Mike McCabe Quotations

We used to have a 330-yard cinder track. Now it's cut to 200. They put a baseball field in the back corner.

We felt it was really important for their to be a strong citizen presence at the Capitol today and let them know that people are watching and they're not happy with the way the public's business is being conducted.

That creates the appearance of government for sale. It feeds a growing public suspicion that campaign donors are treated differently, that they're given favors in state government. Of course that has an enormous corrosive effect on public confidence in our state government.

There have been spotty things here and there. It's a surprise that we stuck it all together.

It does raise the question, is the official business really necessary, or is it just cover for campaign fundraising activity?

To the best of my knowledge, we have not been officially served with the legal papers. When we are, we will respond appropriately. We take this very seriously.

I find that people care deeply but they don't know what to do about it. I think one of the great obstacles has been this feeling of powerlessness.

It's tremendously problematic for the (Walker) campaign to be using a suite.

We are at a point of crisis. This will prove to be a very dark moment.

I think what's striking here with both of these companies is that neither of them had any track record of supporting Jim Doyle until they got state business. It certainly creates suspicion about the decision to give these contracts to these companies.