I AM THE FORCE

Last night I got lazy and didn't go downstairs. I had a bunch of stuff to do after hours and didn't realize that the smoke alarms were quite so sensitive. Apparently they pick up on everything. I made a mistake and it won't happen again.
-- Dane Co. Judge Michael Nowakowski after the process of elimination fingered him as the smoker who triggered the alarm which dispatched Madison Fire Department Engine One to the new Dane County Courthouse last Monday.

First, Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard breaks the law and uses Senate Democratic Caucus employees for nomination papers and political advice. Now, Dane County Chief Judge Michael Nowakowski violates Madison's anti-smoking ordinance and blames it on over-sensitive smoke alarms. Detect a pattern here? Kind of makes you wonder if these are the guys that should be passing judgment on others, doesn't it? Obviously, this crowd is more than willing to break the rules themselves, and then hold the rest of us to a higher standard.

Dane County is a scary place.