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Because that's the message that's needed to inspire Democratic voters??????
http://bloggingblue.com/2014/05/mary-burke-im-a-fiscal-conservative/
While I understand that calling herself a fiscal conservative will win her some votes among moderates and independents, its certainly not going to win her many fans among her base, and Im disappointed that the candidate most likely to end up as the Democratic standard-bearer against Gov. Scott Walker is proud to call herself a fiscal conservative, because when I think of fiscal conservatives I dont think of Democrats wholl stand up for the middle class I think of Democrats like Chris Abele, whos proven hes certainly no champion of the largely middle class public employees who work for Milwaukee County.
Whats more, when I think of fiscal conservatives, I think of Scott Walker and Glenn Grothmann, and if thats the kind of company Mary Burke wants to be associated with as fellow fiscal conservatives, then I think Ive officially entered the Twilight Zone.
Well, I guess it's consistent with her other recent statement ...
http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/2014/05/who-should-apologize.html
It's apparrant to me that the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has been co-opted by the neo-cons.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Ya know, I believe in being fiscally responsible too. It's how we pay for the services the poor need.
Fiscal responsibility begins with bringing in more in revenue than you spend. Which is why we need to raise taxes on the rich, and embrace programs that actually do SAVE money, like the ACA. And it means investing money in things that provide an ROI, like raising people out of poverty, and government-run cash-generating enterprises, like state liquor stores.
AleksS
(1,665 posts)You can't beat Scott Walker, if you spend all your time talking about how swell Scott Walker is!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)dembotoz
(16,739 posts)Ed Suspicious
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(5,075 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)I just don't see many bright lights on the horizon. Mary is a flaming asshole trying to pass as a bright light.
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)the Mississippi river in MN. Dakota MN, right across the river from La Crosse WI. and I'm so glad I am. Screw Wisconsin..... and the d*mn legislature and governor. Ugh..... God bless Mark Dayton, Al Franken, and DINO Amy Klobuchar....
sybylla
(8,464 posts)Repukes call themselves fiscally conservative, but they only use that dildo to f#ck us and pleasure their rich buddies while opening up the bank vault for their pet projects.
If Mary will use this as an opportunity to yank that "fiscal conservative" dildo out of Wanker's hands and beat him over the head with it, I will host a fundraiser for her myself.
Viking12
(6,012 posts)he describes himself as a "fiscally conservative progressive"
http://www.harrisforwisconsin.com/