Paul Bucher, one man justice system without a clue

Paul Bucher, Republican candidate for Attorney General, really doesn't seem to have a clue as to what the role of the Attorney General really is in our state.

Even blogger Dave Diamond seems to have a better grip on this issue than someone actually running for the office. Bucher is using his tired tactic of trying to scare us all into believing that the streets of Wisconsin are just teeming with criminals that Democrats have let out of prison. This time he is trying to convince us that our state has let dozens of illegal aliens convicted of felonies out of jail without deporting them. However, unlike Bucher and his press release, Diamond actually took the time to look into the issue and do a little research before sitting down to the computer.

Bucher claims that a) Galowski is an "illegal immigrant criminal" and b) he is living among the hapless denizens of Green Bay. Mr. Galowski has a very extensive record of civil actions against the Parole Board, which is fairly typical of a convicted felon. So it's funny that Galowski's most recent record lists his address as Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota. They don't put their full criminal records online over dere like we do, so I can't say what he's in for, but I'm betting he's still doing time in Minnesota.

Then there's the problem that the AG's office can't just start deporting people. Neither can the state of Wisconsin. Bucher's opponent, J.B. Van Hollen points out the obvious in today's Wisconsin State Journal:

"We can't just start deportation proceedings and expect the INS to pick it up and do whatever we want them to do."

The article (not online) quotes numerous people far more familiar with the process of deportation and they list the many reasons why Bucher is out in left field on this one.

Maybe we can just send Paul Bucher in his cape to guard our borders. He can start with standing guard over the Minnesota boarder to keep an eye on Galowski.