Posted on 05/13/2011 7:49:55 AM PDT by MNlurker
A Democratic source said Friday that U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) has decided not to run for re-election after serving in the U.S. Senate since 1989...
Another busy election cycle in 2012 for WI!!!!!
Many are already pushing Paul Ryan.....
Good riddance to another liberal who could see the writing on the wall for 2012.
Fantastic!
I hope he doesn’t...far too valuable where he is in the House.
Off the top of my head:
JB Van Hollen
Mark Neumann
How about state senate leader Fitzgerald?
ping
Do your best to destroy the country.
Take the pension, and run.
Honestly I think that anyone involved in the State politics over the last 6 months it too radioactive. I like him, but I don’t think it would be smart.
It makes me wonder if Van Hollen knew this was coming and purposely kept a low profile during these last 6 months.
Ryan has to run or Feingold will walk into the seat.
Here's his original e-mail: "We’ve all been alarmed by the rise in gas prices, which are now surpassing $4 a gallon in many places across the country, including Wisconsin, and have nearly doubled in two years. While we know that the rise in gas prices has many causes, one important cause is the actions of the OPEC oil cartel, which limits supply in order to maintain a high price. If the nations of OPEC were private companies, such conduct would be nothing more than naked price fixing, illegal under the most fundamental principles of antitrust law. This week, I questioned Attorney General Eric Holder at a Judiciary Committee hearing about rising gas prices and my legislation, the No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act. My bill would give the Department of Justice tools it needs to enforce the antitrust laws against the OPEC oil cartel. NOPEC was approved with bipartisan support by the Judiciary Committee last month. Attorney General Holder indicated that he is always looking for more enforcement tools to protect American consumers and that he will consult with his colleagues in the Cabinet about the NOPEC legislation. The Administration recently established a task force to examine whether there has been inappropriate market manipulation of oil prices. Attorney General Holder assured the Judiciary Committee that he will be aggressive in examining the rise in oil prices, and to the extent that they were artificially driven the Justice Department will take action. I want you to know I will continue working to reduce the price of gasoline. "
You may be right, but I might be more inclined to agree with you if Prosser didn’t win.
But in any case, here’s hoping the WI GOP puts up a good candidate. And hopefully Walker gets voter ID passed in time.
Will not be missed. The best you can say about Sen. Kohl is that he kept a relatively low profile for a leftie.
What instantly comes to mind when I think of him is the recurring personal ad in the UWM student paper during the 1990’s: “Sen. Herb Kohl, come out of the closet!” And, no, I don’t have any idea if that imperative had any basis in fact.
Senate voting on it next week and should be signed by June. After the standard lawsuits are complete it should be ready to go by next year :)
Its well known just not discussed. I respect that.
Low profile would be an understatement LOL
This also means the Milwaukee Bucks will be moving after he sells them. He couldn’t do that while in office.
I really almost forgot he was still alive.
Well, looks like Feingold may have a clear field to get the Dem nod for the other seat... and we’re going to have to get a strong candidate (meaning, no Mark Neumann retread).
Well, that is very good news.
Herb Kohl has always looked like Mr. Burns from The Simpsons.
Have you ever seen them in the same place at the same time?
Nope.
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