Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Right Wing Group, Politician Throw Walker Under The Bus

This morning, in the inbox, I received what appears to be some sort of weekly update from one of the plethora of Republican front groups, Wisconsin Club for Growth. Don't ask me how I was unlucky enough to get on their mailing list, but since it only comes once a week, I'm not sweating it. Besides, I figured it would eventually provide me some blog fodder, as it did today.

In this week's issue, their top story relates to their zealousness to still go after Governor Jim Doyle. The topic du jour was Doyle's recent proposal for a RTA in southeast Wisconsin, which would obviously include the KRM rai systeml.

Copied directly from their post on this email (emphasis mine):
It would be better to address more immediate concerns.

The Governor could have assigned a higher priority to addressing the problems of Milwaukee County mass transit. Instead he wants to blow $50 million on new trains that, under present circumstances, might as well be delivered straight to the National Railroad Museum.

And there is the question whether area voters are really on board for this, as the administration claims.

State Rep. Robin Vos (R-Caledonia) has been calling for a new referendum, pointing out that Milwaukee County voters said yes to a proposal that included funding for emergency medical services and parks as well as transit.

Laying on a new sales tax now will be just the first step to bigger tax subsidies later on, Vos says, criticizing the administration for choosing to expand government’s transit commitments instead of fixing an immediate transit problem.

“The tax increases will continue to get bigger as the projects get bigger,” he warns.
As one can easily see from the highlighted parts, State Representative Robin Vos, a conservative's conservative, and WiCFG readily admit that Milwaukee County's Transit System in in deep trouble. And we all know who has been in charge of the failing system for the past seven years, but has done nothing to stop or even slow this downward spiral.

But as Chair of Milwaukee County First, I would also like to thank Representative Vos for remembering that the voters of Milwaukee County did indeed get to express their voices, despite Walker's oppressive efforts to muffle us, and that the voters did call for a sales tax to fund our transit, our parks and our EMS.

I encourage the good Representative to join Representative Grigsby and Senator Taylor in getting said sales tax authorized without delay.

And you, gentle reader, can help us put pressure on our elected officials in Madison by signing our petition calling on them to honor the will of the people.

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