The milwaukee sentinel journal takes note of the next fraudit debacle, coming out of Wisconsin …
The attorney leading a partisan review of Wisconsin’s 2020 election acknowledged this week that he doesn’t understand how elections are supposed to be run.
The admission by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman comes as he subpoenas mayors and election officials.
His comment raises fresh questions about how long Gableman’s taxpayer-financed review will take. He called an Oct. 31 deadline set for him by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of Rochester unrealistic.
This is not surprising, of course. But it’s worth noting that Gableman, being himself an admitted incompetent to the job, is a product of those employing him. A Party from which legislators, suffused with hubris, who are contemptuous of experts and expertise, will of course stumble and fall in its responsibilities.
What we’re seeing in the GOP is the arrogance of the incompetent and ignorant, who’ve been repeatedly told that this doesn’t matter by those who are striving for higher office, and are of the same general class of knowledge and skill: that is, little to none. But remember that former Speaker Ryan (R-WI) made exactly these comments, and turned out to be enormously incompetent as legislator and Speaker.
The point of making a fetish of disrespecting expertise is part of the strategy of legislators and wannabe legislators, who know little, to get elected.
It’s all about the sleight of hand: impress the marks by your clarion calls for absolutist First Amendment rights, or anti-abortion legislation, and don’t let them even consider questions of expertise, experience, or competency. This may be clothed in robes marked Freedom or Control of my Body or whatever, but it’s really all about getting elected.
