Voters in Wisconsin missed an golden opportunity to boot a nasty piece of work off the State Supreme Court:State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley was elected to a 10-year term Tuesday, overcoming a challenge from Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg and keeping the job Gov. Scott Walker appointed her to in the fall.
Boosted by heavy turnout in the Republican presidential primary, Bradley overcame criticism that dominated headlines for days about her college writings calling gays "queers," comparing abortion to slavery and dubbing voters as stupid or evil for electing Bill Clinton president in 1992. [snip]
She thanked law enforcement generally and Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. specifically, as well as others who helped her campaign, such as Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn. She said Kloppenburg was gracious after a hard-fought race. (our emphasis)(Hmm... where have we seen that Sheriff David A. Clarke who helped Bradley's campaign? Oh yeah! He's that uber wingnut Fox "News" trots out whenever they want a black face for cover to smear the President or warn of a "Second Amendment revolution" if gun control measures are passed. Yeah, him. That tells you what kind of jurist Bradley is, if her earlier ramblings weren't enough.)
So, right- wingers will keep their 5-2 majority on the State Supreme Court, which will allow Koch brothers employee of the year Gov. Scott "Koch Head" Walker to continue his dismantling of the Wisconsin Idea in government.
But let's not lay the blame entirely on Republicans. Cheeseheads, indeed.
(Photo: Bradley with benefactor Walker.)
