Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Sep 2, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:10A
A no-reason recall
Alderwoman Peggy Bull facing unjustified recall election
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
In Waukesha’s 7th Aldermanic District, Alderwoman Peggy Bull is facing a possible recall for reasons nobody can quite explain. [...]
Alderman Peggy Bull’s opponent, John Kalblinger, is a little wet behind the ears when it comes to local politics. He’s only been a resident of Wisconsin for a year and a half.
For the record, I’ve had Christmas decorations in my yard longer than that.
So on the issue that’s supposedly driving this recall?
The [...]
Peter Theron, Republican candidate for congress in the second district, came up with the ultimate show-stopper for a campaign event. He wanted to stop traffic in downtown Madison to show that while Governor Jim Doyle is making empty trains run on time, you’ll be late for work.
Theron, a Republican running in Wisconsin’s Second Congressional [...]
Ricky on State advises everyone in Waukesha to play nice.
If Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima wants to be a successful mayor – and we hope he is very successful – he needs to step back and consider one of the basic lessons of politics: To get something done, you have to be able to work well [...]
I’m really shocked by the decision by Waukesha District Attorney Brad Schimel not to at least investigate the matter further of whether or not someone else signed Frank Greuel’s name to petitions to recall Waukesha Alderman Peggy Bull. Schimel asks what would be the motive? The signature at the bottom says that the [...]
Yes, it is true as Jim Rowen notes that Milwaukee’s water rates are indeed going up. The numbers have been known for some time and are even lower than they were projected to be a year ago. Rowen, a critic of Waukesha’s water application (and it’s fair to say, hardly a friend to [...]
Open your ears; for which of you will stop
The vent of hearing when loud Rumour speaks?
Henry IV, Part 2
I don’t know where the rumor began, but there is no change in the employment status of Carol Capes at City Hall. I’m sure the commenter at the Spring City Chronicle that said she was [...]
Only Alderman Payne voted against and that’s because he wanted more public meetings to get the public involved. Prior to the meeting, only 13 people spoke to the water issue directly and it was 8-5 in favor of going forward with the application. One resident actually wanted to build two pipelines so Milwaukee [...]
The Waukesha Common Council is meeting tonight to again discuss the water issue, including a letter that will be sent to the Wisconsin DNR.
The Common Council will be asked tonight to request the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to direct all communication on the city’s application to divert Great Lakes water past the subcontinental divide [...]
Waukesha’s Common Council President Alderman Paul Ybarra’s statement in response to the mayor is a strong one and makes excellent points. However, as with his other statement from the weekend, it doesn’t answer the question, what now?
The aldermen are going to have to take it to the streets, literally. Open houses [...]
