Dems know the dirty tricks....you sound pretty lonely there J......

Oh here come the democrat whining points about how much money was spent on Walkers behalf. Funny how the democrat speding dollars DONT include the PAID union thugs that were imported into Wisconsin to get the vote out, claim they are residents and protest for the past 16 months. Whaaa, whaaa whaaa.

much better to be a parasite to a bottle than being a parasite on the taxpayers

Come on - we already had to suffer through a whiny speech from a sore loser when Mahlon conceded last night.

Wasn't that enough?

wooooooooo hang on here John Doe ??? which this judge has extended and expanded looking for something that does not exist. Thats it? Now lets see what Barret had to offer ????
illigitimate baby Lie
job numbers decreased lie
taking away deer hunters rights lie
schools will have to fire teachers etc lie love the way he never gave us one shool district that was in trouble
Your candidate did not offer anything other than going back to the Doyle Days

You have that right. The whiners will be out in full force today. Also, why did it take so long for the numbers in Racine/Kenosha to come out last night. I don't think Kathy was down there, yet, you don't see a big hiss from the Dems on that? I think there should be a full investigation why they took so long.

My sentiments precisely while watching the speeches!

Wow, you rubes will believe anythiing. Let me correct it for you: WI is now into the hands of out-of-state corporations and organizations with money to spend.

If you make under a million a year, Walker is not looking to help you. You are lower-class to him (and me).

When you succeed one day and become a taxpayer, you may understand the significance of what happened yesterday. In the meantime, there is a cleanup for you on aisle 9.

@Jack -

The LIES told by your side obviously aren't working - give it up already!

A temporary and fruitless victory at best. The Senate is mostly in recess through the next election in November, and it is in November that we will retake a majority in the Senate in the new districts before the draft dodging Lehman is even able to cast a nay vote!

If the Dem Senators decide to flee the state again when they once again lose the majority, Lehman might try to take them to Canada instead of Illinois, as he's familiar with such a strategy and knows the area up there well.

Uh, there was NO voter ID yesterday "just the facts". Are you upset that you weren't able to cheat ENOUGH? Aren't you outraged that an ID is required to get cold medicine, check out a library book or board a flight? The Lehman/VanWangard race did NOT utilize the re-district in counting the vote for that race. Do you forget that re-districting happens regularly and the dems do the same thing? Don't let facts get in your way "just the facts".

College students should vote only where they are domiciled, and not where they're temporarily residenced solely for the purposes of attending school. This just makes common sense.

Otherwise, we end up with the situation that we had during last year's recalls, wherein 65+ transient students from Minnesota voted in our elections via absentee ballot, while also casting ballots in their own home state of Minnesota. Is that right?

Correct I know there was no voter ID yesterday - I was pointing out this "tactic" used by Republicans. Can you show me a case of prosecuted voter fraud in Wisconsin that makes voter ID necessary? I am also aware re-districting happens by both parties but it is more often used by Republicans to manipulate elections. Can you comment on the recently passed "28 day rule"? Are you denying that voter suppression is a Republican tactic? I could go back and point to specific comments at high levels in the Republian party that go back to at least Nixon forward if you'd like - but then again educate yourself (that means use a source other than Faux News!)

just the facts - lets see you blocked voter id - you have been recalling the voice of the people for over a year now. You got people from NY and LA on tv promoting their union Brothers and Sisters (stupid term) You tried to mess up the supremem court. its time to put your drums and blow horns and signs and go back to work Hopefully in the private sector making something

@Just the facts -

The Voter ID legislation would have prevented the fraud committed by the SEIU union officials from Florida that registered and voted in our elections last year, using their hotel address in Milwaukee County.

So, do I get a prize?

Agreed - no problem with having college students voted where they live - but the 28 day rule seems like a pure attempt at voter suppression to me since it conveniently was passed before this election and allowed less days than were known to exist between the release of WI college students to voting day!

Wasn't it passed long before the date of the recall elections was set?

@Just the facts -

The new registration time frame was passed well before the current round of recall elections was ever even contemplated, yet alone effectuated, as a part of the Voter ID law. You act like it was done solely for this election. Knock it off with your bs spin machine already!

Or at least be decent and change your screen name to 'Just the Koolaid' if all you're going to do is perpetuate the typical party line propaganda, rhetoric, and talking points!

"however unlike most Republicans "??? Mr. facts, name one Republican you have ever voted for.

Like cowdung stated, the 28 day residency rule has been in place for at least 20 years. I know that from my first registration. It probably has been there alot longer.
As for the the robocalls claiming you don't have to vote if you signed the recall, let's wait to get some solid evidence. And this Wednesday voting rumor is an old joke. Conservatives are smart enough to know that as many people that vote Conservative as Liberal would believe it.

Let's really get the fact before you post as "Just the facts".

Actually, the '28 day rule' has only been in place since May of 2011. The previous requirement that had long been in effect was 10 days residency...

Ahhhh! There it is! The faux news comment! Did you mistake this for the huffy puffy post "just the facts"? You may now resume shuffling around in your robe and slippers while you mumble "Kock brothers" to yourself.

"... calling people from Republican Party hQ and telling voters election was Wed. or your vote is already registered if you signed a recall petition..."

Is there any solid objective proof that this was actually occurring? Or was this just part of the DPW whine and spin machine to gain some last minute free publicity before the polls closed? Damn those liberals - always wanting stuff for free!

It's the democrat, thug way of politics. Throw a fit and make threats.

That's just sad.

The recall crowd is going to keep this state polarized for a long time with their unabated hatred I'm afraid!

When you've got one of Barrett's supporters slapping him in the face for conceding too early (or whatever the reason was) it's readily apparent that the degree of emotionally driven involvement in this whole process was too much to handle for some.

Then again, it's Twitter. As we've seen here almost daily for a year (thanks to a particular comment section regular) it's at least 90% nonsensical crap that keeps that thing afloat.

As someone who voted for Barrett, I agree that death threats or any threat of violence is not appropriate for a functioning democracy. I would like to ask, though - who is posting this? There are always psychos and fruitcakes out there along the whole political spectrum. If it is a prominent Democratic or union leader, then their acts should be condemned. If it's some nobody then why are you bothering to bring it up?

And yet, no reports of a single death threat, or beer dumping on the head, being made because of Lehman's win last night.

For anyone still not convinced as to which side is more civil - what additional evidence do you honestly need?

St. Swithin - He/she is a nobody until they do something. ALL should be treated the same.

@Randy1949 -

We're enjoying our victory - let us have our fun!

That will take some time, as there are huge outstanding debt obligations that must be addressed first, such as he's already doing by taking care of our tab with Minnesota and repaying the illegally raided segregated funds. Once our debt is under control, state aid will return, and with a prosperous economy and the freedoms afforded to localities over their budgets via Act 10, there's no reason to think that property taxes shouldn't start to fall even more. But a majority of that is also contingent upon your local government's leadership and their decisions, so just keep that in mind and judge fairly.

Maybe after his full term, and you've given him a chance, your opinion will start to change about him. But it will take more than one term for a complete turn around, especially with the stall tactics that we've had to endure by the recall crowd since last February.

BTW - You haven't seen Schmitzy with my $50, have you?

Hoffa, you were among the few exceptions. You're gloating, but at least you're doing it without name-calling and character aspersions about liberals.

Local government has nothing to do with my property tax problems unless you include the school district. As i said, time will tell about the property tax issue. I'd bet you money how things will be in a few years, but unlike 'Schmitzy' I don't have $50 to spare.

You mean because I said screw the teachers and the Medicaid recipients?

What you fail to understand is that I'm almost as big a fiscal conservative as the rest of you. I just didn't agree with the priorities and the unintended consequences of Walker's policies.

I knew that.

@jojobo -- I think you missed the point that I was speaking sardonically about the teachers and the poor people. My property taxes went down by a whole whopping $100, and i expect they'll be shooting up again when the full effect of Walker's cuts hits us. Any time you move from the minuscule partial funding of schools through income tax (state aid) you put more burden on the property taxpayers like you and me.

Something needs to be done about the school levies, but i don't think the problem is the teachers. You're right, Walker is taking the state in the wrong direction.

Randy- Boohoo... The fact is, more people voted for Walker this time, he waon by a larger margin. And wrong Randy, the village or any municpality doesn't comingle funds with school districts. THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

It all goes on the same property tax bill, Brian, and I have no quarrel with the local government levy, which is very reasonable. So you're trying to tell me that the cuts in state aid to local school districts will have no effect at all upon how much more we'll have to either cut or raise from the property taxpayers? Pull the other one, Brian.

Jojobo1:

Since when is having them pay a small portion of their health benefit and pension costs 'screwing the teachers'? Perhaps if they were being asked to pay the same percentages of those costs as the typical private sector worker does, I would agree. I think that the levels of their contributions are not at all unreasonable, particularly when one considers that everyone else in the working world is having to make sacrifices in their own compensation levels...

Exactly Randy. In Racine alone, the healthcare change has saved nearly $30 million in a year and a half amounting to a projected $13 million surplus. It's working Randy.

I'm happy for you in Racine. i don't live in Racine.

@jojobo -- The value of my home and land dropped by3/4 two years ago, and the tax bill remained the same. This year, thanks to Scott Walker, it went down a whole $100, less than a tenth of a percent. I'm soooo impressed. (I hope you can tell I'm being sarcastic.)

If everyone in the village is valued at the same rate it really does not matter if it is 75 or 100%. Actually 100% or as close as you can get to it is the most fair. The levy is the total amount collected by the municipality and the mil rate is set by the valuation. State aid was cut but Act 10 gave local control to more than make up for the cuts. If your blue ribbon schools saw cuts, it would be on your school board and the teachers union.

Nothing that Walker did, it's been law for a long time.
"Beginning in 1986, the Department of Revenue (DOR) requires that all property be assessed at or near 100% of the fair market value. The DOR requires that the assessed value of a taxation district must be established within 10% of the full value at least once during the four year period consisting of the current year and the three preceding years."

You have a problem with your municipality, not the state. Assessments are handled locally. Caledonia does theirs on a 5 year cycle and they should be doing them this year. The mere fact that you saved $100 shows that it did what it was intended to do; less government spending and holding property taxes in check.

I have a problem with my school district, Brian. But the loss in state aid won't help.

I couldn't agree more, but you elected the incumbents.

So Randy, lay-offs would have made you happy?
If you don't need that $100, send it to your school district. Send them as much as you want, just don't send them my money so they can give it to the likes of WEA Trust.

Did Barrett try to write a check his butt couldn't cash?
Answer: YES

Well said Hoffa. Unfortunately they live in the world of OZ. "Nothing to see here. Don't look behind the curtain".