In the liberal Capital TImes, there’s an interview with the Scott Fitzgerald, who will be the Wisconsin Senate’s new majority leader. (His brother Jeff will be Assembly Speaker.)
I’m not sure what to make of it — there’s certainly not a lot of humility on display:
SF: Well first, I think we are the right people, the right party, at the right time to get the job done. Scott Walker has a huge opportunity to become a reform governor. We’re seeing the same thing with Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey. There’s almost an expectation we’re going to shake things up.
CT: So, the more feathers you ruffle, the better off you will be?
SF: If someone tries to make their case by saying, look, we’re not the niche group that should be cut, or this is not the program that needs to be eliminated, or we are not the union that should be picked on, you know, they can go right ahead. They can be as loud and vocal as they want to be because I have a constituency back home that is going to say this is exactly what we wanted to have happen. And that is going to empower us…
CT: Would you ever run for governor?
SF: I would never say anything that would preclude me from running for higher office.
CT: So maybe Congressman Fitzgerald?
SF: You never know. This is the term for redrawing the district lines.
Via Scott Fitzgerald, Senate’s new top dog, says GOP rule will shake things up.