The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Scott Walker received a report warning of the dangers of not performing required maintenance on the Courthouse. Said report specifically mentioned the cornice which came crashing down last month because Walker ignored the report.
Full story at Milwaukee County First.
Illy-T notes that the County is not releasing the reports for fear of lawsuits. Isn't that against open records request laws?
James Rowen sees it as a perfect advertising opportunity for Tom Barrett's campaign.
I'm just waiting for Walker to copy his hero, President George W. Bush by saying, "There's no way anyone could have anticipated that happening."
Monday, April 5, 2010
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Yeah, sounds just like Barrett saying no hurry on the Zoo interchange, those bridges will be fine until 2020; oh wait, cant blame that on Walker so you didn't mention it.
ReplyDeleteWell, considering that Barrett neither had a report in his hand warning of collapse nor did he even have the authority to make a final decision, I reckon that your argument is rather petty and a typical reaction from Walker's camp to try to shift blame. Again.
ReplyDeleteShift blame? Back to your failed attempts of injecting comments that have no meaning in the debate. Barrett's "recomendation" to the governor to not spend the money when allocated by the state lawmakers and his own words stating the bridges would be fine until 2020, is what then, bad advice or speaking without having all the facts first? Either way it something not about blame it is about what happened.
ReplyDeleteBlame in the case of Barrett on the bridges would lead one to conclude he caused the cracks...not true. Just the same as blame on the court house would be that Walker caused the cracks or the pieces to fall.
Why didn't my post get published?
ReplyDelete@Aaron, I don't know. I haven't seen it in my emails.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous, Of course Walker did not cause the pieces to fall. He just willfully chose to ignore the warnings and refused to correct a situation that he could have prevented. But his malfeasance is exemplified by the 86% cut in major maintenance expenditures.
Capper,
ReplyDeleteHow do you justify criticisms against Walker for the courthouse, but fail to criticize Barrett for the Zoo Interchange? Barrett knew there was a 2003 study that prompted the $37 million appropriations in the state legislature. And even before the 2003 study, there was talk about modifying the Zoo Interchange - an issue that the DOT admitted was long neglected.
And this brings me to the final point. An volleyball sized object falling onto a sidewalk is nothing compared to the emergency shutdown of the state's biggest interchange because the witnessed two-foot cracks in the concrete supports.
If you had been hit by said falling limestone, I bet you would be singing a different tune, if you were alive to sing at all.
ReplyDeleteBarrett did not have the final say so on the interchange. He gave his input. Walker had the say so and had had the information, but his negligence is becoming know state-wide.
How many people could be injured or killed by falling limestone? Potentially 1 or 2. How many people could be injured or killed by a collapsing bridge? Potentially hundreds. Barrett is partly responsible because of the influence he wielded on Doyle - even after he knew about years of neglect that preceded the Doyle Administration. Certainly Doyle is more responsible than Barrett, but the blame can be shared.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we don't know the specifics about the courthouse. The word on the street is that this particular issue with the limestone was not foreseen by prior engineering reports. However, the degradation of highway 45 was no secret to Milwaukee leaders.
However, the degradation of highway 45 was no secret to Milwaukee leaders.
ReplyDeleteI see. And what did Walker do with this information? He didn't raise a finger to alter the course of events. In fact, he agreed with them.
My, this seems to be a pattern for Walker, doesn't it?
arod the difference is easy to see through object thought. The tinted glasses worn by the author of this blog objects to the use of logic and reason when forming an opinion or writing a column. Nothing in the leftwing lexicon requires consistent view points and objective thought; living under the realm of subjectivism is an easier thing to do, perhaps that is why capper does it.
ReplyDeleteAh, no argument, so anonymous goes for the ad hominem attack. How typical for a Walker backer.
ReplyDeleteWhat did Walker do with the information? He wrote an opinion piece to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel promoting the rebuilding of the Zoo Interchange saying that it was good for taxpayers.
ReplyDeleteAnd no, Walker didn't agree with Barrett and Doyle on the Zoo Interchange. Remember, Barrett not only wrote the letter opposing the rebuilding of the Zoo Interchange, but he publicly thanked Doyle for vetoing a legislative attempt to fix the problem. And Barrett's chief of staff stated that those pesky Waukesha Republicans were trying to fast-track the rebuilding project.
I think you might have to concede this issue, Capper. Say it with me, Barrett made a big mistake - something that Walker will prod over and over again for the next 6 months.
Aaron, that is not what he said in 2007.
ReplyDeleteNor is that how he voted in the state legislature.
ReplyDeletead hominem attack? LOL, here you showcase your subjective persona while lacking objective vision. Did you forget you tossing of ad hominem? In other postings you have chimed in with Anonymouse...I guess that is being above the fray in your eyes of playing the victim card.
ReplyDeleteProve it was malicious and not merely a typo Oops, you can't.
ReplyDeleteImage that you asking for proof when that is the exact thing you refuse to provide when asked...irony Baranaby?
ReplyDeleteCapper,
ReplyDeleteIt seems you are not willing to defend Barrett, but only willing to share the blame with Walker. But Walker did not support the sequence Barrett did, nor did Walker oppose the rebuilding efforts mounted in the state legislature.
The only event you can refer to is when Walker voted against using the gas tax to support roads and highways. You know we have a transportation fund for such things, right Capper?
And where do you think the gas tax goes to, if not the transportation fund?
ReplyDeleteThe same fund raided by Doyle?
ReplyDelete