Kathleen Sebelius and Barbara Lawton in Waukesha, WI

KS Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Lt.Governor Barbara Lawton of WI visited the Obama Team Headquarters in Waukesha to kick off the Women's Week of Action canvassing and phonebank campaign.

I had the chance to tell the governor how much I admire her work in KS from the day I first heard that a small time government official, the Health Insurance Commissioner of KS stopped 2 corporate giants Blue Cross and Blue Shield from merging in KS. That was the first time since Ronald Reagan declared "laissez faire" an official economic religion in this country that anyone dared to challenge corporate mergers in any meaningful way.

I also expressed my hope that we'll see her in an Obama administration because we need the lady who can clean up the republican mess in this country and she is one of the rare experts in that. Republicans are already out there telling the American people that we will probably have to privatize SS and just about every social program because given these recent economic hardships we can't afford them. A president Obama will probably have to deal with their endless whining about how we can't afford government programs that are designed to help the American people.

They want us not to pay attention to the fact that last weekend they just socialized one of the the biggest insurance companies on the planet along with its $587 billion CDS portfolio and all the risks and hidden costs associated with this giant financial lemon. It happened in 24 hours without any discussion or debate with the American people who are being told since FDR came up with the idea, that you can't socialize the insurance business, especially not health insurance!

The governor gave really helpful tips for all of us who are canvassing and phone banking the next couple of weeks. I liked the way she turned the Reagan line on the republicans: "Are you better off today than you were 8 years ago?"




Indeed Ronald Reagan is on the ballot this season, not just mental minions like Palin and McSame. The whole conservative philosophy of free market fundamentalism is on trial in front of the American people this fall and we need to be able to lay it down for them in simple plain English what the essential difference between the 2 party philosophy is: government that works for the rich only vs. government that works for all.

http://www.governor.ks.gov
http://www.ltgov.state.wi.us
http://www.orchidforchange.com/parties/waukeshadems.com

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[Ukelelemasta]

I would have more respect for this video if Lt Gov Lawton and Gov Jim Doyle were not screwing up WI so badly. Corruption and businesses leaving our state, that sums up the past 8 years in WI. I would be embarassed to have Mrs. Lawton endorse my candidate

[madashelldude]

I would be more respectful of comments like this if I didn't know that you right wingers don't give a damn about your state or your country and you make stuff up.

[Ukelelemasta]

I'm not a right winger. I'm more libertarian, the Republican party has lost almost all of its morals. I like Reagan, but I'm no right winger. I'm not making this up, both Democrats and Republican and almost everyone in WI hates Gov Doyle and of course they hate his Lt Governor too. Are you even from WI?

[madashelldude]

Libertarian means a right winger who has no clue about econ 101 or government. Thinking that a B movie star was the greatest leader ever says it all. I shot this video on Obama's campaign in Sensenbrenner's district of course I am from WI.

[Ukelelemasta]

furthermore, have you not seen that Doyle announced that he won't run for a third term because of low approval ratings? In a Progressive state it is difficult for a democrat not to be voted in again. Have you missed his corruption with teahcers unions, or taking tax dollars for roads and dumping it on other projects that are not needed. One word: potawatomi

[Ukelelemasta]

Not at all. Libertarians have a great sense of economics. The Austrian Theory of economics has basically been proven. So essentially believing in a small government and individual liberties is bad? I never said Reagan was the greatest, I just said "I like" him. If you are from WI how can you not realize how much Doyle has screwed up the state? Like I said, Reps and Dems alike hate him. No need to insult by the way.

[cosmlayla]

I've been there.