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Why Brett Hulsey won't shut up
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Apr 23, 2011 01:53pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Bill Lueders |
| Media | Newspaper - The Isthmus |
| News Date | Thursday, April 21, 2011 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Brett Hulsey knew exactly what he needed to do. The moment he saw a Facebook post last Thursday on how Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had just told a congressional committee his proposed budget is "truly progressive," the Democratic state Assembly rep contacted his aide, Ben Tobias, to say, "We've got to get a statement out."
A couple hours later, that statement landed in media email inboxes throughout the state.
"Only in Walker's extreme right-wing world would slashing money for children and schools, cutting dollars for medicine for fixed-income seniors, de-funding recycling programs, and slashing local funds for police and fire service be progressive."
Hulsey went on to lampoon Walker's claim that his budget constitutes "a modest proposal," noting that this "is how Jonathan Swift satirically framed eating children to solve the Irish potato famine of the 18th century."
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"It's like he's this superstar," clucks one Democratic lawmaker. "He's seen as a media hound."
One joke making the rounds is that the most dangerous place in the Capitol to be is between Brett Hulsey and a camera. But the concerns run deeper than that.
Rep. Peter Barca (D-Kenosha), the Assembly minority leader, confirms he's gotten multiple complaints from his caucus about Hulsey, some suggesting he be stripped of committee appointments.
"Through the years, it's not unusual for members to feel that it is a mistake for new members to be out front on too many issues because often there may be a history they do not appreciate or [some] hidden implications of a policy," reflects Barca in an email response. "At times a number of us have discussed that Rep. Hulsey must have a twin because no one person can be in as many places at once as it seems he sometimes is." |
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