Well, as Sheriff, Clarke doesn't have a lot of responsibility as far as economic policy, but generally he submits a budget for the sheriff's department that is constrained and focused on priorities. He is a faithful interpreter of the US and State constitutions and his department maintains law and order in a reasonable, fair, and impartial manner (such as I can determine based on reports - I don't live in MKE county, and have not had personal experience with the MKE county sheriff dpt). I listen to him speak on local and national media venues and saw him speak at a political event about a year and a half ago. So, yes, I believe that he fits the description of conservative as I presented it.

Lesson to be learned: Don't mess with areas under the jurisdiction of Sheriff Clarke.

Why?

Unlikely, but he's not in the mix. The cop was a MKE city cop and the DA (or rather the grand jury) is the one who made the decision not to indict - both white. But the DA is a dem and the mayor is a dem.

Yes. Saw him on Megyn Kelly's show last night. I was surprised that neither she nor Clarke talked any about the recent Milwaukee decision not to indict a police officer that killed a black man.

What about it? That's an article from 2011. Since then it's been abolished.

Well, that was the thought, but the tracks from CHI to MKE already exist, so only the run to MAD would be new. Failure in logic was thinking that they could go highspeed. The route would only have very short sections where they could actually get up to speed, and the trip between MKE and MAD would not be any shorter than taking the bus. Total waste of money - but it was Federal money, and the former Gov (useless waste of oxygen) only wanted to spend money.

R&D on 27th st. Always had Eaton on the Bldg when I was there ('05-'07)

Actually, the police are trained to keep shooting until they feel the threat has subsided. In this case, less than 3 seconds is all it took to empty his clip. Probably difficult to determine a change in threat status in less than 3 seconds.

Well, straight line party voting isn't allowed in WI. That said, there are those who only look for a D and place their vote there. However, even in Milwaukee, Sheriff Clarke has a very good reputation as a law enforcement officer. He's a former MKE city cop and has been sheriff for quite a while.

Where were they in getting Dontre psychological help? They let him live on the streets. Expect a large settlement from the city to follow.

Not at all. Basically, liberals embrace social freedom and economic control, conservatives embrace economic freedom and social control, and libertarians embrace both social and economic freedom. There are differing views on foreign policy, with the anarcho wing preferring total non-interference (and totally open borders), where the more realistic wing understands that other nations may be hostile and so a military, diplomatic missions, and regulated borders are necessary.

Then, there are us who consider ourselves Constitutional Libertarians. The constitution is first, and what it specifies is what government is limited in doing, and everything else should be left to free people to do as they will, so long as they don't violate the liberty of others. For us, for example, the idea of gay marriage is a non-sequitur, since the constitution does not specify marriage as a governmental role. Thus there is no role that gov't has in marriage - at most, it should be a religious matter. If a couple (of whatever sex and number) wanted to create a legal relationship, that should be handled by contract law.