"Don't know if you remember Madison politics in the '60's and '70's, but Paul Soglin was the radical, leftest mayor who made national news. He had led anti-war protests, sanctioned Mifflin Street pot parties, etc., etc.
"Well, he decided to get back into politics and is currently the mayor of MadTown, again.
"Not exactly the same, however…"
Citizen Dave: Soglin to the homeless... get out of Madison
I've encountered some pretty cynical things in politics, but Mayor Paul Soglin's "Helping Hands Homeward" budget proposal is just about the worst I've seen. I could respect Soglin more if he at least would call it what it is: the "Hey, Homeless, Get Out of Town!" program…And he's the one who didn't grow up to be an investment banker.
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