Wackadoodle Wis. Republicans take control

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-incomingrepublica,0,7643853.story

Conservatives eager to flex legislative muscles

Eds: Corrects date of Steineke drunken driving arrest to 2003, not 1993. ^By SCOTT BAUER

7:03 p.m. CST, November 18, 2010

MADISON, Wis. — The 25 newly elected Republicans in the state Assembly make up a conservative group that includes a tea party leader with a checkered past and a former recreational vehicle salesman who likened state bureaucrats to cocaine addicts.

They come to Madison with the wind at their backs, saying voters gave them a mandate to rein in government spending, cut programs and reduce taxes. But they also have strong anti-abortion views, dislike domestic partner benefits and are eager to try to repeal other key parts of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's legacy.

They also will have a strong voice, making up more than 40 percent of the new 60-member Republican majority that will work to shape the political agenda for the next two years along with a GOP-controlled Senate and Republican Gov.-elect Scott Walker.

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1. So many stupid people

So few dunce caps.

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2. Keeping "Cheesehead" relevant.

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3. They'll be fine as long as beer, cheese and ice fishing aren't outlawed.

Sorry for the broad-brush Wisconsinites, but I've visited relatives there many times.

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4. A former RV salesman who likened bureaucrats to cocaine addicts? Wow.

How do these freaks get elected? :crazy: