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KLAUSER ENDORSES WALKER

By Charlie Sykes

Story Created: Dec 7, 2009

Story Updated: Dec 7, 2009

The other shoe drops. Former Thompson aide and GOP guru, James Klauser shares his thoughts on the 2010 election.

7. December, 2009

Dear Friend:

Jim Doyle, after 8 years, will leave Wisconsin state and local finances in a shambles. In his first term he spent and borrowed; in his second term he spent more, borrowed more, raised taxes and used the Obama stimulus dollars to cover the deficit. Those Obama dollars will soon be gone. Jim Doyle prudently decided not to seek re-election. Instead he handpicked the Mayor of Milwaukee, a former liberal Democrat Congressman, Tom Barrett to run instead. The Doyle team managed to intimidate out of the race any potential serious challenger.

Tom Barrett is a decent, pleasant fellow. He can accurately be characterized as being indecisive and uncreative...sort of bland. However he is very liberal. He makes Doyle’s liberalism pale. Barrett has a record in every public office he has held of increasing spending and raising taxes. The Doyle-Barrett team is hostile to school choice and charter schools; they are opposed to the reforms to welfare initiated by Governor Thompson. The Doyle-Barrett team would continue to allow our transportation infrastructure to erode. After 7 years Doyle-Barrett figured out there are problems with the Milwaukee school system….duh! Their solution…double duh!

Initially Doyle blamed the fiscal mess on the previous administration; now he excuses it because of the national economy. The truth of the matter is it relates to his profligacy and spending/borrowing patterns. The Doyle-Barrett taxes are impeding our economic recovery. Their social policies such as climate change programs are killing jobs.

The Doyle-Barrett team is already working on sustaining liberals in office. Left-wing liberal groups such as Acorn, One Wisconsin and a variety of other front groups are today working in Wisconsin to keep these liberals in power. Obama needs Wisconsin for his re-election. He will be in this with both feet.

While the election is months away it is forcefully underway. 2009 saw the Conservative/Republican candidates compete. Now is the time to come together and support the strongest candidate who has the best chance to win.

I have been impressed with the growth and effort of Scott Walker this past year. He has truly earned his spurs. He is working hard; he has built a great organization; his campaign is drawing more people to it every day. He has sharpened his message. He has maintained his principles and integrity. We can expect the same in Madison.

This campaign will not be easy. The liberal other side is not above fallacious exaggeration and distortion. Scott needs our support to carry forward and win the election in November (which is not that far away). If you have not already committed, I encourage you to join me in endorsing and supporting Scott Walker for Governor. Let’s straighten out the Doyle-Barrett messes. We can believe in Wisconsin again.

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Friday, Dec 11 at 12:21 AM Hank wrote ...

@Liberal: The elitism and snobbishness of your latest comment defines Liberalism - if you're one of us, you get all the perks, otherwise, it sucks to be you.

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Tuesday, Dec 8 at 9:35 PM Libera@Bjorn wrote ...

Yes Bjorn, Mayor Barrett's children do go to MPS -- to a school that matches the best of the ex-urban elementary schools and blows the socks of public schools like West Bend and Waukesha city. MPS has some really bad schools. It also has some great schools. But it does require more parental thought than patting your child on the butt and sending them off across the sub-division.

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Tuesday, Dec 8 at 1:50 PM TWP wrote ...

Those of us with strong conservative or libertarian values have supported "moderate" (RINO or whatever) Republicans for ages as vastly preferable to the Democrat/Marxist alternatives. Political parties are by their very nature coalitions of people who don't agree 100% on everything. Anyone who can't ally with someone who agrees with them mostly but not completely is a party of one. Limited government and individual liberty! RINOS are welcome to lend a hand as we've helped them in the past.

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Tuesday, Dec 8 at 11:04 AM Bjorn Yesterday wrote ...

Does anybody think that Bareits kids go or went to MPS?

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Tuesday, Dec 8 at 10:24 AM WiCalvin wrote ...

Why shouldn't Walker accept endorsements from all shades of political parties? It shows he has a broad level of support, which is what he will need to win. I'm certainly no fan of Klauser, but it's good to see more and more people coming to Walker's team. This should be a wake up call for Neumann and he should drop out of the race for governor.

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Monday, Dec 7 at 11:56 PM Hank wrote ...

Bye-Bye, Neumann - maybe he can run against Baldwin in 2012, if she doesn't lose in 2010 (Hey, Miracles happen..)

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Monday, Dec 7 at 8:39 PM ijeff wrote ...

Calvin, I think we all know what side Walker is on. That said, there's nothing wrong with him taking Klausers vote and endorsement (or any RINO for that matter).

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Monday, Dec 7 at 5:43 PM Mary wrote ...

Mark Neumann: do all of us a favor and leave the race. Throw your support behind Scott Walker. Not one conservative I know supports you over Scott. Do the right thing.

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Monday, Dec 7 at 5:29 PM Calvin wrote ...

James Klauser, aka Tommy's brain, is no conservative! He has always been a RINO since his days with Tommy. They never met a project too big to cut. Scott will have a decision to make in the coming months; whether he is on the side of the Tea-baggers or the Republican establishment. These are mutually exclusive positions and if you believe they aren't then you are not a Real Conservative!

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