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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 04:39 PM Apr 2013

Abele promised he would not be like Scott Walker. Here are some of the biggest ways he broke

that promise:


"Trying to frame former County Supervisor Johnny Thomas on bribery charges. The accusations were so baseless, it took the jury less than 90 minutes to acquit Thomas.
Abele also wants to "work" with the board by hamstringing them and making them sock puppets to rubber stamp whatever cockeyed schemes he comes up with.
In an effort to promote the previous point, Abele has had his acolytes and propagandists go on a laughable smear campaign consisting of nothing but innuendos, hearsay and lies.
If that was not enough to show the gentle reader that Abele was never serious about working with the Board and was only focused on his usurpation of power, undeniable evidence was provided this week.

After it becoming increasingly apparent that the majority of Milwaukee County Citizens are opposed to the overreaching power grab by Abele and his fellow plutocrats, Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic reached out to Abele and gave him another chance for him to keep his promise for once:
Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic on Thursday called for having a mediator help settle differences between the County Board and County Executive Chris Abele on reforming county government.

"I'm willing to sit down with a mediator to get this done," Dimitrijevic said during a forum at Marquette University Law School.
In response, Abele, who said he wanted to work with the Board, declined the opportunity to be good to his word:
Abele, who wasn't a participant in the forum, said afterward that the County Board has had more than a decade to reform itself in the wake of the county pension scandal but had failed to do so."


"The truth is he is still trying to dodge anyone taking a close look at his own office and the waste, the fraud and unethical behaviors stemming from there. Because if people did, he might not be able to transform Milwaukee County into a plutocrat's playground. And he definitely wouldn't be able to con the taxpayers into footing the bill for it."

Interestingly that Abele would blame the board for not fixing the county pension scandal... That was suppose to be why Walker had Ament recalled... That was suppose to be what walker fixed... However Walker focused on privatizing security and food service for the jails, mental health center, and janitorial service...

http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/2013/04/chris-abele-serial-promise-breaker.html#comment-form


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Abele promised he would not be like Scott Walker. Here are some of the biggest ways he broke (Original Post) midnight Apr 2013 OP
I wonder if there is any chance of getting Abele out of office in the next election. mysuzuki2 Apr 2013 #1
I was wondering who could run as a progressive against him... That's if he doesn't decide to run midnight Apr 2013 #2

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)
1. I wonder if there is any chance of getting Abele out of office in the next election.
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 05:48 PM
Apr 2013

I doubt he will get much financial support from the Democratic party but he certainly has enough rich friends to make up for that. Are there any real Democrats who would have a chance at winning the primary?

midnight

(26,624 posts)
2. I was wondering who could run as a progressive against him... That's if he doesn't decide to run
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 06:14 PM
Apr 2013

for Gov...



"Abele campaigned with $1 million of his own money as someone with fresh ideas to tackle the county's nagging financial problems. Though light on specifics, Abele outlined an approach that emphasizes efficiency moves. He put much of his advertising firepower into trying to fuse Stone with Gov. Scott Walker and his controversial push to end most collective bargaining for public employees."

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/119299589.html

"Though a longtime supporter of Democratic candidates and liberal causes, Abele ran for county executive - officially a nonpartisan office - often sounding like a conservative. Like Stone, Abele vowed not to raise taxes and said he'd work hard to attract new business. Abele said he'll push to wipe out inefficiencies and service duplications and might turn to privatizations, selling off county assets and marketing park services to the suburbs."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/06/chris-abele-milwaukee-county-executive_n_845347.html

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