On guard
An e-mail from F. Mortensen, Oshkosh, brings this:
Sun Prairie's "second Assemblyman", John Gard, spent $220,000, give or take a few bucks, to be reelected in Peshtigo by 64 percent. It was a record expenditure by an assemblyman.
Was he worried about re-election? If he had been he would have moved back to his district. Why did he spend so much money? Because special interests showered him with dough. The money was burning a hole in his pocket.
Indeed, 97 percent of his donations that were $100 or more came from outside his district, according to the ever-watchful eye of Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. And lots of the money came from out of state. Ask yourself, "Have I ever been tempted to send money to an Assembly candidate in Iowa, Minnesota, or South Carolina?" I doubt it. Showing a tin ear to the appearance of corruption, Gard said he wanted to make sure his enemies would not "have any hope of winning. I wasn't taking any chances." (Quoted in MJS.)
If this does not convince you that there are two legislatures, the lobbyists' and the People's, nothing will
-Ed Garvey.
Sun Prairie's "second Assemblyman", John Gard, spent $220,000, give or take a few bucks, to be reelected in Peshtigo by 64 percent. It was a record expenditure by an assemblyman.
Was he worried about re-election? If he had been he would have moved back to his district. Why did he spend so much money? Because special interests showered him with dough. The money was burning a hole in his pocket.
Indeed, 97 percent of his donations that were $100 or more came from outside his district, according to the ever-watchful eye of Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. And lots of the money came from out of state. Ask yourself, "Have I ever been tempted to send money to an Assembly candidate in Iowa, Minnesota, or South Carolina?" I doubt it. Showing a tin ear to the appearance of corruption, Gard said he wanted to make sure his enemies would not "have any hope of winning. I wasn't taking any chances." (Quoted in MJS.)
If this does not convince you that there are two legislatures, the lobbyists' and the People's, nothing will
-Ed Garvey.
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