Wisconsin Sixth District Assembly Seat

I guess I should speak about our areas 6th Assembly seat. Most will be line by line comments on my part.

From the Shawano Leader online edition.

"Tauchen, Powers face off in AARP forum
By Tim Ryan, Leader Reporter

The two candidates for the state’s Sixth District Assembly met for the first time Tuesday afternoon at a forum sponsored by the Shawano Chapter of the American Association of Retires Person.

Incumbent State Rep. Gary Tauchen (R-Bonduel) is facing John Powers of Wittenberg in the Nov. 4 election.

The forum gave each of the candidates 10 minutes to present tell the 30 or so who attended a little about themselves and why they were running for the seat before breaking for dinner." Shawano Leader

Tauchen said his first two years in the Assembly have been “a great experience,” but said there were still critical issues to address.

O K.

At the forefront, he said, were jobs and the economy.

Yes.

“It comes back to pocketbook issues for all of us,” he said.

Yes.

Tauchen said he wanted to encourage business growth and help provide job training and he emphasized growth in environmentally friendly industries.

"Growth in environmentally friendly industries", translation, code word for higher subsidies for ethanol producers and a higher corn subsidies for ethanol. Wants more mandates instituted on the people of the 6th district. You need to give more of your money to ethanol producers. Whats next, wind farms in the area? Why do we have to spend tax dollars on ethanol?

“It’s important for the state to get into the green energy business,” he said.

Again, it's important to give more tax dollars to the ethanol harlots. Take off the mandates and remove corn subsidies and let ethanol stand on it's own. If it's that good, it will sell by itself.

Tauchen also said health care is a big issue and he said he favors health care that is “consumer driven.”

Standard issue answer.

Tauchen said he is running again for the same reason he ran in 2006.

“I believe good policy needs to be common sense, provide opportunities for people, and provide for a better way of life,” he said.

Ethanol is not good policy.

Powers, a former teacher, talked about his background, which included his experience as a Vietnam veteran.

On becoming a teacher, he said, “I’ve always felt the work you do should always help society.”

"Help society" is code for spread the wealth! Help society could be mistaken for socialism.

Powers drew at least one sharp difference with Tauchen, saying he would have supported the Hospital Assessment Plan that Tauchen opposed.

No knowledge on this plan but will look into it.

Powers said he would also support a statewide smoking ban because the majority of Wisconsin residents polled have expres- sed their support of it.

Wow, why not just shut business down. People should have a choice to eat, drink or smoke where ever they want! Why not ban tobacco? Wacko!

“They told you what they want done,” he said.

Who told who what. I could give this a guy a poll that accepts smoking. Look at Fon du Lac, they' re fighting these stupid bans.

He linked the proposed smoking ban to the health care issue.

Hey, ban tobacco. Can't lose the revenue hey?

“How can we deal with health care if we don’t deal with the primary reason for health care costs?” he said.

Sure sure let's just go to SOCIALIZED medicine.

Though running as a Democrat, Powers said he had no “political agenda,” and would hold listening sessions if elected to seek input from the taxpayers.

Sure no agenda. Ban smoking, socialized medicine, listing sessions, all talk no action, wow, can't wait.

Powers criticized the partisan nature of politics, here in Wisconsin as well as at the federal level.

Wow, Mr. Powers, let me explain what partisan means, standing up for the people of Wisconsin. Most do not roll over when Jim Doyle tells you what to do .

“We’re better than what’s gone on,” he said.

Roll over and suck up to the dems in Madison? Not sure what this guy meant by this.

Powers wrapped up his comments with three minutes to spare and opened the floor to questions, but none were asked.

What no comments? Why vote for someone who doesn't say what they stand for! Wow, opened the floor to no questions? IMPRESSIVE!

Attendees, however, had an opportunity to talk with both candidates during dinner.

Good cover up for a democrat. Did he open the floor to his lunch also?

Program director Jim Peterson, who organized Tuesday’s event, said it was a good opportunity to “get something of interest to all of our members.”

Who would I vote for? Well I think I would vote for ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,! I'm not a republican, I am a conservative!