CRG files to start recall of Jim Sullivan

State Senator Jim Sullivan (D-Wauwatosa) is facing a recall effort in his district because he was one vote in the 25-8 majority that passed a state-wide smoking ban. Unfortunately for Sullivan, he's at the top of the GOP target list and one of the tavern owners in his district happens to be a staff member for Republican State Representative Don Pridemore.

Ironically, the city he represents has had a smoking ban for three years, so it's hardly shocking that their State Senator might support a smoking ban, too. (I believe the number of recalls in Wauwatosa because of the ban is still zero.)

I hate the idea of a smoking ban. I hate the idea of a recall of a state legislator over one vote on one issue even more.

Look for more on this topic in my Waukesha Freeman column this Thursday. Just a couple of the big shiny coins in your pocket is all it costs.

I rarely endorse candidates

But I heartily endorse Joey the Love Sponge for mayor of Wauwatosa. Some of his campaign promises:

I will change the sign on the door from Mayor to Burgermeister.
Then the very next thing I would do is go directly to the TTS and change my screen name to Meisterburger.

Then I will become the Burgermeister Meisterburger.

I'll also promise to wear the same helmet as Colonel Klink, and refer to all my subjects as "meine liebchen"

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In my first one hundred days, I promise to declare war on some crappy third world country like Iran or Venezuela or some other fever swamp.
You know, any old town board can draft resolutions to demand the end to US involvement in the war in Iraq, but if we are proactive and declare war on another country, boy, will we ever get the headlines…big bucks kinds of headlines too!
We’ll have all the majors here in town, eating our tosa food, sleeping in our tosa hotel beds, and broadcasting about our crazy mayor who talks like Colonel Klink, writes haiku, and has just declared war on Venezuela. We can even pass a special tax just on them, and really rake in the dough while they’re here. Really, when you think about it, what’s the risk?