Today I received the following letter from a local woman
who indicated that she was feeling like the only Republican who is unhappy with
Governor Walker or Senator Fitzgerald. I have been asked to share her letter in hopes
of encouraging other Republicans to come forward and share their story. I would appreciate hearing from
those of you with stories about your Republicans friends
having buyer’s remorse over their prior support towards Governor Walker or
Senator Fitzgerald.
Gary
“I
MADE A HUGE MISTAKE & I apologize for my mistake. I voted for Scott Walker
and Scott Fitzgerald. I regret that decision every day since they took office.
Scott
Walker lied to everyone for his votes. He stated that he would negotiate with
unions a couple of weeks before he was elected (there is video proof of that
statement). He never said he would take away collective bargaining rights and
he admitted that by removing collective bargaining rights it saved no money and
had no effect on the budget process. It was just a power grab.
Collective
bargaining assures everyone, non-union and union alike, of safe working
conditions and responsible work hours. And before anyone accuses me of being
something I’m not, I am not a union worker or a teacher. I am a citizen who
voted republican for many years and the Republican Party has let me down. The
Republican Party is not the party it used to be. It no longer represents my
views.
As
a woman, I am especially upset with the Republican Party’s attack on women’s
and single parent rights. The Republican Party forgets that women still have
the right to vote. Scott Walker promised 250,000 jobs, but we are far from
attaining that. Wisconsin led the nation for many months in job losses. He’s
given millions of dollars to companies to buy a minimal number of jobs which
are not even assured of being there in the future.
In
the State of Wisconsin, especially, the Republican Party has shown me how
dishonest, unethical, secretive, and arrogant they have become all for the sake
of power. I hope other Republicans who feel the way I do stand up and vote for
a cleaner Wisconsin government. A government where both sides of the aisle will
work together and not ram things through just because they think they can.
Now, for
Scott Fitzgerald. He doesn’t care about his constituents. He cares about doing
whatever the Republican Party wants him to do. He’s violated open meeting law,
had secret meetings, had other Republican lawmakers sign secrecy agreements and
even had his legislative aides, using private email accounts, working out of a
Madison law firm who he hired to represent the Wisconsin Senate and which you
and I as taxpayers paid those legal fees but yet, did you feel that you got
your monies’ worth there?
They
gerrymandered the 13th Senate District, and other districts, in those secret
meetings and when that goes into effect most of us won’t even be represented by
the person we voted for. Secret emails, closed door meetings and now running
fake Democrats in primary races (AGAIN). Were not these the same people who
complained how the recalls were going to cost the taxpayers of Wisconsin so
much money but yet here they are adding up the cost by running fake Democrats
and forcing primaries.
Gary
Ellerman (http://dailyunion.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=110&ArticleID=11180)
of the Walker Walkers is one such fake democrat candidate who is going to run
against Lori Compas in the primary. They are doing this to create confusion and
to dirty the clean election process that we have always had in Wisconsin. My
vote will be going to Lori Compas. Lori has shown me what standing up for what
you believe in means. Lori has the courage to go up against a career politician
and bring Wisconsin back to clean and transparent government. Lori will work
with both sides of the aisle to accomplish great things for Wisconsin. Lori has
real concern for the people of this district. Lori is honest and trustworthy,
qualities which Scott Fitzgerald truly lacks.
Please
return Wisconsin to the great state it once was. Let’s vote to rid Wisconsin of
this toxic atmosphere that the current administration of Wisconsin has created.
The behaviors of Scott Walker and Scott Fitzgerald are not what Wisconsin is
about. Vote with your heart and what you feel is right and not just because you
have always voted one way or the other.
I know I
have changed for the better and this second time around, I will get my vote
right this time and you guessed it, it will NOT be for Scott Walker or Scott
Fitzgerald.”
Sincerely,
LB
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