Great news in the Overblown Political Theater department:
Rep. Nelson: Begins sit-in to protest budget impasse
10/18/2007Contact: Rep. Nelson
608-266-2418 (office)
920-475-6221 (cell)Democratic Assemblyman to remain in Assembly chambers, ready to work, 24 hours a day 7 days a week until budget passes
MADISON – Rep. Tom Nelson (D-Kaukauna) will begin a sit-in today at 9 a.m. in the Wisconsin State Assembly chambers.
Nelson will remain at his desk, ready to work, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until a budget proposal is brought to the Assembly and passes both the Assembly and Senate.
The budget is 109 days past due and Wisconsin remains the only state to not have passed a budget.
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Next time the Assembly is on the floor, look for introduction of a joint resolution memorializing Tom Nelson to put his shoes back on. \”Mr. Speaker, unanimous consent to have Representative Nelson remove his Doritos from my desk.\”
Incidentally, while Nelson plays out this malodorous charade at his desk, he will continue to receive his state paycheck. Why, you may ask? Well, because state government is still spending the same amount of money it spent last year.
So, in a show of solidarity, I vow to ridicule Tom Nelson for 24 hours a day until the budget is passed.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Didn’t the Assembly already pass a budget before it went to conference committee. Just pointing out an inconsistancy in his theory.
October 19, 2007 at 11:51 am
While Nelson looked for TV cameras, his colleagues on both sides were actually meeting with each other. I am not sure why the press plays along. First the hamburger bill, now this. He has got to be the least popular member of the Assembly.
October 19, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Nelson should be fermenting in the Senate Chamber. Thanks to Senate Democrats, they are the only body who has failed to act on any legitimate major budget proposal. At least Assembly Republicans had the intellectual honesty and courage (since they could have lost) to allow an Up or Down vote on Doyle budget Part II. What a shame that Senator Judy Robson has neither.
October 20, 2007 at 7:58 am
This is what passes for “Policy Research” and “Free Market” thinking? So mature.
October 22, 2007 at 8:21 pm
A puerile media stunt deserves the same treatment in kind.