'll bite. What in the post is a "bunch of crap?" Enlighten us.<br /><br /> I bet you don't have the guts. Your type never does. Your boy is a crook who would turn the state into a sewer if it made him a few thousand in donations. OWN ITJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-3248912573804854392014-09-20T18:28:44.060-05:002014-09-20T18:28:44.060-05:00@Jake, Don't mope, get angry? So I should try ...@Jake, Don't mope, get angry? So I should try to convince ignorant Wisconsinites that paying taxes will preserve their natural environment, educate their kids and improve their roads? No thanks. They refuse to believe in a direct relationship between the two. They think that if they don't pay taxes, these things will magically happen because we are their public servants. What they really want are public slaves. They need their money for beer, cable and guns. And when they can't buy that hunting license for cheap, have to buy imported beer because the water is slimy and when the cable company turns off their TV they will blame the public workers because ... we are "taking their money." No. This public employee is getting proactive and moving on to a place where people understand that "public" means everyone. I have nothing but contempt for Wisconsinites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-72136913351323401592014-09-20T14:42:06.225-05:002014-09-20T14:42:06.225-05:00I'd rather move out Walker and the corrupt, ra...I'd rather move out Walker and the corrupt, racist trash that back him. That's my plan for the next 6 1/2 weeks, anyway.<br /><br /> Don't mope. Get angry and get even at these corrupt slimeballsJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-24088955130786858102014-09-20T13:51:45.405-05:002014-09-20T13:51:45.405-05:00you sure post a bunch of crap -- no wonder newspap...you sure post a bunch of crap -- no wonder newspapers are dead -- arrogant folks like you drove them into the ground.<br /><br />Love the way you play into the lie of "purple".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-83860783200511879512014-09-20T13:13:03.797-05:002014-09-20T13:13:03.797-05:00I do think this is an abuse of power. I would like...I do think this is an abuse of power. I would like to know what gives him the right to declare an emergency. I would think he would have to prove what the emergency is. No person serving the people should have the power to take away the power of the people to petition the government or its agencies. What does he think he is a dictator? His job as a governor is to govern and to protect our constitutional rights. Not to change statutory rules under the guise of an emergency to fit his contributors wishes. His whole stint stinks of corruption in the highest form. Vote him out, please. We have been paralyzed as a state since he took office.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601948024469085226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-62216928427440097032014-09-20T11:09:43.289-05:002014-09-20T11:09:43.289-05:00All state employees (as well as other public emplo...All state employees (as well as other public employees) took a 10% pay cut and Wisconsinites cheered and voted again for Walker and his appointees. Here's a newsflash for all you Walker voters, non-voters and people who didn't help with the campaigns for Walker's opponent from all of us state employees: We care about you as much as you care about us. In other words, not at all. Dirty air? Dirty water? Edible fish? Cry me a river. I'm taking my retirement money (whatever Walker leaves me) and moving out of state. Kiss my purchasing power and tax money good-bye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-77794856495746185132014-09-20T11:01:23.221-05:002014-09-20T11:01:23.221-05:00Yup just example after example how Walker not only...Yup just example after example how Walker not only sets the rules for each state agency but how he changes the rules to reward his corporate and business donors. Under Act 20 Walker took over the right to unilaterally approve or reject all agency policies and rules. In other words he runs every state agency with the exception of DPI which is headed by an elected official. Also he ended the civil service designation for agency heads and appointed his own patronage person to direct each agency. Walker controls every aspect of government in Wisconsin so when something fails it is his fault not the person he throws under the bus. Does anyone still believe that he knew nothing about the secret e- mail system when he headed Milwaukee County. He's corrupt to the bone....always was and always will be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com