Today we have a guest editorial by David Elliot from the Wisconsin Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - Please remember these facts when you go to vote on Nov. 7. - Ed.

Suppose the Wisconsin Legislature approved a government spending program that cost taxpayers millions of dollars, yet failed to provide a single social service or discernible product.

Heads would roll, and angry voters would elect someone - a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, anyone - to fix the problem and reverse the wasteful spending of precious tax dollars.

Yet Wisconsin voters today are being asked to vote in favor of a nonbinding referendum to reinstate the death penalty - a government program that is immensely costly, makes mistakes, and, in most cases, fails to execute even those who end up on death row.

Okay, I need to ask the question ---

Glenn Grothman seems to:

• Question why the heck science should be used in making decisions on - oh - safety, conservation, species preservation, etc. Why talk to scientists? Why look into the facts? Why let the DNR do what it's legally charged with?? So much better to count on how Glenn feels about things.
• He thinks that we should delist the Butler's garter snake as endangered because he "feels" there are lots of them. Man, there's a cogent argument.

Here's a snippet from the Rocky Mountain News ...