I, too, agree that doyle was probably kissing up for a job in the whitehouse! especially since he has already said he will not be running for re-election, Thank you God!!! But if Obama hires him, he will be showing more of his colors as Old Jim put us way far in the poor house!! What does Obama think Doyle can offer to the country when he ran our state so poorly??? Probably info about how NOT to run a country!!!

justaguy = just a boor

janesvillecomments,
palin energized the party. the choice of palin actually put mccain ahead in some polls for a week or so.
mccain lost in late september when the economy went south.
however, i'm glad obama got elected.
he is the best thing to have happened to the "conservative" movement in 60 years.

I don't think Obama is superslick, I believe he is just another mediocre Democratic hack. Let's face it, after Bush Junior, even Jethro Bodine would look like a better President. Obama lucked out by having Bush to follow. I don't know if McCain could have picked a VP candidate that would have helped him enough to win, but he sure made the wrong choice with Palin.

I'm sure being black got Obama some votes based on race and lost him some votes based on race, but if race were a dominant factor in the election, we'd be complaining about President Billary Clinton right now.

Who says Doyle plans on coming back? Perhaps he is going to give Wisconsin a going-away present by going away (and staying). ☺

obama*

There is some truth in what MrBlack said, you don't agree with something obaba says and some will say your a racist, just look at the first thing justintimberlake said.

sarahb1: justin was the one that somehow brought the race card into this. I saw nothing wrong with what MrBlack said, now bostonbill has no clue.

Gov. Doyle, I assume, will fly back on his own inflated ego. How racist of me to say so btw.

dtb: At least they tried to save a little money by having Gov. Doyle fly to D.C. with President Obama when the latter returned there yesterday. Not sure how Doyle plans to get back home to Wisconsin however.

You're right, MrBlack. I should have just let BostonBill speak for me. He wrote what I meant to say, but he did so in a much more civilized way. I apologize. Justaguy: I think I let MrBlack's remark regarding racism get to me. I hate it when people pull that the way he did. I usually do try to listen and digest others' opinions but often fail in my efforts to remain fair and calm. All I can promise is that I will keep trying to do the right thing.

justintaimberlakerules,
you're an idiot.

MrBlack, your sweeping generalizations in your statements are neither backed up by any factual statistics nor common sense, just an over inflated ego. You seem to have the uncanny ability to inform us about what “the problem is” based on some of your statements, such as, “The problem is that most of the workers left there are close to retirement anyway.” And “The problem with Obama is the people that he has chosen to surround himself with and be influenced by” and the most recent, and truly brilliant, “The problem is that if anyone critizes anything that Obama does they are automatically considered a racist by the democrats.” I find that very offensive.
What are your intelligent solutions to all of the problems? Please enlighten us, oh all knowing one.

I agree with Opinions.....he is a tool and I got a gut feeling that this meeting was to ask dome head to come on board in the cabinet or maybe become the tobacco czar so the Feds can get more tax money out of the average citizen. Since he nows how to raise taxes. I just hope when he leaves he takes his trains with him cause that is another thing that is going to come and bite us in the rear end.

12dreams: I see your here, so that makes you any smarter?

Another Gazette sponsored Mensa meeting. Flame on!

sarahb1: I never figured you to be so narrow minded calling people stupid for having different views on obama other than yours. I criticize obama for alot of things he does but that hardly makes me stupid, i did the same to Bush also but i spose that was ok? Some might even think your stupid for your very unwise comment.

Our Dear Leader Barack Hussein Obama II, prophet and messiah, will be about as popular in two years in the US as Doyle is now in Wisconsin. The sly huckster Obama is so blinded by his extreme narcissism that only the hard-core Obami will be left worshipping the false god.

Sarah-from my viewpoint your opinion is outright stupid but I don't think namecalling, closemindedness and unwillingness to listen to other people's points of view is going to bring this country together as your savior said he would. Way to stay classy though.

SarahB1: exactly but how many of us could get a 30 minute meeting with "the Savior, excuse me President Obama"? And my point is that he is not looking out for the interests of those right now that he is collecting a pay check from, but looking to where his next meal ticket is coming from.

Macdaddy: I think most of us would enjoy a job like that right now.

MrBlack: I don't agree with your comment about "automatically considered a racist". Most of us just "automatically consider" those criticizing President Obama to be plain outright stupid.

I bet anything Doyle is trying to get a cushy job. That is my guess on the "conversation." He wants to get a big paycheck and stay out of the spotlight for a while.

The problem is that if anyone critizes anything that Obama does they are automatically considered a racist by the democrats. I'm pretty sure that in our system of government critizing and "holding in check" your elected politicians is how it's supposed to be if you disagree with them. Otherwise we would be North Korea or China.

THAT WAS A DUMB QUESTION

there's no such thing as a dumb question.

P.S.: That was hardly an honest question, it was a very dumb one to tell you the truth.

justintimberlakerules: Well what I got out of Booch's comment it was about 2 guys laughing, I saw nothing from him about color, that came from YOU.

just an honest question from one fellow republican to another. If you guys want to bring race into the conversation that is fine, but I'm going to stick to the original question at hand.

that color card sure did come out fast justin!!!

What ever they discussed it most likely won't be good for the average citizens of Wisconsin

justin: How do we know you aren't still in the 1st grade?

justintimberlakerules: you asked booch "or just black democratic presidents?" You bringing someone's color into this story says it all, nough said.

justaguy - who said anything about being racist? Which part was racist, calling someone who is black "black" or calling someone who is the president "president."

Opinionsforfree - People like you is what gives us republicans a bad name. When you don't like the job a democrat is doing you resort to name calling. I think I learned to quit doing that in 1st grade.

Talk about the 3 stooges, justintimberlakerules: are you asking booch11 if he's a racist for a simple comment or are you a racist? You sure jumped to the race card fast and for no reason, a shame.

Obama is a tool. I am sure he is coaching Doyle on how to run our state further into the ground

Why couldn't they talk when Obama was in Madison yesterday? What a waste of taxpayer $$$.

Shame on the Janesville Gazette. The president of the United States comes to Wisconsin and the story is on page 6. What is wrong with you!!!

Hopefully the conversation went something like this... "Jim, what tax is on the agenda that you want to raise this week? I think it's time you get the hell out of WI and let someone else step in. You've done nothing positive."
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Of course, that would be in a perfect World and actually make sense. But from one politician to another, that simply isn't possible.

Booch - Just curious, but are you against any president traveling and having these types of meetings or just black democratic presidents?

i'll bet Obama and Jim had a good laugh (at our expense of course).