Journal Sentinel endorses Prosser despite his partisanship & need for anger-management classes

[highplainsdem]

Because of course what Wisconsin NEEDS is a partisan Supreme Court judge with anger-management problems...


http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/119092344.html

Editorial
Prosser a vote for independence
One candidate promises it - and may deliver. The other has a proven track record.

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Given what we now know about Prosser, that recommendation comes with a few caveats.

First, he apparently could use some anger-management classes. His outburst at Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson - threatening "to destroy" her - will be unforgivable for some voters. He deserved the public flogging he received for it; other justices claimed it wasn't his first tirade. He should have shown more leadership in turning the court away from its embarrassing squabbling.

But, as we noted in February when we recommended Prosser in the primary, this is the chief's court. It's her responsibility to make it work. She bears some of the blame for the tension. We suspect that the court's problems will improve markedly after the heat of this election.

Second, Prosser has, at times, veered toward the appearance of partisanship. When the court deadlocked 3-3 - with the three conservatives facing down the three liberals - over whether to sanction conservative Justice Michael Gableman for a clearly deceitful campaign ad, Prosser didn't find cause to do so. He should have known better.

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This is one of the craziest recommendations I've ever seen.

Prosser seems unstable, and it's despicable that they blame Shirley Abrahamson for his problems.

And he's gone far beyond an "appearance of partisanship."

John Nichols has a much more perceptive column on Prosser on The Nation's website today:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x795590

The first announcement from Prosser's re-election campaign talked about "protecting the conservative judicial majority and acting as a common sense complement to both the new administration and Legislature." There was a later statement from the campaign about locking in a "conservative majority."

That's the Journal Sentinel's idea of "independence"? Do they have ANY idea what "complement the new administration" means?

After the editorial's inane suggestion that the Chief Justice deserves some blame for Prosser's bizarre, childish tantrum, they suggested that things will get better "after the heat of the election."

I'm sure they will -- but only if Prosser is defeated.

In the meantime, the Journal Sentinel deserves some kind of award for this amazingly irrational endorsement. The Golden Dunce Cap?

[movonne]

1. Probably the koch bros got to them...maybe bought the paper...

[BillyJack]

2. +1 probably something along that line n/t

[iwishiwas]

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Chemicals, Coal & Oil:

Through its subsidiaries Koch operates refineries in Alaska, Minnesota and Texas, with a combined crude oil processing capacity of more than 800,000 barrels per day. Koch Industries owns or operates about 4,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids and chemicals. Koch Minerals and its affiliates are among the world’s largest dry-bulk commodity handlers, marketing and trading more than 40 million tons of coal, coke, cement and other related products annually. Flint Hills Resources produces about 9 billion pounds of building-block chemicals per year. Koch is a leading producer of paving and roofing asphalt. www.kochind.com

Koch Industries Produces:


* Gasoline
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"In Flint Hills Resources manufacturing plants, various hydrocarbon products are the basic feedstocks. At the refineries, the main feedstock is crude oil. The refineries produce a wide range of transportation fuels for motorists, truckers and the airline industry. In the olefins plants, the company processes natural gas liquids into ethylene and propylene. In the polymers plants, those two products are processed into various forms of olypropylene, which are key ingredients in products such as consumer and healthcare products, packaging and other plastic products. In the aromatics plant, products produced during the crude oil refining process become xylenes, cumenes and other light products. Those products are the building blocks for many other chemicals and plastics."* www.fhrstage.fhr.com

Koch Carbon, LLC and its affiliates globally trade and transport petroleum coke, coal, cement, pulp and paper, sulfur and other related commodities through a network of bulk import/export terminals in the United States and Europe. The C. Reiss Coal Company is a leading supplier of coal and related products typically used in industrial applications or to generate electricity.

Koch Exploration Company, LLC and its affiliates acquire, develop and trade petroleum and natural gas properties in the United States, Canada and Brazil.

Pipelines:

Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. and its affiliates own or operate about 4,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids and chemicals.

Koch Alaska Pipeline Company, LLC owns an approximate 3 percent interest in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. Another Koch company has a 28 percent interest in Colonial Pipeline Company, owner and operator of the world’s largest-volume refined products pipeline.

Fertilizer:

Koch Fertilizer, LLC and its affiliates; have the capability to manufacture, market and distribute more than 10 million tons of nitrogen fertilizer products annually. They distribute to dealers, so their product has many a label. "Fertilizer today is an intensely industrial business more akin to oil refining or chemical production."* www.kochind.com


Equipment:

Koch-Glitsch, LP and its affiliates are global leaders in the design, manufacture and installation of mass transfer and mist elimination equipment. The company’s products are found in refineries and chemical plants worldwide.

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures membrane separation systems for a variety of applications worldwide, including membranes for microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis.

John Zink Company, LLC and its affiliates are global leaders in ultra-low emission process burners, boiler burners, duct burners, flares and thermal oxidizers. The companies are also global suppliers of flare gas/vapor recovery and vapor combustor systems.

Cattle:

Koch Agriculture Company, operates three ranches with a total of 15,000 head of cattle in Kansas, Montana, and Texas. "Matador Ranch in Texas offers a number of hunting packages that include first-class accommodations. Everything is provided to ensure an enjoyable experience." www.kochind.com

Services:

Koch Supply & Trading companies around the world trade and provide risk management services in crude oil; refined petroleum products; natural gas and gas liquids; gas, power and emissions; industrial metals; and other commodities and financial instruments.

Optimized Process Designs, Inc. provides consulting, engineering, design, procurement, fabrication and construction services for the natural gas and gas processing industries worldwide. OPD has been the general contractor on some of the largest natural gas plants built in the U.S.

Koch Knight LLC and its affiliates are leaders in acid proof solutions. The companies offer construction, engineering and services through a global network of manufacturing and outsourcing facilities. Their products, made from state-of-the-art ceramics and plastic materials, are available worldwide.

IPT provides the resources and know how to deliver world-scale technology for licensing to a growing portfolio of technologies in the polyester, polyurethane and nylon value chains.

European brands:

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Colhogar®
* Delica®
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* Lotus®
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Pollution:
University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Political Economy Research Institute, shows Koch Industries as one of the nation’s top 10 polluters/emitters . See detailed emissions breakdowns - www.peri.umass.edu/toxic_index

A Sampling of Environmental Charges Verses Koch:


September 2000, a federal grand jury in Corpus Christi, Texas returned a 97-count indictment against Koch Industries Inc., Koch Petroleum Group for violating federal clean air and hazardous waste laws, due to the release of at least 91 metric tons of uncontrolled, untreated carcinogenic benzene. www.justice.gov

March 2000, Koch petroleum which operates a refinery in Rosemount, Minn., was sentenced to pay a $6 million criminal fine and pay an additional $2 million in remediation costs. This is the largest federal environmental fine ever paid in Minnesota. Koch admitted that it negligently discharged 200,000 - 600,000 gallons of aviation fuel into a wetland and an adjoining waterway . In addition, their way of recovering the fuel (a year and a half later) destroyed a portion of the surrounding ecosystem and wildlife habitat. In a separate offense, Koch dumped a million gallons of wastewater with high ammonia content on the ground between November 1996 and March 1997 and also increased its flow of wastewater into the Mississippi River on weekends when no one monitored discharges. These actions allowed Koch to circumvent the weekly monitoring and reporting requirements of its wastewater discharge permit. The case was investigated by EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, the FBI and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and was prosecuted by the U. S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota. www.ehso.com

Koch's Sterling butane pipeline had a leak in Lively, Texas, on August 24, 1996. Two teenagers on the way to report the leak drove into the unseen butane cloud, and were killed when the gas exploded and burned. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that severe external pipeline corrosion was the cause of the failure. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries

In 1999, a federal jury found that Koch Industries had stolen oil from government and American Indian lands and had lied about its purchases more than 24,000 times. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries

In January 2000, Koch Pipeline, agreed to a $35 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and the State of Texas as fines for the firm's three hundred oil spills (300 million gallons) in Texas and five other states going back to 1990. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries



Climate Change Denial:


A March 2010 Greenpeace report shows that Koch Industry foundations have contributed (2005-2008) nearly $25 million to organizations that oppose clean energy and climate policy. That does not include oil and gas lobbying of $37.9 million. For more info on Koch Industries' funding of Climate Denial Groups -- See GreenPeace's report "Koch Industries Funding the Climate Denial Machine" www.greenpeace.org

Revenue:

Koch Industries currently brings in $100 billion in revenue annually.
Each brother is personally worth $21.5 billion. Together 43 billion.*
Koch Industries spent a total of $37.9 million on oil and gas lobbying
from January 2006 to December 2009. www.sourcewatch.org
*www.thinkprogress.org


Photo of Coal Plant: ©2008 Walter Siegmund.




Lisa
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philanthropy
Reply #126 on : Fri April 01, 2011, 10:04:50
I ran across this report while searching for grant opportunities for a non profit in a town with an invista plant. Koch industries is very proud of donating $1m to the victims of Japan's earthquake. Other than that, I see no giving in their local communities or nation wide. $1! Look at how much they have spent in legal fees paying off law suits and in lobbying! Amazing
Lisa Johnson
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Costco
Reply #125 on : Fri April 01, 2011, 09:19:18
We need to put pressure on them ot to carry their products, as they offer quite a few...
Michele May
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Boycott the Koch boys!!
Reply #124 on : Wed March 30, 2011, 15:01:37
Greed like this is absolutely mind boggling!! These people have everything anyone could EVER wish for, yet they want MORE!
We can do something, though. We can hit 'em where it hurts. No...not their testicles (although I'd LOVE to take a whack at those!) Where it hurts for them the most is hitting them in their wallets! It doesn't make sense does it? They have more money than anyone could spend in ten lifetimes. Yet, boycotting their products WILL impact these greedy boys' lives. I pledge that I will never wipe my hands, mouth, face or butt with Koch bros. products again!!
I boycott their products (the ones I have control over). I carry around a list of what they sell in stores and NEVER buy them. As far as Lycra, well it is very difficult to buy a bra that doesn't contain Lycra. This page is going into my favorites list on my computer so I have a handy reference to consult before I buy almost anything. Even carpet!
Dan
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