Robinson backs Kleefisch for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

And so do I.

Excellent column today.  Read it in it's entirety HERE.  Curtsy to Boots and Sabers.

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 On the Republican side of the ticket there are three viable candidates; State Rep. Brett Davis, Superior Mayor Dave Ross and Rebecca Kleefisch. 

    Davis is the perceived front-runner being backed by most Republican insiders. That should be the first red flag. He’s been in the Assembly for years and has a mixed record. He voted for several of Gov. Doyle’s bloated budgets, including voting to raise taxes, increase spending, raid the Patients Compensation Fund (which was ruled unconstitutional), etc. He also has a record of several good votes, but when push came to shove, Davis has a poor record of standing by conservative values. 

    Ross has a good fiscal record as mayor of Superior. By all accounts he is an affable person with some common sense. There are two things that make me extremely wary of Ross. First, although he has now renounced it, he was one of a few Wisconsin mayors, including West Bend’s Kristine Deiss, who was a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Don’t be fooled by the name. This is a rabid anti-gun group headed by the likes of New York Mayor Bloomberg and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Ross’ membership in such a group doesn’t indicate a strong support of gun rights. 


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    Finally, we get to Rebecca Kleefisch. She is a former television news anchor in the Milwaukee area and wife to a current Assemblyman who has a very strong conservative record. Kleefisch is known as a staunch conservative, but doesn’t have any elected record to back it up. She pitches her marketing background as an asset to advocate for Wisconsin business, but her ability to do so will be completely determined by the willingness of the governor to have her do that job instead of keeping it with existing state agencies. 

Pro-Gun, Pro-2nd Amendment, Crowder dishes it

My thoughts exactly...and while we're on the subject, I thought THIS lent some great insight, as well.

West Bend Mayor member of "Mayors Against Illegal Guns"

Mayor Kristine Deiss proudly wears the badge.

FROM NRA-ILA:

Friday, August 21, 2009

Since its creation, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) has signed up a large number of committed anti-gun politicians to its ranks. It has also signed up some politicians who failed to realize the true anti-gun nature of MAIG. A number of those mayors have resigned their membership when they learned the truth.

This past week, yet another mayor, Village of Walton Hills, Ohio Mayor Marlene Anielski (R), has resigned her membership. Mayor Anielski informed the Buckeye Firearms Association of her decision, reporting that she had not realized the real agenda of MAIG. In fact, she reported, she and her husband are NRA life members!

With the ongoing effort by MAIG to mislead the public and even its own members on its true agenda, it is no surprise that some mayors are choosing to leave the group. How many more mayors don't know what MAIG is really all about?

All NRA members should ask: Is my mayor a member of MAIG? If you do not know, check the list here.

If your mayor is on the list, contact his or her office and politely let him or her know you are opposed to his or her membership in Mayor Bloomberg's radical anti-gun organization.


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HERE ARE SOME MORE ANTI-GUN MAYORS IN WISCONSIN:

Mayor Edward Monroe - Ashland, WI
Mayor Tom Kennedy - Beaver Dam, WI
Mayor Jeff R. Speaker - Brookfield, WI
Mayor Thomas M. Taylor - Franklin, WI
Mayor James Schmitt - Green Bay, WI
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz - Madison, WI
Mayor Tom Barrett - Milwaukee, WI
Mayor Thomas Ratzlaff - Park Falls, WI
Mayor Richard Johns - Rhinelander, WI (WAH?!?!?)
Mayor Al Richards - Saint Francis, WI
Mayor Andrew Halverson - Stevens Point, WI
Mayor Dave Ross - Superior, WI
Mayor Ronald J. Kruegerm - Watertown, WI
Mayor Larry Nelson - Waukesha, WI
Mayor Kristine M. Deiss - West Bend, WI