Defeat Jessica King (Leftist-Fond du Lac)

Great job up there folks! King's an embarrasment, but it's all about the trout! Hoping we have a quality candidate who will defeat her in the fall. ------------------------------------

Walker supporters confront King in FdL Mar. 10, 2012 | State Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, right, on Friday addresses concerns of a group of protesters who question her about a vote against a mining bill for northern Wisconsin. King was at the bus transfer station at Rees and Macy streets to talk about legislation she introduced to try and restore transportation funding that had been cut in the state budget. (Laurie Ritger/The Reporter) Written by Laurie Ritger The Reporter When state Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, visited Fond du Lac on Friday to talk about her hopes of restoring transit funding, about 20 people showed up to talk about the failed mining bill in northern Wisconsin and jobs lost. A group of people approached the bus transfer station in Fond du Lac with signs protesting the vote on the mining bill and signs in support of Gov. Scott Walker. "Job killer" and "You're worried about busing? What about 4,000 jobs you killed?" were among the signs displayed by members of the group. The group had time to address King for several minutes before she boarded the Route 60 bus as scheduled to speak with transit riders. King said she is not against mining but felt there were some issues that needed to be addressed before moving forward, including environmental issues and infrastructure damage that would be overwhelming for small towns. She mentioned the town of Anderson that has a population of 70 and its inability through taxes to pay for damage to roadways that is likely to occur with heavy equipment. She said the project could allow trout streams to be "filled in — not something we normally do" in stressing her desire to be "responsible about the environment." On Friday, Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp issued her own statement about her disappointment with the "hyper political language" about environmental harm that would result from any iron ore mine. Stepp said mining is one of the most regulated — possibly the most regulated — industries in the world. Besides DNR approval, there would be oversight and approval needed from the Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Stepp said she believes the motivation to not allow a potential success for Walker "appears to be what really killed the bill." In Fond du Lac, Lillian Nolan created a colorful sign that showed her support for Walker. While most of the other people left the area, she plunked down $1.50 to ride the bus route holding the sign in her seat. Several people copied those in Madison who protested the state Budget Repair Bill by calling out, "Shame, shame" as King boarded the first bus.