I AM THE FORCE

Jeff Mayers: People may forget there was this time when there was a peaceful co- existence.
Andy Gussert: There’s been talk about Sen. (Mike) Ellis running for governor. There have been whispers going around. That would be an exciting thing for us. I think that would be something we could reach out to him and start talking with him seriously about our issues.
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What a hilarious comment from AFT President and lefty consultant Andy Gussert. He speaks of himself as a pretty keen political strategist, but his Ellis endorsement leaves something to be desired. The first question that would come to mind is whether we would want an actual insane person in the East Wing. Mike Ellis has been screaming spittle at people for years, and my guess is that only his staff knows the true extent of his madness. He also has become an irrelevant joke since his replacement as leader and exile as spokesman for the speech police at the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Ellis was a joke as leader as well, but at least he was not yet irrelevant. The Senator is also the king of all hypocrites, given his prior direction of state employees to do exactly the kind of dirty tricks he condemns today. Since Gussert is committed to becoming a bipartisan union pioneer, I would advise him to spend some time in the bar at the Inn on the Park before making a final determination about Mike's fitness. But it's so much more than that. Good luck with your new job, Andy, but serious people just don't take Mike Ellis seriously.