JozeMozes
Sorry if you lost your job with GM, but not everyone who worked there shares your opinion.

Wislady your so blinded by your partisan leaning you completely missed the context of my message. Look the word up.

Joe Who???? A man that has disappeared from public view. Just about any of the others would represent us better.

We need more people like Senator Dale Schultz in the political arena. He historically votes based on his constituent's wants and not based solely on party beliefs or straight party line vote! That is the major problem with politics today. These clowns get voted into office and forget that they were voted into office to represent the people within their districts! It's getting harder and harder to find people with the moral fiber like Senator Schultz possesses! Not sure which of the four running for the 44th fits that mold?

I'm voting for Rep. Knilans again. He did write that provision in the state budget bill to let the union reopen their contract while remaining protected from the budget-repair bill. It's not his fault the teachers couldn't pull their collective heads out of their fundaments. Knilans is willing to work with Democrats within reason.

anyone but knilans,he could careless, about the people, in his district. always votes the party line and comes up with lame excuses, for his actions. he is just one more YES man, in madison.

"Most people who worked for or with him at GM and Lear will tell you..."

Not the best way to make your voting choice, do your own research. GM..gone, Lear...gone, workers from there...gone. Maybe those workers should have voted differently?

If I lived in the 44th my vote would be for anyone EXCEPT Knilans. Most people who worked for or with him at GM and Lear will tell you that his platform was chronyism.

theone, you seem to think I am endorsing Knilans, which I am not. My point is at least three of these are looking for a paycheck for the long term and one of them would be doubling up on a state retirement income.

CallitasIseeit wrote "How many of the four currently have gainful employment? I certainly am not looking to vote for someone looking to be elected just to be employed as well as a career as a politician."

Please refresh my memory callit....what was Knilans "gainful employment" when he was elected?

Rashkin cannot manage his own life. It is unbeleivable that he would expect others to put trust in him

The Rashkin Reset doesn't sound too bad, if it's possible:
1) Work to get a medical collage in downtown Janesville.
2) Open new markets in Russia.
3) Greater communication among non-profits to better serve the community.

I'm just sayin' I get email...

http://yurirashkin.com/yr/rashkin-reset/...

Both of the former City Council members have cast their lot with the extreme left wing of the Dem Party. Now they own it and it will likely be telling in the upcoming primary. Both introduced heavy partisian politics into local government and it was not well accepted. Maybe Janesville's image will continue to be what we seen during the recall, the picture in the Gazette of the red-eyed woman screaming through a megaphone at the Governor, the blue fist t-shirts and wannabe politicians embarassing Janesville by making a spectacle of themselves at protest rallies (still going on as late as last Sunday). But if the minority party (and they will be for some time) want to assist in the process of helping Janesville and Wisconsin move forward, it's doubtful the majority will be listening to the shrill.

Leadership is more than simply being nice, serving on a given committee or working with others on a particular project. It is the commitment to always being present at those activities participating fully. It is demonstrating an ability to ask the right questions, openly listen to all voices to bring together diverse opinions into a creative solution for a win-win. It is clearly seeing the problems and exploring innovative ideas with the courage to implement them; it is staying-the-course until a chosen path is completed and it is doing what is correct for the People. It is not how much money is available to spend nor is it how many endorsements are voiced. And, just the same, participatory democracy is not voting based upon a single "hot" issue nor is it voting by gender, race or other commonality alone. It is voting as if ALL the public trust were all in your hands ... because it is. For these reasons and more, Rashkin is clearly the strongest candidate who will represent Janesville with unique perspectives, solid experience, and integrity that has very sorely been missing in the 44th's Assembly seat recent years.

Deb Kolste will be getting my vote. She is a very honest person and has already provided several years of service to the community of Janesville. Deb is an excellent choice to represent the 44th district.

Liebert and Rashkin both performed some political stunts last year during the Act 10 circus, proving that they both suffer from "Walker Derangement Syndrome". They are hardly the type to sent to the legislature. All they'll do there is play political games, trying to show up the Governor. While that may suit some in this district, that's exactly what a district in economic distress does not need. It needs serious representation by people with strong character that are willing to work with the Governor we have. Those 2 clearly have their own political advancement at heart above all else.

I agree with the first two posters, although it doesn't look like we'll have to worry about him winning. There is a yard sign freak in the 10 block of S Atwood with two yard signs for him. That is double trouble for him because if memory serves, there hasn't been a sign in that yard for a long time of a winning candidate.

How many of the four currently have gainful employment? I certainly am not looking to vote for someone looking to be elected just to be employed as well as a career as a politician.

All of them tow the line for the public employee unions.

ABR. Anybody but Rashkin.