Party Politics
Some local politics going on deserve scrutiny for their greater implications:
Owen posts Democratic Party of Wisconsin Treasurer Robert Fyrst's letter to DPW Chair Wineke in which Fyrst resigns in order to support a Republican candidate for State Treasurer.
Kathy follows up in the comments with a link to RPW Executive Director Rick Wiley's response, which prompts my post. Wiley says:
That's a tall order to fill, one that I can't put full faith in for the very reasons Fyrst is switching sides. He isn't happy with what's being accomplished and the candidates being put forward; he continues to have full faith in the ideals of the Democratic party.
Though in general people may become more conservative with life experience, they hardly shift ideals completely - they realize that to accomplish them means more than blind fealty.
Furthermore, it's a mistake for someone to encourage an almost nationalistic faith in a party, especially the RINO-like wobbly platform(s) of the current "big tent" Republicans.
My response to Wiley (and to Mark Green) is this: Since this election is hinged on corruption and fiscal irresponsibility and cronyism, you had better make sure that you deliver as pristine an administration as is humanly possible - and make this explicit as you take action and craft policy - or you will merely have supplanted a bluish governor with a reddish one, the only significant difference to the people being whose seal of approval you carry.
CP @ GMC.
Owen posts Democratic Party of Wisconsin Treasurer Robert Fyrst's letter to DPW Chair Wineke in which Fyrst resigns in order to support a Republican candidate for State Treasurer.
Kathy follows up in the comments with a link to RPW Executive Director Rick Wiley's response, which prompts my post. Wiley says:
"As Ronald Reagan once said, 'I didn't leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.' Many of the best Republicans are recovering Democrats.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin welcomes all Democrats who are disgruntled with the poor leadership and ethical lapses of Joe Wineke and Jim Doyle. I know many Democrats are fed up by their party's leadership and complete lack of solutions to the issues that face the people of Wisconsin.
Republicans have the cure for the broken promises and pay-to-play politics of Jim Doyle. You don't have to put up with it for much longer. Join us in supporting Mark Green for Governor and help make Wisconsin great again."
That's a tall order to fill, one that I can't put full faith in for the very reasons Fyrst is switching sides. He isn't happy with what's being accomplished and the candidates being put forward; he continues to have full faith in the ideals of the Democratic party.
Though in general people may become more conservative with life experience, they hardly shift ideals completely - they realize that to accomplish them means more than blind fealty.
Furthermore, it's a mistake for someone to encourage an almost nationalistic faith in a party, especially the RINO-like wobbly platform(s) of the current "big tent" Republicans.
My response to Wiley (and to Mark Green) is this: Since this election is hinged on corruption and fiscal irresponsibility and cronyism, you had better make sure that you deliver as pristine an administration as is humanly possible - and make this explicit as you take action and craft policy - or you will merely have supplanted a bluish governor with a reddish one, the only significant difference to the people being whose seal of approval you carry.
CP @ GMC.
posted by Jane Bellwether @ 3:27 PM
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