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TOM BARRETT'S BRIDGE TO NOWHEREBy Charlie SykesState Senator Ted Kanavas calls out the mayor for opposing the reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange: “Mayor Barrett’s long opposition to reconstructing the Zoo Interchange is undisputed. Even today, while the bridges are about to undergo an emergency repair, the Mayor refuses to admit his incredibly poor judgment and lack of leadership on this important issue. Despite his public admission of lobbying Governor Doyle on the Zoo, he refutes politics was ever a factor in his opposition. For Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee and a liberal, former Member of Congress, to suggest his lobbying of Jim Doyle and the legislature was not political in nature is laughable. On June 28, 2005, Mayor Barrett wrote a letter to former Senate Majority Leader Dale Schultz and former Senate Minority Leader Judy Robson in opposition to funding the preliminary engineering for the Zoo Interchange. Demonstrating Barrett’s lack of judgment he stated: ‘…the Zoo Interchange will stand long enough for us to resolve these issues.’ The letter was so fraught with errors and misstatements the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission responded with its own letter to legislative leaders indicating a number of Mayor Barrett’s statements were ‘without foundation.’ Then on July 21, 2005, Mayor Barrett issued a statement praising Governor Doyle’s partial veto of Zoo Interchange money and took a political shot at Waukesha County in the process: ‘Governor Doyle took the appropriate action in vetoing the Legislature's $38 millionappropriation for the Zoo Interchange. The funding was excessive and the message it sent, divisive. I thank Governor Doyle for recognizing that Milwaukee-Waukesha regional cooperation is not a one-way street.’ Tom Barrett’s statements and the Governor’s actions made the reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange into a political issue. Now Mayor Barrett is on the defensive and unfortunately for all of us, continues to put politics ahead of safety and economic development.” |
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Tuesday, Nov 24 at 9:09 PM MADDOG @ Liberal wrote ...
You are full of it.
32638636 Flag for moderationTuesday, Nov 24 at 8:28 PM LIBERAL wrote ...
And the fact remains. Scott Walker was for the I-94 South spending (and against the Zoo bridge spending) before he was against the I-94 South spending and for the Zoo bridge spending. And both Scott Walker's flip and his flop came after the 2005 opposition by Barrett to the cost of I 94 south plan and his believe (which turned out to be incorrect, given Walker's intransigence, that the spending squabble could be resolved in time to get to the Zoo Bridges. Flip. Flop. Watch Scott flip flop.
32637051 Flag for moderationTuesday, Nov 24 at 10:39 AM Bjorn Yesterday wrote ...
If you all rode light weight bicycles like me the bridges would remain in good condition and would not need replacement.
32602066 Flag for moderationTuesday, Nov 24 at 6:31 AM MADDOG wrote ...
And I agree with Jordan. BO ought to give Barret a kiss as he "tries to do sex to him".
32587596 Flag for moderationTuesday, Nov 24 at 6:30 AM MADDOG wrote ...
A vote for Barret is a vote for more of the same crap. Vote for Barret and kiss Wisconsin goodbye.
32587551 Flag for moderationMonday, Nov 23 at 10:25 PM Jordan wrote ...
Whatever Liberal... I'm perfectly comfortable with the fact that Scott Walker is primed to absolutely annihilate Tom Barrett in '10. So get yourself a megaphone or something and blare whatever stupid "Walker did it" message you want. Barrett is a lamb ( I say that because I think he's decent human being) being led to slaughter by Lord BO... I hope BO at least promised Barret a dinner and a movie first...:)
32579346 Flag for moderationMonday, Nov 23 at 9:23 PM News2Use wrote ...
Doyle/Barrett have shown their true political instincts as opposed to common-sense solutions again - both political hacks that are destroying this state
32577041 Flag for moderationMonday, Nov 23 at 8:13 PM Liberal wrote ...
The lie in THIS "Barrett Bash du jour" is that Scott Walker was in there pushing for spending money on the Zoo Interchange. Oh, those uncomfortable facts. Two years AFTER Barrett believed (in 2005) (probably naively) that his reservations on the cost of the Racine-Stateline worked could be resolved, SCOTT WALKER was gung-ho for the expensive expansion and completely mum on the urgency of the Zoo work. http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/29306679.html Uncomfortable facts indeed.
32573796 Flag for moderationMonday, Nov 23 at 6:42 PM John wrote ...
Of course during this time Mayor Tom would have thought we would have had plenty of money to pay for light rail if Diamond Jim had proposed it.
32569984 Flag for moderationMonday, Nov 23 at 4:05 PM LBB wrote ...
Thanks Mayor Barrett & Govenor Doyle. Now I get to take my son to daycare everyday over bridges that are falling down! This is a I-35 waiting to happen!
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