Yet even after
all of the hype and chatter about his desire to do so, the senator instead decided
to start off by none other than trying to attack Lori Compas on a personal
level. So much for a track record unless
of course you subscribe to the fact that this is his M/O of late.
Sadly, this
type of behavior is exactly what I have come to expect of Senator Fitzgerald,
so I was not shocked at all to see him throwing out such barbs from the start. Secondly, the man never ceases to amaze me
with how incredulously arrogant he can be with such flippant remarks. The man truly seems to lack a common sense
filter between this thoughts and his tongue.
At what point will party loyalty by his supporters wear thin.
Getting back
to Senator Fitzgerald’s multiple claims about wanting to run his recall
campaign on his political track record.
After reading Sundays front page of the WI State Journal, I found myself
struggling to find any thread of a connection between his sexist remarks and
how it relates at all to his supposed track record.
Let’s face it;
Lori Compas has challenged Senator Fitzgerald to five public debates, and he
has not even given her the decency of a response. So much for running on his track record. For those who feel that the senator is able
to campaign without debating her, I would agree. But I would also say that it is very typical
from what I have been seeing that Senator Fitzgerald tends to buffer himself
from having to answer tough questions about his actions. He puts on so called “listening sessions”
only to talk in circles with GOP talking point rhetoric when anyone disagrees
with him or asks him to clarify a flippant remark. He also tends to only talk on radio stations
with people like Vicki McKenna, Charlie Sykes or Jeff Wagner where he knows that
they will go out of their way to only make him look good.
For once I
wish that he had to debate someone publically where he was compelled to answer
the actual questions, or where he was compelled to clarify his statements with
validation of truth or fact. Ten and
only then do I believe that people will get an opportunity to see his true
colors as a career politician who no longer represents us, (the people of Senate
District 13).
If people
truly believe that Senator Fitzgerald is the right choice for this office, then
they too should encourage him to debate Lori Compas. If he is as virtuous as he claims and she as
unqualified as he suggests, then a debate would call out both points and he
would garner even more votes. After all,
if Lori (or Pollyanna if you prefer) is merely a figure head for others and
truly incapable of doing this on her own, wouldn’t debating her be like shooting
fish in a barrel?
As many of
you know, I use to vote for Senator Fitzgerald.
But after visiting with him and communicating with him via phone and
email on occasion over the past sixteen months, I have come to see a man who I
never imagined and I do not feel good about my previous support for him. So
while I will continue to vote as a Republican in most elections, I certainly
will not be offering my vote to Senator Fitzgerald anymore.
I truly
believe that Lori Compas will be a fast learner in office and she will remain
true to her word and grounded by principle without forgetting who she
represents. Even if she makes a few
freshman mistakes as she or anyone would, Lori still has a lot of room for
error without being nearly as bad as Senator Fitzgerald is.
I encourage
others to voice their request for these two candidates to conduct a public
debate. We deserve that at the very
least.
Sincerely,
Gary
Senate
recall challenge by Compas is giving 'Fitz' fits
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/senate-recall-challenge-by-compas-is-giving-fitz-fits/article_fa31b11e-9c43-11e1-b492-0019bb2963f4.html
Compas
issues YouTube rebuke to claim her husband is behind her campaign
Well said.
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