So, there you go -- Cullen's leaving the dem caucus really wasn't about working together -- it was a hissy fit to get his own way.

Paul R. - read this...

http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/jul...

FEAR & RHETORIC - I watched both videos - thank you for sharing them. Paul Ryan does NOT listen or seemed concerned about the majority of the people he represents.
"Paul Ryan LIES About His Medicare Plan On Fox News"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/26...

and

"Paul Ryan PADS Big Oil's Pockets With $40 Billion"
http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/03/2...

Regarding parades - what was the FREE gift that was promised to those that signed up to walk with Paul in the last parade? I was told that if you signed up early to walk you would get a free gift...wondered what he gave them.

Fearandrhetoric: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU???!!! Gee Whiz. Do you have no class? Just because someone's opinion is different than yours doesn't mean you have to write expletives (aka ****) on a blog. That is totally uncalled for. Have a little dignity. You're the one who needs to grow up. That's why people can't and won't take you seriously. The length of your comments proves you are full of hot air and in dire need for attention. Can't allow/accept a different opinion because you think you know everything about everything and you're always right. Newsflash honey: You don't and you're not!!!! Try another hobby. Blogging isn't for you.

Oh so when "Rusty" confronts those who hate him and has the courage to stand up and listen and explain himself , thats cool with you right Darlene? Talk about living in your own world, being "soundly defeated is 52-48? You are a person who watches politics like its the USA vs The USSR, us vs them, scoreboard watching doesnt make you right. The dumbed down masses in this country are the reason idiots like Ron Johnson replace good politicians like Russ.
Aww Paul Ryan cant take a little heckling, poor , poor Paul. Maybe he shouldn't push reforms like he is unless he can stand up to dissent. People like you are coartoon charecters who dont know how to make valid points, just simply think that if outr country were a one party nation (your party) everythiung would be great. Your party was in power 6 of the 8 years of GWB, howd we endf up?
Scott gets death threats? Cry me a river, almost all high profile politicians get them. I know that you couldnt care less about death threats Wis....lady how many thousands and thousands has Barak Obama gotten? The first black president? Spare me your lectures lady, you have no clue about reality , havent sniffed it years my guess. Dont like the rotary club video where Paul Ryan was laughing at a 71 year old man getting hauled away and saying "I Hope he took his blood pressure meds. hahahaha" I have more. The "Site" is youtube darlene, plenty more examples of Paul ignoring constituents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqjdGaF4...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD0lh1Zj8...

Now they may be all rude to you because you adore him, but why cant they get his attention? Not contributing enough? It seems that your idea of free speech is pretty selective and expensive. "Do me a favor and go to my website. Want some candy, and a Badger, packer schedule?" What a guy.

I'd love to pile on here, but what would it accomplish? It certainly would not change Tim Cullen.

fearandrhetoric4dummies

"To act as if one side is more moral than the other is HILARIOUS!!"

From the site of the video you linked.....(comment section0

"This wasn't a town hall meeting. It was a Rotary Club meeting. The people who were standing up and yelling at Paul Ryan were interrupting the meeting. They were arrested for creating a public nuisance.

Ironically, they acted politely rather than rude thugs, they could have asked questions during the Q&A part of the presentation.

I guess it was more important for them to make a spectacle of themselves than to have a real debate."

Courage has been on display for the past two years, what hole have you been hiding in?

Your Feingold video....guess that didn't work out so good for Rusty...he got soundly DEFEATED.

One event was an luncheon event by the Rotary (who charged for a lunch), the other event was a Town Hall.

Scott Walker and every republican who got the death threats, protests at their homes, union thugs/protesters trying to tip the bus when they were leaving the Capitol........all are an example of COURAGE. A clenched fist is not a sign of courage.

You only see what you want to see...kind of like the protesters thinking they saw palm trees at our Capitol in a the video that was captioned...PROTESTS (plural) and had footage from California and Wisconsin. It seems the protesters quickly forgot the silly camel episode at the Capitol (which they assisted in), luckily the animal wasn't severely injured. Obviously, no one bothered to tell JSteward (Daily Show), that camels really don't walk very good on ice...a little different from sand.
Comparing Madison protests to the Egypt uprisings by using the camel...didn't really work either.

Here is the video...horrible, but a shows the mentality of some who would put an animal through this to try to make their point of view relevant.
(Where were the PETA people on this)? And, I didn't see any palm trees either.

http://youtu.be/5HBXAUHxsmI

job plan?send the illegal's home.I just created 14/mil jobs.

I know my posts are long for you but I said that he is OUR governor. What I cant understand is why were still losing jobs? Didnt Scott tell us that jobs would come in after he won the recall?Is it now time to shift blame to the opposition again? at what point will you hold your party responsible? Or is everything Obama's fault? Funny the shell game that I see.

If jobs come its because of Walker, if they go its Obama, how convenient for you. Personally I am tired of blame, I want some freaking results. The days of Chinese made everything has to stop, until we can get some people that care about this country/state and her workers in office itr will NEVER happen. Scott Walker doesnt care about the people, and guess what NEITHER does Barak Obama, so now whut??

Whos in denail Darlene?

Have met Mr Cullen and find him to be very humble and approachable. Met him playing golf on Blackhawk shook his hand and talked for 10 min or so. Was gracious and nice, didnt try to walk away as I talked with him about what I agreed with him on and what I took issue with him on, he never backpedaled and asked if I had any other questions. Nice man and a guy that I want representing my community.
Those who refuse to talk to him and shake his hand, YOU are the partisan crybabys, YOU are the ones who want to take your ball and go home. GROW the **** up!! Understand that human beings can disagree and still be respectful of one another. Anyone who acts like that is a total degenerate.

In a total contrast, I have tried on several occasions to speak with Wynn and Loudenbeck about certain issues, and have gotten nothing but automated responses from their offices. Tried to make appointments , to no avail. Some folks dont want to answer for their votes and others stand up. At least Bill Sodemann whom I disagree with on some very serious issues , will respond personally to emails and will generally try to interact. Politicians like Cullen are a dying breed, ones who answer for their votes.
Remember this??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jan-I7dow...
I wonder would any of your beloved "always right about everything" Republicans EVER enter a forum like this where every single person in the room , in this case over 300, disagreed with your politics? Russ Feingold ALWAYS stood fast and addressed constituents, agree or disagree. Anyone seen Scott Walker, Ron Johnson, or the beloved genius Paul Ryan do this? Oh thats right heres what happens when ONE person in a room expresses disgust with Paul Ryan, courage personafied by Mr Ryan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glzma7r-B...

Anyone??

Now....if the Dems can just put their hurt feelings aside, maybe we can work together. It seems they just can't fathom that Walker won...almost two years already, elected twice...they are still in denial.

A lot of very predictable posts by a lot of very pathetic people. Love to see the Repubs in Rock county stand against Cullen!! The man will be our state senator as long as he likes and they need stories of balls and going home , and repeated Illinois garble. This is politics folks, happens on both sides, if you think your beloved rpubs dont do the same thing then you truly are as small minded as I always thought.
Repubs stood by Walker, to their credit, but to insinuate that Scott Walker has Charecter is hilarious!! He stands for a certain group of people and he sold it to a majority in Wisconsin. He is OUR Governor. Mine too, but to talk about the man as if he hs a shred of charecter? That is not only questionable , but laughable!!
What I find so hilarious that so many of you would just have a one party system and think that the righties have all the answers, and the lefties are the whiners, the welfare nannies, the big government party, blah, blah, blah. Do you understand how styupid it makes you look? What I find hilarious is many of the smartest folks I know are conservative, but they get syuprisingly simple minded when partisan politics begin. Any time ONE political party gets a majority they screw up the country then the pendel;lum swings, been happening for decades and is going to happen again. Personally I hope Scott Walker can get this state in order, he told us that after the recall there were businesses waiting to come in and set up shop. I am waiting for thet flow of new employers, anyone seen them? Or are they perhaps waiting for the Big Spending Republicans to offer up our tax dollars like SHINE here in Janesville? Republicans spens money JUST like democrats do. Republicans are JUST as corrupt as Democrats are, they all havemasters to answer to, every one of them. To act as if one side is more moral than the other is HILARIOUS!! You posters like Wislady, Fedup, Kaystew, etc.... that go ona nad on about how your side is the answer and those that disagree with you are the problem, ARE THE PROBLEM. This nation was made great by a wealth of ideas, not just partisan ZOMBIES, unfortunately thats all America is now. Congrats !

I certainly should.

I've met Cullen, and he's a very nice man with a good head on his shoulders, and what Miller did to him was bogus...glad to see he's chair of the new mining committee....someone has to stand up for the protection and preservation of the natural resource base in our state...people always want to separate the resource base from the economy and it's impossible, because there is no economy without the resources...

The Left's idea of freedom of speech: You have the right to say anything you want as long as you agree with me.

The usual comments
from the usual suspects.
Pot calls the kettle black,
kettle calls the pot back.

I'm neither right or left and what he pulled is embarrassing.

yada

It must be attributed to replying to idiot comments that attack me.
I guess you believe the right of free speech should be limited, if the words are not in agreement with your views.

First he runs to Illinois and now he takes his ball and goes home because he doesn't get what he wants. I wonder if this is how he raised his kids. The voters should remember this and ask yourself could you get away with this on your job?

Gazette, please put a "like" button in your comment sections. ImJustSayin, your "comment" says it all.

The Gazette will soon be holding a special ceremony as WISLADY approaches comment number 4000. Deja Vu

http://www.gazettextra.com/users/wislady...

The little boy cried and sobbed and the ole meanie let him have his way.

I hear that his room at the Clocktower is still ready for him when he throws his next tantrum

walker must not have offerd him enough either

Little boy blue come blow your horn.

Like a little boy with the ball, Cullen wanted to play his own game or he wasn't going to play nicely with the other kids. So sad that our elected officials opt for silly games just to boost their egos. I know I'm going to get slammed by all you chronic bloggers out there and do I really care? Nope. My opinion. You have yours.

dogsrule1
What language you use...do you kiss your mama with that mouth?

American

Are you quoting me....I guaranteed a recall on Cullen???? I do not remember saying that, but show me the link to the statement.

Yup - all true righty comments. Lemmings of Republican/Tea Party leaders and lemmings in the jist of the comments. Now I just MUST consider becoming a Republican after all of these kind, humane statements :)

What a whiny little baby!!!!

Looks like district 15 may be in the market for a new senator, hopefully!

Wislady, what ever happened to that Cullen recall that you guaranteed?

It's a joke...the only legislators they brought together, were the two of them (Cullen and Schultz). An award for running away from doing their jobs, I guess they had to pay back the RINO somehow.

"The group commended the senators for working to bring legislators of both parties together during
politically challenging times.."

http://wispolitics.com/1006/120727_Schul...

It's funny that people are always saying how Democrats never stand up for themselves and then when one does, people say they are being whiny.

He did what he thought was right, and is back now because he feels he got what he and his constituents deserved. Simple as that.

Also, the award had nothing to do with it.

dogsrule1

So you think Cullen has class when he sticks with his party, but when republicans stand with Walker, they don't have class?
You should be happy, Cullen is back in the fold, quit whining.

Senator Cullen said he'd be at the Rock County Fair to discuss his moves with the folks. I hope he's there tomorrow when I go. I'd love to here him explain all this.

Oh my God! It all was just an ego temper tantrum? LOL! Seriously?

He must have returned from the Wisconsin State Democrat Capital in Illinois then.

He didn't get what I wanted so he threatened to leave the party. Shame on him but a real Democrate as far as I am concerned.

Though I agree to some comments This is called negotiation to maintain an important person and IMO that is what we need more of on both sides. Working together to make this State and Country a better place is what it is all about. Growing up and all my adult years I have been taught that though we do not like what we end up with we deal with it and go forward doing so. Obama was the people's choice and ALL PARTIES SHOULD STAND WITH HIM.I did not like walker being reelected but I will deal with it.

I just read today's editorial. Will there be a retraction tomorrow?

Character on full display here. Or should I say lack there of.

OMG...this is SOOOOOO Cullen...
What a crock of crap...once again...
Unbelievable...=
The Clock Tower Inn must have turned him down for their Mascot....as they needed one that could "Stand Up"...

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Looks like a fish out of water flipping every way it can to breath.

Cullen has always had an ego problem

Vote him out next time! He tried to shake my hand at the fair , I just turned away. He did this just so he could get his way..... just another spoiled politician.

Miller is a whimp!

Oh boy did I nail that one on the head! I love it when I'm right.

Spare the rod and spoil the child. This sounds like the child who screams and cries in the grocery store until mommy gives him some candy.

It didn't take too much to get him back....a fake committee and an award.

'Miller created two new special committees on mining and venture capital for Cullen to chair.'
The Senate is not scheduled to be in session the rest of this year.

Read more: http://www.wiba.com/cc-common/mainheadli...

His AWARD...along with RINO Schultz....

http://wispolitics.com/1006/120727_Schul...

Can you say....waffler? Brett sure set a bad example.....

And I am sure the dems will love him even more now. What a baby.

I was hoping this move was real and not a 'take my ball and go home" moment, but alas that was all it was.