Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:23 AM

lutefisk (3,393 posts)

Fitzgerald back as Senate majority leader

Like it never happened... the nightmare returns.

Republicans in the state Senate have chosen Scott Fitzgerald as their leader again.

Fitzgerald, a Juneau Republican, served as Senate majority leader during most of the last two-year session. He lost the post after Democrats seized control of the chamber in June’s recall elections.

Republicans re-captured the majority in Tuesday’s elections, however. They caucused on Thursday to pick their leaders and unanimously elected Fitzgerald to his old position...

http://www.postcrescent.com/viewart/20121108/APC010401/311080380/Wisconsin-Republicans-pick-state-Senate-leaders?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

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Fitzgerald back as Senate majority leader (Original post)	lutefisk	Nov 2012	OP
how is it that obama/baldwin won big and yet repubs took back both chambers in WI? nt	msongs	Nov 2012	#1
gerrymandering	Viking12	Nov 2012	#4
What about the House?	Narraback	Nov 2012	#2
repubs control both nt	msongs	Nov 2012	#3
...and they control Attorney General, Supreme Court, etc	lutefisk	Nov 2012	#5
I hate to say it but it will probably take 10 years to straighten us out. First we take back the....	yourout	Nov 2012	#6

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:32 AM

msongs (30,485 posts)

1. how is it that obama/baldwin won big and yet repubs took back both chambers in WI? nt

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:46 AM

Viking12 (5,904 posts)

4. gerrymandering

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:33 AM

Narraback (588 posts)

2. What about the House?

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:50 AM

msongs (30,485 posts)

3. repubs control both nt

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:17 PM

lutefisk (3,393 posts)

5. ...and they control Attorney General, Supreme Court, etc

The Republicans control every part of of the Wisconsin State government apart from the Office of the Secretary of State of Wisconsin.

And we all know that they are going to use that power to seriously f**k us up! It's just a matter of when it starts.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:10 PM

yourout (6,143 posts)

6. I hate to say it but it will probably take 10 years to straighten us out. First we take back the....

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Gov. Then in 2020 we can veto the next round of gerrymandering and get back to even.

Then get back the House or Senate.

Till then we are probably fucked.

The 2010 election is going to haunt us for the next 25 years I am afraid.

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