The Republican majorities in the state Assembly and Senate cobbled together a budget that was so woefully irresponsible when it came to the setting of priorities and the allocation of funds for basic services that the easiest – and, we would still argue, wisest – response to the document was a full veto by Gov. Jim Doyle.
….But we recognize and respect the governor’s fear that key legislative players such as Assembly Speaker John Gard, R-Peshtigo, are so out of touch with Wisconsin values and needs that they might not be capable of coming up with a better budget – even with a do-over.