and no frogger, no pun intended on putting the payday loan legislation to bed;)

i wonder what vegas would set as the over/under on how many days mr sheridans new chica stays around after the payday loan legislation is put to bed??;)

i can hear it now...'mike, this really has nothing to do with the new payday loan regulation ...but things just arent working out between us...'

Something else stinks in Madison?

voices - yep - he really started stumbling after the inappropriate golf outing fiasco last spring. The democrats are drunk with power right now. The hangover will really be something in Nov.

It looks like the only one 'putting the hurt on' Sheridan these days is himself. What an interesting series of missteps.

Really Mullethunter? I'm lying? What motive do I have to lie?

hey just ask his brother

This guy is the average politician. Vote out every single one of them and keep cleaning house until they understand that they are working for the taxpayer at a temporary job.

Frogger: call1 "I went soft on the payday loan establishment"
Pun? Haha.
Are they STILL dating?
The lies seem to be piling up. Big Ego? I agree!

Your absolutely right... & I thank Frogger for pointing that out. Nice pun BTW *grin*. I guess I went "soft on the payday loan establishment" because I wasn't shocked at they're behavior. I mean how many times in our Government history has a establishment, he11 bent on having influence on up-coming legislation sent in a pretty women to seduce the leader.. in this case, the Speaker of the House. Which BTW.. is why there should be stringent rules in place, that are "enforced". This is one big reason this Country is in the mess we find yourself. Politicians think Rules don't apply to them anymore. But as for the Payday Loan establishment frogger.. I guess I assumed they were already known as sleazy, underhanded, & manipulating. Mr Sheridan on the other hand, got my vote before all these revelations came to light. So i didn't see him as those things. Notice I use the past-tense word, "didn't". So I won't be voting for him anymore, & will not be pointing others to check him out, in order to cast their votes for him. Whats sad is, for everyone that's finally caught living in his/ her own fantasy world, there are 20 others who haven't gotten caught.

Why can't I ever answer a question with one sentence!?

urokop: "This man has a good, clean, honest record and is obviously respected by his colleagues. He's having tremendous upheaval in his personal life." But the issue is urokop, it's not just his personal life. His political career is in upheaval as well and it would seem he's had a lot to do with creating his own problems for both.

Bigroadie states: "Mike Sheridan has and always will be for himself. The man has made the statement he will do what ever it takes, to get to where he wants to go. Mike is just plain unscrupulous. He has zero ethics, and is a complete phony."

Mike is just trying to be like all the rest of his political colleagues.

Loved the cartoon in the Gazette on Sunday!!

call1 "I went soft on the payday loan establishment"
Pun? Haha.
Are they STILL dating?
The lies seem to be piling up. Big Ego? I agree!

The rules don't apply to this guy! For him to say things like, "Yes, I dated Ms. Payday Loan. Yes, during the time we dated, I went soft on the payday loan establishment! But Ms Payday Loan DID NOT influence my position on toughening State Laws regulating the Payday Loan businesses!" YEAH,Mike.. I believe ya *wink*. And Now we have the rule of where District Representatives are suppose to live (In the Districts they serve)! There's a very good reason for this rule, & I even agree with it. "How can a State District Representative, speak for his/ her district if he doesn't reside in the district." Mr Sheridan attitude though is common in politics these days.. "Rules! They don't apply to me.. I'm an elected official." Unfortunately for these politicians, there are still constituents that are alive that don't fall for every lame excuse..i.e. well, "He is absent with the intent to return as soon as possible," WOw.. Sounds very similar to "The law permits temporary absence as long as the lawmaker intends to move back into the district." So does that mean as long as our Representatives keep saying, "I moved out of my district with the intention of moving back," he can stay where he/she is indefinitely. I notice no where in the story does it give us that information, "How long he's been breaking that rule." Bottom line in Mike, & the rest of them seem to be right. Our Rules, & Laws don't apply to politicians. The Majority of Constituents have no clue anymore of what are Laws & Rules are because they stopped teaching them in our Public Schools 25 to 30 yrs ago. The only people anymore that care about Politicians living by the same rules, standards, & laws all of us have to live by, are the people that know they are breaking them, & that's adults, 40 years old on up. When we're all dead, & gone.. these politicians will have no more conscious-es trying to keep them in line. They're almost there! But until such times as we're all dead, we need to start working to unseat these selfish individuals from their elected perches.

Shopiere - that's what I was thinking.

BeenThereDoneThat, you are lying as well...

DanMan:Lay off the guy. He bleeds GM, this is a GM town, The GM liberals elected him. Who says "You can't always get what you want"?
He might bleed GM but GM is gone and it is not coming back. And this used to be a GM town not anymore. Get used to it people the gravy train has left the station and it is not coming back. And it was the UAW that elected this freak of nature. They figured it would be nice to have one their own in Madison. So how nice is it now? I can imagine all of the union liberals all walking in the forest lost since the union can't tell them which way to go.

No disrespect to they guy that quoted MICK JAGGER - But Jagger has been married at least 2 times, numerous affairs to say the least - won't even mention his other vices - Not a role model in my book to be quoting. Sheridan is a decent guy if you knew him, but tooooo many mindless idiots are jumping on the bandwagon to condemn him.

Mike "I don't have to follow the rules" Sheridan

Mick Jagger says "You can't always get what you want".

This man has a good, clean, honest record and is obviously respected by his colleagues. He's having tremendous upheaval in his personal life. Can't we grant him the same latitude and privacy to work things out that we would wish for ourselves?

"Is everything black and white with some of you people?????"

When it comes to elected officials and residency rules...yes it is.

I know Mike and his wife personally...they did live together at the Nantucket Dr address. They moved there after he got elected. Just because he built a house on Ruger doesn't mean that he lived in it this whole time. Is everything black and white with some of you people?????

TechMasterFlex...LOL

Really... no one cares what you think.

Another obvious liberal democrat living out his life's philosophy of "Do as I say not as I do" and when you are caught deny everything.

I think he has done a fine job and anyone that thinks otherwise has manure for brains.

Do you feel the walls closing in mikie,you made your bed,dishonesty will catch up with you!! Guess what,IT'S PAY DAY! WOW i'm good,get it girlfriend,pay day (LOAN) LOL

"Who says "You can't always get what you want"?"

My girlfriend.

Lay off the guy. He bleeds GM, this is a GM town, The GM liberals elected him. Who says "You can't always get what you want"?

The bigger question at this point is...did he ever live at the Nantucket address? (Within his district)

If the Gazette really wants to be the "watchdog of the community" as it so often claims...now is their opportunity to be a shining star.

Even Barney Fife could get to the bottom of this one.

We're counting on you Gazette to "deliver."

At least one subscription you claim to cherish is riding on the results.

Mike is not telling the truth. He has always lived at the Ruger home. He built this home, check the building permits. The Nantucket address has been maintained to mislead his district. His wedding was held at Ruger. Not living in the district, dating a lobbist and improper completion of an expense report is typical behavior of a politician that must feel that the rules don't apply to them but everyone else. I suppose his behavior could be attributed to his lack of experience. I doubt it, either way the people deserve far better representation from someone who claims to be a leader. Obviously the current democratic assembly has no issues with this type of behavior. Not one democrat has spoken out against the speakers conduct. As usual if left to the politicians nothing will be done. They only have one interest. Protect themselves. It will take the people of Janesville to take back their representation in Madison. Vote for change.

Blood: Speak for yourself, I along with i'm sure many had no idea where this bum lived. Are you making excuses for this worthless politician? My tax dollars pay for these people to work for me, not for him to spend it as he wishes and taking lobbyist out for dinner and who knows what else. Maybe you need to rethink things over as you look kinda clueless.

Often in politics you get what you deserve! People, including the Gazette, knew full well that he wasn't living in the district since day one!!! They turned a blind eye for years and now it makes a headline? Maybe the Gazette should have reported the truth a long time ago!!!!

“His marriage oath didn't mean anything to him, why should we think he'd honor his oath of office either?”
HERE HERE!! BRAVO billnewbie!! That says it all. Bless you sir!

We get the government we elect. You want to be "Liberal" then you get people like this guy who can't seem to decide if being married is all he needs. Or you can elect "Conservative" people who are supposed to be more moral but many times are not.
Character counts and this guy has no character or class or even a residence in the district he represents. But some will say that’s ok, and keep voting for him while holding conservatives to a standard much higher than him.
But really, how many strikes does this guy get? Five? Six? Eight?

Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me.

This guy didn't live in his district BEFORE he was elected, as I recall. Divorcing, dating a lobbyist related to a pending bill--too busy to even update his address (if it doesn't suit him)? And then making the comment, "My personal life is my own business"? Wow!

Once you choose to become an elected public official (and a well placed one at that), your "personal life" ceases to exist. Citizen Sheridan has obviously got issues, and trustworthiness is number one. Egomania may be another. Just another remnant bad taste that GM has left us, and high time for a courtesy flush, and he can take Doyle and Robson right along with him!

Get rid of this guy.

For many years, Republican Assembly Speaker John Gard claimed to reside in Pestigo, WI, however he went home every night to his house in Sun Prairie where his wife and kids lived. In addition, even though he was living in Dane County he claimed per diem expenses as if he was living in Pestigo the whole time. Conclusion, no violation of any state law or rules of the Assembly.

His marriage oath didn't mean anything to him, why should we think he'd honor his oath of office either?

janesvillian - you know for a fact that if this was a republican you'd be all over them to resign or calling them "unethical" or a "criminal". Get over your partisanship and call it as it is, not as your slant sees it.

OMG! This guy is quite a character isnt he? He is getting a divorce...is that because he was dating that lobbyist? And his feelings about her organization changed?...and now he cant explain his expense reports on campaign funds...and THEN...to top it all off, he isnt even living in the same district that he is supposedly representing?! What kind of stunt is he pulling and WHY is he being allowed to remain in office?!

It sounds like ole Mike has lost the "fire in the belly" and doesn't have (if he EVER had it) what it takes to be a representative politician. He must place the interests of his constituents over his own personal ambitions. It's evident he is no longer capable of doing this. He senses his political world crumbling around himself and now is personal life as well. Get that application in to the union HQ Mikey... they'll take care of you... or don't they need YOU anymore? Oh well, NOW you know how WE feel!

I guess now that the whole state knows about it, Mike'll be moving back to the district pronto.

"A government accountability board spokesperson said the law permits a temporary absence as long as the lawmaker intends to move back into the district."

It's not like he's living in Madison or Milwaukee...he's basically living on the fringe of his district. He's going through a divorce. Anybody that has had to relocate after a divorce understands that it often takes time to get settled and find a new place. Give the guy a break.

pbrman: He sure is not all that to look at. sometimes you amaze me with your comments and rudeness towards women. Just because some woman says something against a male doesnt mean she wants him or YOU for that matter, GET OVER YOURSELF (as to the everyone wants us guys) and show some respect to the females opinion as you would like your opinion to be respected NOW this is my opinion. Also Mr Sheridan had an affair while married so that means he committed Adultry which is still a law in this state (so he broke the law)...... Of course that would be accepted by certain people as to "IT"S A GUY THING" Now if a woman representative was to have an extra-marital affair, What would you call her? One of or city counselman did the same thing.and he is still there so it is OK for polititions to break the law and not be held accountable, sure seems so. Just my input. If our representatives are allowed to live by different rules when it comes to the laws of our state They are to abide by the laws and rules just as anyone else no matter who they are... There should be NO ACCEPTIONS!!!!! The same ones that make the tougher laws,

My comment was "silly and childish"? Did you read some of the other gossip based comments on here?

PBR: Your comment was alittle silly and childish, besides i'm sure the women you talk about are looking for a real man.

PBRman: Why would any woman want a skunk like Sheridan? I sure don't. And I'm not jealous of any woman who hides his boots under her bed.

Unethical, lying, cheating, politican. AND he's not living in his district. Time for Mr. Sheridan to hit the unemployment line.

I think there are a few women on here that are jealous he picked Shanna over them.....

I forgot one more, Dedication. I haven't seen him around here at Christmas when many families were suffering. It's more about character than anything else.

I think Mr. Sheridan has problems he needs to deal with. I f he was getting divorced because his wife filed the papers saying Mike was never home and his job was his priority, I think people might be sympathetic. However, that is not the case. Mike filed the papers, and did admit to taking the other woman to a Christmas Party. C'mon, not the old "Christmas Party" Mike! That is a age old sign that his public life and personal life collided. Don't date those who you work with. Ever. We all have seen what happens there, and laugh about it. Too much drama as others have said. His constituents want leadership, not dating and divorce and denial. jmo

sounds like another excuse

Bye bye Mikey! One more socialist lib going down...

How much more can this guy dish out? Rules what rules? Why have them if Mike is not going to obey them. Or maybe as was said he thinks the rules don't apply to him. I never thought much of him in the past now its how low can he go. Kick this moron to the curb!

wow it just keeps piling up. Whats next, we gonna find out that he sits in the bar all day and smokes crack.

A leopard cannot change its spots.

Mikey remember what you learned at good Ol' Parker High,Not fussy math,leave that too GOP,and "W".Few blocks not in district no biggie,careless who he dates or married too.Be a trustworthy rep.enough said

I still don't see where any crime has been committed, and would need to see something clearer as far as a formal ethics violation. I don't have any problem with his mushy judgement affecting his chances of re-election, though.

What a punk! Next were going to find out he was dating a lobbyist for the Orion plant and drives a Subaru.
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There's just a little too much drama and indiscretion around you, Mike!

What a punk....next thing we're going to find out he was dating a lobbyist for the Orion Michigan plant and drives a Ford.

Sorry, Mike. I was on your side through the drama with GM/Union/closing and even with dating Shanna Wycoff. There's just a little too much drama and indiscretions happening around you these days.

Hmm. He sounds like a guy who stretches the rules and laws, and breaks some vows. Maybe he thinks they don't apply to him.

the wife moved out. They had been living at the Ruger address for years