Things Are So Bad in David Crowley's County That the Wisconsin
Conservative principles face implementation challenges as policy meets political complexity.
Back in August, a crowd of teenagers turned the Wisconsin State Fair's final night into a brawl. Officers were assaulted, restricted areas were rushed, and gunfire was reported nearby. After all that, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley had a simple explanation: Republicans.
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Back in August, a mob of "teens" invaded the Wisconsin State Fair on its final night, causing chaos that spilled into the surrounding neighborhood and ended with reports of gunfire. A fight broke out inside the park and "teens" outside the park attempted to gain access to restricted areas.
Others entered the park without authorization. Several police officers were assaulted, and only a handful of people were arrested. This happened in Milwaukee County, on David Crowley's watch. He blamed Republicans and passed the buck.
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Back in August, a crowd of teenagers turned the Wisconsin State Fair's final night into a brawl. Officers were assaulted, restricted areas were rushed, and gunfire was reported nearby. After all that, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley had a simple explanation: Republicans. That's not leadership. That's a dodge.
Consider the scene. The fair sits in Crowley's county. The chaos spilled into neighborhoods he's responsible for. The response produced only a handful of arrests. And the county executive's biggest takeaway was to blame the other party. He passed the buck instead of owning the mess. A handful of arrests for a street brawl with police injuries isn't a funding problem. It's a priorities problem.
The dismissive tone makes it worse. Not "we'll investigate," not "we'll do better." Just blame Republicans and move on. The officers who were assaulted deserved a serious response, not a scapegoat. They got excuse-making instead of accountability. Crowley runs Milwaukee County. The county showed us what happens when responsibility isn't taken seriously.
We'd have more respect for him if he'd said the response wasn't good enough. Instead, he made excuses and hoped nobody noticed. People noticed. And if he won't own the problem, the next time the fair rolls around, he'll have no one to blame but himself.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.