Comments on: More Good News Out of Milwaukee County http://bloggingblue.com/2008/06/05/more-good-news-out-of-milwaukee-county/ Blogging Liberally In The Badger State Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Roland Melnick http://bloggingblue.com/2008/06/05/more-good-news-out-of-milwaukee-county/#comment-2850 Roland Melnick Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:13:07 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/?p=223#comment-2850 Indeed, small government is not a good thing if what we're left with is "shoddy recordkeeping, poor training and corner-cutting" which seem to stem from incompetence. More staff will not automatically fix things if it means bringing in more of the same. Do you have a copy of the auditor's report? Would be nice to read the whole thing rather than the JS / Reader's Digest version. Indeed, small government is not a good thing if what we’re left with is “shoddy recordkeeping, poor training and corner-cutting” which seem to stem from incompetence. More staff will not automatically fix things if it means bringing in more of the same.

Do you have a copy of the auditor’s report? Would be nice to read the whole thing rather than the JS / Reader’s Digest version.

]]> By: Zachary http://bloggingblue.com/2008/06/05/more-good-news-out-of-milwaukee-county/#comment-2569 Zachary Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:45:46 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/?p=223#comment-2569 Roland, the issue here is the fact that Scott Walker's mantra throughout his tenure as County Executive has been "smaller government," and I'm simply pointing out that smaller government is not always a good thing. In this instance I think we can both agree it'd be far better for taxpayers to have adequate staffing to provide oversight on how our tax dollars are spent. Roland, the issue here is the fact that Scott Walker’s mantra throughout his tenure as County Executive has been “smaller government,” and I’m simply pointing out that smaller government is not always a good thing. In this instance I think we can both agree it’d be far better for taxpayers to have adequate staffing to provide oversight on how our tax dollars are spent.

]]> By: Roland Melnick http://bloggingblue.com/2008/06/05/more-good-news-out-of-milwaukee-county/#comment-2561 Roland Melnick Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:30:18 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/?p=223#comment-2561 And apparently, as such, he should bear the ultimate responsibility for what might happen as well, which absolves everyone else in county government from any responsibility? And apparently, as such, he should bear the ultimate responsibility for what might happen as well, which absolves everyone else in county government from any responsibility?

]]> By: Zachary http://bloggingblue.com/2008/06/05/more-good-news-out-of-milwaukee-county/#comment-2552 Zachary Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:50:38 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/?p=223#comment-2552 Roland, Scott Walker's the County Executive, and as such, he should bear the ultimate responsibility for what happens within the government he was elected to manage. Roland, Scott Walker’s the County Executive, and as such, he should bear the ultimate responsibility for what happens within the government he was elected to manage.

]]> By: Roland Melnick http://bloggingblue.com/2008/06/05/more-good-news-out-of-milwaukee-county/#comment-2543 Roland Melnick Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:31:41 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/?p=223#comment-2543 Blaming him for stuff that has happened isn't enough, eh? Now we have to invent stuff? Blaming him for stuff that has happened isn’t enough, eh? Now we have to invent stuff?

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