The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 4th, 2001
Eugene Kane
So long, governor, and forget to write
By EUGENE KANE
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Thursday, January 4, 2001
I'm sorry to have missed Gov. Thompson's tearful farewell while on vacation. Which isn't to say I'm sorry to see him leave.
For the last six years, the governor has been a great source of material for this column. Mainly, because of his personal style of "compassionate conservatism," which was heavy on conservatism but light on compassion.
I criticized him for an overly punitive welfare reform plan that threw thousands of poor women and children off the rolls without...
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