I've decided there's a lot of deciding about going into a decision

I've decided there's a lot of deciding about going into a decision





I've decided it's time to get more decisive about decision-making.

Let's face it, I've got a big decision to make, and don't need a consensus of Indian tribes throughout Wisconsin to help me make it.

I've decided a lot of things over the last couple of weeks.

I've decided something has to be done about this Kenosha Unified School Board that has operated in a reckless, illegal and unethical fashion.

I've decided a lot of people like to complain (like me!)

I've decided a lot of people like to complain and write about it on a blog (like me!)


And I've decided a lot of people don't do much more than that, except to decide to not even vote. So, the reality is, it may not even matter what I decide, if people decide it doesn't matter, because if we only get a 20 percent voter turnout, made up of only people being pushed by a special interest group, you are going to get what the special interest group has already decided.


Wait ... what are we talking about? That's right. My decision. This should not be confused with my incision. That's from a surgery I had in the 5th grade, and would be a topic of a totally different blog piece.

I've decided I'm never going to grow beyond 5-feet-6-inches tall, so a basketball career is out of the question, as is the decision of which team I'm going to go to. I've decided ESPN could care less about my decision.

It's entirely possibly I've already lost your interest and you've decided you don't care, either. But I hope you do. I hope a lot of people do. Because I've decided if I do nothing, then what's the point of even trying?

I'm told you're supposed to wait until Dec. 1 to officially make this kind of decision, anyway. So I've decided it's best to continue weighing all options, and then do the official deciding thing then.

My Doe-Eyed Bride asked me why this is so important to me. I've decided it just is. This Kenosha community has embraced me in my most darkest hour, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to return the favor.

In case you haven't figured it out, the decision is this: Should I run for the Kenosha Unified School Board?




This is what I know:

- I know the board broke the law when it negotiated a teacher's contract without telling the community.
- I know it broke the law when a board member brought it up for a vote when it wasn't on the open meeting agenda.
- I know the board tried to cover that up, when they did a "Hurry-Up-And-Let's-Revote-Again" thing before someone could file a lawsuit.
- I know one board member had a change of heart and said he needed more time to think about it, so the board lied and said the meeting would then take place Nov. 26.
- I know the board lied, because the board president then set up another meeting on 24 and a half hours notice, for a Friday morning, when everyone would be at work.
- I know their own lawyers told them not to do this.
- I know they ignored their own lawyers (at least a board majority did).
- I know it was highly unethical for one board member to vote on this since he is a direct beneficiary of the contract.
- I know this bad and illegal agreement breaks the law because it forces teachers into a union they did not want to be a part of, and forces them to pay union dues, and that is a direct violation of the law. And I know that means every penny and then some of the bonus they were going to get will now go directly to the union, to the tune of $1.5 million.
- I know the vast majority of teachers willingly chose not to be in this union.
- I know I support a teacher's right to be in a union, but I believe they have a choice.Guess that makes me pro-choice!
- I know teachers will now see less in their pay because of this illegal contract.
- I know this isn't about going against the union, being pro-union, anti-union or anything else union. It's not about whether or not you love or hate Gov. Scott Walker. It's about following the law.
- I know the law matters.

I know, I know, I know ... I know something has to be done.

Someone once told me, "Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way."

I've decided I'm not going to follow and I'm damn sure not gonna get the hell out of the way. That leaves only one more choice. And I've decided I'm going to tell you what that decision is on Dec. 1.