Posted on 03/17/2011 9:01:39 AM PDT by Nachum
On the day Joe Knilans stood to address his Republican colleagues in a closed-door meeting, he was celebrating his sixty-day anniversary as a Wisconsin assemblyman. It was March 10, the day the assembly was set to take its final vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial bill to limit collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin.
But as the words fell out of Knilans’ mouth, it was clear he was not up for celebrating.
“I just want to say that taking this vote today will probably cost me my job,” he began. “But that’s why I came to Madison — to take votes like this. I never wanted to be a career politician — it’s about doing the right thing.”
Knilans, 46, is an old union hand who used to assemble cars at the recently mothballed General Motors plant in Janesville. In November, he won a shocking victory over the sitting speaker of the assembly, Mike Sheridan, who had been caught having an affair with a registered lobbyist. It was the first time since 1938 a sitting Wisconsin assembly speaker had lost. After such a historic election, “how can I not vote with the people who voted for me?” Knilans told me.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Don’t hold your breath waiting for Caroline Kennedy to hand him a “Profiles in Courage” award.
Time for WI to pass Voter ID and do away with Registration on Election Day.
Illinois company relocating to Wisconsin
The Associated Press
Posted Mar 17, 2011 @ 09:59 AM
MADISON, Wis. — An Illinois company that makes items for trade shows is moving to Wisconsin.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday that Catalyst Exhibits, Inc., will be moving from Crystal Lake, Ill., to Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Walker says the company will employ 105 people and occupy a 144,000-square-foot facility. Walker says the company will invest $2.5 million in the state.
The company says on its web site that it builds exhibit stands and displays for trade shows and expos.
Walker says it will receive a $500,000 state grant to relocate to Wisconsin and the Kenosha Area Business Alliance is providing a $1.25 million low interest loan for building renovations.
The governor says the company’s decision shows his efforts to make Wisconsin a more business-friendly place are paying off.
http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x2011273052/Illinois-company-relocating-to-Wisconsin
It's criminal, I tell ya...criminal!
“Key Largo” is one of my faves. “What’s one more Johnny Rocco in the world, more or less?”
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