Should it shock anyone?

I’d like to think the answer is no but I was a bit surprised when I heard today that the Wisconsin’s State Senate Democrats voted to remove State Senator Judy Robson from her position as Majority Leader.

I’ll premise my comments by saying that I believe that Robson is a decent person who votes the right way as a Senator. However, she hasn’t shown herself to be either an effective minority leader, nor majority leader.

Under Robson the democrats caved tremendously on the budget. Under the misguided leadership of Robson and her sidekick Russ Decker, Democrats gave up nearly everything in the budget that separated the democrats from the republicans. The obstructionist republicans in the Assembly are not without blame but it was Robson who allowed them to control the debate. Rather than act as the majority leader and drive the agenda, Robson pursued a policy of appeasement. The beneficiaries of these misguided policies are the Republicans.

Senate Democrats who had the courage to make the change, whoever they are, should be congratulated.

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On a personal note, please keep my nephew Christopher in your prayers. He is a firefighter just east of San Diego. The wildfires there are so bad that he describes them as the worst he has ever seen and they won’t stop until the fire reaches the ocean.