August
2009
Doyle serves Wisconsin well
Two term Governor Jim Doyle is calling it quits after this term but let’s not forget how effective he has been.
After nearly two decades of neglect by former Governor Tommy Thompson, Doyle recognized that Milwaukee played an important role in the future of Wisconsin. While Thompson traveled the state encouraging voters and rural legislators to “stick it to Milwaukee”, Doyle put the reconstruction of the Marquette Interchange back on the priorities map.
Under Doyle, Wisconsin now has its sex offenders residential locations now online.
Under Doyle, the path has been set to bring high speed rail to Wisconsin.
Under Doyle, by 2010 non-smokers will, for the first time in Wisconsin history, have access to pubs and restaurants which they’ll be able to enjoy smoke-free.
Under Doyle, UW-Madison is becoming a key research center for stem cell research — a type of research that provides hope for cures for many different terminal diseases.
Under Doyle, the Wisconsin state budget has been balanced despite inheriting a record breaking deficit from Republican Governor Scott McCallum. In fairness to McCallum and his short term after being promoted from Lt. Governor mid-term, most of the budget deficit was due to phantom revenues put into the budget from Tommy Thompson.
Although Doyle has sometimes rankled some of the more liberal members of his own party, overall he has shown himself to be a steady and effective leader.
Democrats will find the next year exciting as several of their finest are expected to step forward to run for the democratic nomination. One thing is definite — most democrats will miss knowing that Doyle was their 800 pound gorilla walking into the room on election day.
Jim McGuigan
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Doyle has served himself well holding unto the pension date a career politician does. He was at the right place right time. Thats all. The state employees union he has served well into the future who next in line has to address in direct fashion. Having friends and inlaws on the payroll, he has served them well also. The best thing he has accomplished is knowing when he is no longer euquipped to deal with the mess he has left behind. This state will need a decade to reorganize itself and how that turns out is anyones guess. The only thing for certain is that it will be expensive to live here for a host of services that rank near the bottom compared to other states.