All I can see here is a bunch of Eric Cartmans running around Madison screaming, “screw you guys, I’m going home!”

Well, now you’ve done it! Darn all of you voters! How dare you decide to make up your own minds and choose to vote for who we tell you not to!

Those are the sentiments that are spewing from our wonderful state Democratic leaders from Milwaukee to Madison and everywhere else, simply because the voters did something that was “unheard” of, for Wisconsin anyway. We, the voters, chose to replace and incumbent State Supreme Court Justice, something that has not been done in this state since the 1960s. And it was done with…. (gasp)… a Republican!

And why is this a big deal? Elections happen on a fairly frequent basis nationwide, but Justice Louis “I’m gonna legislate from the bench” Butler was Governor Doyle’s “golden-boy.” And Michael Gableman is the “horrific and evil” Republican that no one in Madison wanted, is now sitting on the state’s highest court. The voting came down to the wire and Gableman won with a slim victory (51%-49%). But that is not the issue here…

Our own Governor took a very nasty tone when he made comment about the turnout the day after the election. He said that it was a “tragedy that such a fine judge and good human being was trashed during the campaign.” So, according to “Diamond Jim,” the mudslinging was only coming from one side of the fence…? From what I, and any other resident of Wisconsin, could see was nothing but negative ads about BOTH candidates for the 3 or 4 weeks before the election.

It got to a point where no one was really sure who stood for what or which candidate was softer on crime/criminals/corruption/etc. Even an article written in Madison’s Capital Times (whose author’s name was not published) reads, “No one has come to the state Supreme Court in so dishonest and dishonorable manner as Mike Gableman. He ran a shameful campaign and deserves no praise or respect in victory.”

Let me give that the old conservative spin: “I’m taking my ball and going home until you decide to play by my rules, which I might change at any time during the game.” What is this, the 3rd grade?!? All I can see here is a bunch of Eric Cartmans running around Madison screaming, “screw you guys, I’m going home!” I mean seriously, grow up!

But what really gets me about what the governor said last Wednesday was that the tactics that were used by both campaigns to smear the image of both candidates were equally trashing. And furthermore, the last time Jim Doyle ran for re-election he used the very same sneaky and underhanded tactics against Mark Green, coming out with newer and more untrue ads just days before the election.

But that seems to be the overall “name of the game” with elections. It does not really mater how good you are; you just have to make the other guys look way worse than you do. This time the Republicans did a better job of that, and now that the game is over the state Democrats are calling for reforms to the election process of State Supreme court justices. Now, because we all did it wrong, they want to take the power of the vote out of our hands and make all potential future Justices to be solely appointed by the governor.

But that seems to be the Democrats way to do things in this state now doesn’t it? When everything is working their way, there are no problems and everything is sunshine and rainbows. But the second that the game changes and the people of the state vote out one of their own, we need to revamp the entire system! Is this not the biggest double standard ever?

So that makes me think, where is the outcry for Lena Taylor? She lost smashingly to Scott (our next governor) Walker, and was endorsed by nearly every big name Democrat in Wisconsin politics. Where is the public outcry for change in the election process of county executive? Where is the call for reform that all county supervisors need to be appointed by the governor? Or is that office just not as meaningful to the Democrats?

One thing here is really shinning through here though; the wishy-washiness of the state Democrats is really starting to wear on me. If you are going to be horrifically outraged at one election loss, then be equally upset at all your losses. But in the happiness that I feel that another Republican is now sitting on the state’s Supreme Court, I only have one thing left to say: “screw you guys, I’m going home!”

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