Wisconsin Far Right-wing Republican Ron Johnson is the Know Nothing Candidate
I cannot vote for Ron Johnson. He's too unrealistic about his aspirations in Washington. If elected, he will be just one of 100 Senators. He will have no rank, record, or reputation. Or any political IOU's either! Chances are he will just be a pawn, subject to manipulation by the Republican leadership. How much can he really do for Wisconsin under those circumstances?
His understanding of government is limited. He laments the number of lawyers in the Senate. Legislators write laws, not pursue lawsuits. They debate philosophies, policies, regulations and overall budgets.
He's contradictory about "creating jobs." He says he knows how to create jobs, but then contends that governments cannot create jobs. What does he really believe about this issue? And why won't he answer questions about those beliefs?
His statements indicate he may serve only one term of six years. It takes decades to achieve major initiatives in government. How can he do anything significant in just six years?
He decries "career politicians." We need long-term office holders to protect us from the inertia of bureaucrats and the aggressive antics of lobbyists from special interest groups. Amateur politicians in office for a few years are often stalled or easily "conned" by the more sophisticated.
His negative "attack ads" are ridiculously obvious attempts to scare the ignorant and uneducated. Political hacks he pays for have produced these blatant insults to Wisconsin's voters. And then he "approves of them." He criticizes "career politicians," but seems to be acting like the worse of them!
He has refused to have more than three debates and also declined to be interviewed by newspaper editorial staffs. What is he hiding about his political philosophies and policies on various issues? We voters need to know!
R.E. Schallert
Winneconne
Far Right Bush Conservative Ron Johnson lacks answers and leadership skills
The election for the United States Senate is coming soon. I think we should have more information about Ron Johnson's positions. The political ads have shown he is a strong family man, a successful businessman. He and his wife are active in the area's parochial schools and he is going to cut government spending.
Is he in favor of withdrawing the military from Iraq and Afghanistan? How about the 100,000 military personnel that have been stationed in Japan and Germany since the end of World War II? It would reduce the defense budget considerably. Will there be jobs for them? Are you willing to reduce the defense budget? The Pentagon has contracts in every Congressional district in the United States. One of the largest is here in Oshkosh.
If you eliminate the recent medical insurance program, do you have a paper on how to help those who cannot afford health insurance premiums or have pre-existing health problems? Are you really serious about the changes you mentioned about Social Security and Medicare?
You have said government cannot create jobs, only the private sector can. What about the Great Depression of the 1930s with the Tennessee Valley Authority, the building of the Hoover Dam which created the industries and agriculture in Arizona, Nevada and southern California, or the dams on the Columbia River, which provided electricity to refine aluminum.
In Wisconsin we have had government assistance for our airports and the dams on the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers.
Nearly $200 million of stimulus money has been or is being spent in Winnebago County. Should these local units of government return this money and finance these projects themselves through the property tax?
Talk is cheap; it takes money to buy whiskey.
John Allen
Oshkosh
