Tag: Madison spending referendum
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A most delightful pissing match
Between the two previous Madison mayors In this corner, Dave Cieslewicz, who defeated Paul Soglin, who was mayor in 2003. In the other corner, Paul Soglin, who returned the favor by defeating Dave Cieslewicz, then mayor, in 2011. Dave supports the $22 million bailout of city government on the fall ballot; Paul urges a NO…
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No chin wags with Republicans?
They hold the purse strings! Paul Soglin’s bill of particulars: (In the 17-2 vote in August 2024 to approve the referendum, only current alders Isadore Knox Jr. and Barbara Harrington-McKinney voted no.) Blaska’s Bottom Line: Another former mayor, Dave Cieslewicz, opposes both school referenda! Who else thinks all three are going down?!
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He must be tired of winning
He won’t find 11,779 more votes that way! Please explain to us like we were 5 years old how the Republican nominee for President goes into battleground state Georgia with its 16 electoral votes and for 10 long minutes excoriates the Republican governor of that state. How should undecided voters interpret his childish rant, delivered…