Happily shocked!

[babylonsister]

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Good for him! Last week, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly moved to shorten early voting in every jurisdiction in the state. This blatant attempt to limit Democratic votes did not go over well with one longtime Republican, State Sen. Dale Schultz, who lashed out at his fellow Republicans for their blatant voter suppression. We applaud him for speaking out.

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Dear Sen. Shultz

say it louder, please. And *THANK YOU*.

[steve2470]

2. thank you Sen. Schultz nt

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you Sen. Dale Schultz!

I'm shocked to, bsister.

I am relieved to know that not every member of the GOP is brain dead. A few may still have a few brain cells that are functioning.

[Scuba]

4. He's the last decent Republican in the State.

[hfojvt]

12. I never really thought of him as decent

not when I lived in his district.

I kinda wish DU would stop promoting him.

He ran for Congress once, and may do so again, taking on Ron Kind. (or he may be in Baldwin's district now, I am not sure of current district maps).

[Scuba]

17. He's a bit to the left of Ron Kind, so that would be an improvement.

Kind continues to back the TPP.

[Ed Suspicious]

23. agreed. I'm not real fan of Kind. His blue dogs are always barking.

[Borchkins]

33. I agree, he isn't all that decent.

I worked in the legislature, he's only right on two or three issues and they don't make up for the multitude on which he is wrong.
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[progressoid]

5. Whoa. A sighting of the dwindling 'reasonable Republican'.

[Warpy]

6. He's also retiring

which has finally given him the ability to speak out against his radicalized, utterly fascist party.

He will undoubtedly be joined by others.

[G_j]

35. that splains it...

[SnowCritter]

36. Exactly!

If he was going to run and expressed such sentiment, he'd be "primaried" in a New York minute.

[calimary]

7. And what good did it do?

Nice that he finally spoke up. Did he try to rally some of his colleagues? Did he speak out sooner? Did he do ANYTHING that might have made a difference? And now he's bailing out? Well, that's cute. Hey, GOPers who've finally seen the light, show me RESULTS I can cheer about. Come out of the darkness and BRING A FEW MORE saved souls with you. Show me THAT. Show me how you helped reverse the bad trend or rehabilitated a few of the sick on your side or converted a few political heathens. Not nice platitudes that gain me nothing.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. point!

[Serial Mom]

16. He tried a few times

He voted with the Dems quite a few times since GOP/TP took over our State Legislature.... he voted to expand Medciaid and against the union busting Act 10 of Gov Scooter Walker.... and a possible gain is that maybe, just maybe a few voters that read what he has said will change and not vote GOP in midterms.

[WillyT]

8. K & R !!!

[Auntie Bush]

9. How do Rethugs think shortening the days and hours to vote is going to stop voter fraud?

It has nothing to do with voter fraud!

[RC]

19. The Rethugs still need a fig leaf.

They aren't our dictators yet.

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. Rec #40

[Sarah Ibarruri]

11. We need to write him in support. nt

[Trust Buster]

13. Just a band aid

The Republicans realize that the demographics are changing in a way that doesn't bode well for their political future. These short term gimmicks that they employ will do nothing but skew those demographics even farther away from them in the long term. Desperation on display.

[babylonsister]

25. I have never heard a rethug say this. It's a BFD. IMO. nt

[Trust Buster]

26. Yes, but as was noted earlier, he's not running for re-election.

[babylonsister]

27. I don't care. He said what finally had to be said. Props to him. nt

[Half-Century Man]

14. He might be the next one to swap parties.

[Feral Child]

18. Happy to REC

He did the right thing.

[truebluegreen]

20. Unfortunately he's not running for re-election.

[TxDemChem]

21. Damn!

Good for him.

[hue]

22. Truth be told!!! Thanks Sen. Dale Schultz!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. kick

[azurnoir]

28. Nothing like candor from a Republican

let's see what they say to that-hopefully no pitchforks or torches will be involved

[Cha]

29. Bravo!

Mahalo babylonsistah~

[Cha]

30. K

[denbot]

31. An honest republican..

Slightly less rarer then unicorns.

[Borchkins]

34. Don't get too excited. He's not that honest.

There is a reason that he is a republican. He is wrong on so many more issues.

[IrishAyes]

32. At least he's half awake. Now let's see if he also renounces the entire stinking Repuke program -

then he'll deserve my full respect. But he can't do it under cover of the GOP.

[Z_California]

37. This is the difference

I miss having Republicans around, I really do. Once in a while a Republican makes an appearance and really demonstrates the difference between "Republicans" as I remember them versus "Right Wing Fuckwads" who run the House of Representatives and most State houses these days.

[johnnyreb]

38. How odd it is to feel respect for a Republican.

But refreshing in this rare case.

Thank you State Sen. Dale Schultz!

[uponit7771]

39. Amen