In his "John Doe" case? 13 of Walker's GOP cohorts were given immunity for their testimony against John Doe, which felony charges will be filed stemming from illegal campaigning while on County Taxpayers time.

Well "Dan" there is a huge difference between the super pacs supporting romney and the middle class supporting the president. The scotus has inflicted a serious wound on this democracy with thier unscrupulous decisions. The big anonymous money has to go.

Walker ran on a promise to create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and as of now Wisconsin is running 50th among the states in job growth. Walker's campaign has more favorable numbers that show Wisconsin isn't 50th but is dead last in Midwestern states, but he won't release info on where his numbers come from until after the recall election.

The Democratic candidate may have union backing, but why isn't it reported that Walker has union-busting corporate money, most from out-of-state, supporting him?

Wayne-

Well "Dan" there is a huge difference between the super pacs supporting romney and the middle class supporting the president.

You mean the people that are waiting for more crumbs to fall from Obama's table. The educated middle class knows that they can no longer afford Obama, and now they have to keep their "change" just to get by.

Patriotic America-

Walker looks like the walking dead, its time to dump this dirtbag !!!!!!!!!!!

More useless dribble...

Nomoresameo-

This recall has national attention. If Walker isn't recalled; it could be viewed as a setback;

Yes, it will be a set back for the Obama administration...why do you think he is staying away from it?

Several state senators were recalled in 2011 as a result of the collective bargaining clamp-down, and Democrats almost succeeded in unseating a state Supreme Court justice, too.

Since when is 2 several?? One lost in a democrat district, the other in a 50/50 district and he had some issues or he would have survived as well. As for the Supreme Court race the democrats almost won, well I almost won 250 million dollars had I just picked 4 more number right. Too bad, so sad.

The bottom line is the democrats instigated the uproar in WI. when the democrat minority fled the state instead of debating the issues like real men and women. Then they bused in all the dregs and social misfits they could scrounge up to feign outrage. A bigger display of sore losers has never been assembled. Since then an endless campaign of innuendo and outright lies has managed to fool the uninformed and keep the race closer than it should be. However by late Tuesday June 5th, it will be official, Scott Walker will prevail as governor of WI., and it will mark the beginning of the end for liberalism in the US as 1 state after the other wise up and follow Wisconsin's lead. SWEEEEEEEET!

nomoresameo
What everybody needs to ask themselves is if this is the type of governing body you want running this country.

People are doing that now which is why Obama and the Democrats are in trouble.

losers don't win at the end !!!

Thats what has Obama and the Democrats are worried about. Today even Clinton praised Romney and took a wiz on Obama. Even Billy doesn't want embarrassment by association.

Can't wait for the dems to go scurrying off after Walker wins.

It's too late - it's been an embarrassment to Democrats from the beginning.

All a failure to recall Walker will prove is that our government really is for sale to the highest bidder. If Wisconsin chooses to sell their government to corporations and millionaires, they will see the results as their middle class struggles while the rich get richer. I had hoped that Wisconsin voters had the fortitude to resist the well financed manipulation of their votes, but perhaps not.

Reince Priebus, what a twit and even worse than Michael Steele. The Teapublican machinations in Wisconisn are only part of the larger "strategery" across the nation that began with the "Southern Strategy."

The umbrella of it all is to win -- not on merit, or making one's case for a platform, or based on one's record, etc. -- but rather try to destroy the Democratic Party with underhanded debauchery. In the case of Wisconsin, it has been divide and conquer to bust unions (first carving out police and firefighters to pit them against teachers, etc., and then after destroying the public sector, to go after the private sector). It isn't just about wanting a right-to-work state, states that don't in fact have better economies, but rather dismantling any support/funding that the Democratic Party depends on -- especially now in the face of Citizen's United.

The other article today about Rick "Voldermort" Scott in Florida and his blatant attempt to repeat the purge close to the election date -- as conducted by Kathrine Harris that helped to steal the 2000 election from Gore -- is another tactic that falls under the umbrella of machinations for victory. The 48-hour requirement for turning in registrations forms or face criminal charges was even worse. The list goes on and on from gerrymandering, to trying to tamper with the electoral vote, and so forth.

The sad, really pitiful thing of it all is the manifestation that the GOP/TP can't win any other way. And in the process of their "ends justify the means" they are willing to throw the American people under the bus economically, and worst of all jeopardize our constitutional democracy. This borders on treason. The Teapublicans must be thrown out.

Republicans plan is to divide and conquer. They have done a good job. Even though the republicans policies are the same policies that have created a doubled dipped recession in England, there are republicans voters willing to vote for another recession brought to us on purpose by bringing back bush policies.

Aren't we still recovering from the same policies the republicans are planning to go back to?

How is our democracy to survive when we have the republicans making it harder to vote and even register to vote? In Florida they passed laws to make it a crime to register to vote if you took longer than 48 hours to turn in the paperwork. This law was making a teacher pay big fines and maybe even prison time for registering her civics class students to vote until a judge declared the 48 hour limit unconstitutional.

Then in Florida the republican governor is purging the voter roles of democrats and independents. Isn't that the kind of thing they do in a country run by a dictator?

So 75% of our country thinks we should tax the rich more and yet many will vote for republicans who plan on never raising taxes on the rich again no matter who suffers and no matter what happens to our country.

Republicans have so bought into the republican lies that they are willing to vote against their own freedom and democracy. Then they want to pretend they are the smart ones by voting for the 1% over America.

VOTE FOR FREEDOM...VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT 2012

Why would the people of Wisconsin vote for a Democrat? Wisconsin now has a surplus. Indiana has a surplus. Illinois has 83 BILLION in unfunded government pensions. How damn dumb are Democrats? Well all you have to do is look at Americans First post!

when did it become a politically incorrect to balance the budget?

Around the same time it became politically incorrect to become successful. If, however, you're rich and donate to Obama's campaign at one of his $1,000/plate dinners, all is forgiven.

Americans first-

Republicans plan is to divide and conquer.

Republicans plan is to expose and conquer!

Mark L-464288 -- Scott Walker is on video saying his plan is to divide and conquer. What, you think you can just change the statement and that changes what he said?

Hahaha, just noticed the signs in the photo above with "union thugs" -- this is so out of date. Looks like Romney who is stuck in a time warp of the Cold War, who wants to take our country back to the Gilded Age and robber barons, along with pre-civil rights and Flat Earth Society positions fits the Teapublicans quite well.

Like Bush, Walker cut taxes for the rich, taking a surplus and turning it into a deficit. Keep in mind that only 0.2% of the people of Wisconsin make over 200k a year.

Time for...total recall--

Instead of declaring war on the guilty - Wall Street fat cats - for causing the worse recession since the Great Depression, Walker has decided to further victimize the hardworking people who have suffered enough from job losses, higher gas prices, and other taxes.

And Walker is symbol of the problems we face today.

Just a few years back, when the President was George Bush, we had around Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash, and Bob Hope.

Today we've got no Jobs, no Cash, no Hope.

Wisconsin is and historically has been an industrial state. Those who would exchange their rights as productive middle class people, providing equitable opportunity and rank promotion for all who wish to participate, for the favors of "Koch" brothers and republicans, deserve the poverty that will be dealt them for that exchange.

Dubya has taken all hope with him into retirement -selfish Son of Bush Sr (SOB)

Now why, oh why, is Mr. Obama sending Mr. Clinton to Wisconsin to campaign for Tom Barrett ?

Watch what Mr. Clinton says since he would NOT tell the truth while President.

Bill Clinton is as popular as ever...

Like Bush, Walker cut taxes for the rich, taking a surplus and turning it into a deficit. Keep in mind that only 0.2% of the people of Wisconsin make over 200k a year.

Don your math does not work here. Your saying that cutting taxes for 0.2% sent Wisconsin into a deficit?

Anonymous User#1.39: Yep. Since then though, the country has been overrun by republicans. Get 'em the hell out of the way. We'll have even better replacements for those you cite.

Why Walker has not invited Dubya Bush to campaign for him - Why haven't Republicans found Bush as their campaign WMD if Dubya did not find any in Iraq.

The DEMS have invited Bubba.

To Mark L,

Yes the math does work. That's how bad the division of wealth has gotten. When Walker came into office he had a surplus.

Ah TruePatriot, you are just so precious.

Walker did say he'd divide and conquer.

And lo and behold, he done did divide you sorry libbies from $30 million large, and is just about to lower the big o' boom [you know, ace, the whole conquer part].

But hey, listen, thanks for playing. And for god's sake, and of course the for the sake of my continued amusement, please keep playing.

Only, dude, can you please try a tad harder?

Walker is to receive tons of money - The Koch Bros and other conservative fat-cats have promised him. The rich will become even richer.

A tragedy in the whole Wisconsin fight is -

the government also has enough money to bail out banks - because banks are irresponsible but indispensible. No one can do anything about such bailouts when they happen.

But the government never has enough money to help the real deserving poor, No one is there to speak out for them; they often suffer in silence ... quite the contrary, Walker wants to further impoverish them.

A recall of Governor Walker, his Lt. Governor and 4 Republican State Senators are all on the ballot. They all worked together to attack working class people, starting with the Teachers, Union workers who server the people of Wisconsin in a Divide and Conquer Strategy that was going to come after the private sector Unions Next. The last recall netted 2 out of 6. lets see if the Dem's can get 2 more. if they do, it will stop Walker because Legislation Starts in the House.

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

Children across the country will not know the freedoms we and our fathers have known and actually fought for. Quite sad. Walker wins and working people across this country will pay a high price. Honor simply no longer resides in the GOP. Obvious. Why do people carry their water? Makes no sense to me. Walker is a proven phony and yet people still stand behind him. Weird and flat strange. Being a republican has always carried a huge responsibility as does any political entity, only now their allegience is not with the people. Their allegience is with the Koch bros. first, people second, if at all.

MPat -

The CES reported a 5,900 loss in jobs, but the broader measure shows Wisconsin (CPS) gaining 6700 jobs.

CES surveys 3.5% of employers to get statistics, the CPS surveys households to find out who is working.

Being CPS is a larger sample and captures all the people that employers hires as consultants, I'd say Wisconsin's is improving because Employers right now are hiring consultants (I'm doing this right now) and if work keeps coming officially adds them to the staff.

MNPat "Walker ran on a promise to create hundreds of thousands of jobs"

And Obama ran on the promise of millions of jobs, but since he took office, we have 1.3 million FEWER people working (as of May 2012). This is according to the official government Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 'Bottom Line' is that even relatively liberal Wisconsin is getting tired of the big spending, no results, union coddling politicians on the Left.

Wayne....

Well "Dan" there is a huge difference between the super pacs supporting romney and the middle class supporting the president. The scotus has inflicted a serious wound on this democracy with thier unscrupulous decisions. The big anonymous money has to go.

Your idiocy is astoundingly funny! The worst part is that you probably believe that. And to think, you are most likely eligible to vote!

The best thing that could possibly happen for Scott Walker right now is to be recalled and lose the recall election. He and a number of his staff are about to be indicted on criminal charges soon after the election. How embarrassing would that be for republicans/Wisconsin to have Walker win his recall election only to go to jail six months after? His term so far has been ripe with corruption and shady financial transactions and this will all come to fruition in the next few weeks. This whole thing is about to blow wide open.

There's been lots of negativity today Jody.

Stuff like "Ouch for Team Obama", "Romney: F", "Clinton..Bain", etc., and now this!

Given the hype, I'd call it a bad loss. Especially when they add in the lost union membership since the new laws went into affect (I think they lost 2/3 of the members in some of the largest unions in the state).

Jody I agree with you that it should not be an embarrassment. I do think that this will set the mood for the rest of the Country.

Jody I agree with you that it should not be an embarrassment.

It will be but just shouldn't, even if to be expected.

It's just been a waste of Wisconsin taxpayers' money.

How many jobs could the amount of money the Repubs poured into this race have funded? Didn't they outspend the Dems 25:1?

It looks like this election cycle will be a massive waste of over a billion dollars. All the while congress is arguing and fussing over the economy. Am I the only one who sees a disconnect here?

So far a total of 35 MILLION dollars has been spent on this, and that's not including the costs to the taxpayers for the re-election as well. Walker is bad, Barrett is worse and it'd be nice to actually have someone here who wasn't on the payroll for a lobbying group! The interesting thing is that when this first came about it was over a huge uproar regarding the limits being placed on public unions. According to the ads that are running by the dems, that's not the issue - now it's about jobs. (Nevermind that I had a friend in Indiana railing because HIS union put out propaganda that Walker was trying to limit collective bargaining for ALL unions, not just public which amounts to about 7% of WI workers!) I don't care for either, but if the dems lose I think they should have to reimburse the state the cost of the re-election. Actually if Walker loses, his side should have to do the same. None of us here asked for this type of scenario 2 years ago during the original elections.

Jody, Iowa

I'd say that's a cynical headline. If the democrats lose in Wisconsin, it is not an embarrassment; they tried. There's an old saying that it is better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. Win or lose Tuesday, the democrats gave it their best.

Exactly,Jody

It also will prove to others who think Walker is so truthful and good, should Walker win, the devastion he will bring to their state.

The elephant will slap them in the face. This time that old adage will be true.

Read the article Heartlight! The republicans spent 2:1 what them dems did. And the total spent by the election parties was only around $40 mil.

I can't say what it costs the state to run a recall - but perhaps the dems should have thought of THAT before launching this doomed bull - poo....

Bev.-I thought you were going to go greet Obama at the airport tonight?

Come on, he's had a really horrible, terrible day. In fact today is the exact day that lost him the election.

He could really use some cheering up.

Come on Jenn S - asking libbies to think stuff through is just cruel. THere is no there, there. Never has been, never will be.

MonkeyMo

I don't care for either, but if the dems lose I think they should have to reimburse the state the cost of the re-election. Actually if Walker loses, his side should have to do the same. None of us here asked for this type of scenario 2 years ago during the original elections.

Yeah, right, its like AIG and most of the banks were ever going to pay back the money received during the stimulus. Don't hold your breath, but I don't think money will go back to the state.

This recall was going to happen because Walker is a big f-ing lair! He campaigned on false pretenses and did just enough to have this happen.

I don't put too much stock in these polls since the margin of errors flex enough to give me pause that they actually have some factual insight to the situation. It doesn't give me a clear picture so I will wait till Tuesday to get the real deal.

Spanky, my friend could not get off work in time. I'm sure there was a hearty welcome for him though; maybe not his neighbors.

http://www.cltv.com/videogallery/70253106/News/Obama-arrives-in-Chicago-for-fundraisers

I was in the loop yesterday looking for a bitrhday gift for my girlfriend and ran into one of his neighbors. They don't like being cloistered she said. But, they are glad he is being kept safe and is home as well as being very proud of him. I started to go to the Cultural Center downtown earlier;. but the traffic was tied up. So I stopped off with my neighbor to have cocktails on Rush Street and chew the fat i.e. talk politics.

http://www.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/index.html?story=12921405

I told ya'll Scott Walker was a cross -eyed iar.

FEDS DID NOT CONFIRM WALKER'S JOB NUMBERS – BLS

CLARIFICATION

Yesterday, Scott Walker and the Department of Workforce Development attempted to pull the wool over the eyes of Wisconsinites with their claim that the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed his fictitious claim of creating jobs in Wisconsin. The AP Reported.

Politiscoop contacted the BLS today for verification of the claim. It turns out to be one of Walker's biggest lies to date. In a conversation with a BLS representative, we found that the state of Wisconsin submitted a new formula in regard to jobs created or lost in the state. The example we were given was as follows:

Originally the state would have had a formula such as 1+3+10=14; Wisconsin changed the math to be 4+10=14. As you can see, both come to the same result, just one less step in doing so and wouldn't generate 30,000 extra jobs. The BLS also pointed out the fact that each year the benchmarks for the state are adjusted to account for any changes to prevent statistical errors.

The BLS also made it clear that if there was such an egregious error in Wisconsin, that error would also apply to the rest of the United States. In other words, Wisconsin would still be dead last in job creation. We contacted the Scott Walker campaign and were given a “no comment". We also reached out to communications director, Ciara Mathews, and asked for proof of Scott Walker’s claim. We have yet to receive a reply.

http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/1427-feds-did-not-confirm-walker-s-job-numbers-bls-clarification.html

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Well, even if Walker isn't recalled chances are his ass id going to jail in regards to his John Doe probe.

WI is not dead last in job creation. Quit lying.

Here's the rankings from Gallup (can we universally agree that Gallup has a decent reputation??) on best and worst states for job creation: http://www.gallup.com/poll/149072/energy-states-lead-job-creation-financial-states-struggle.aspx

Apparently ME, NY and ID are tied for last. Wisconsin is "average" but not on the top or the bottom 10 lists.

Bevviee in Cheeecago IlliNOISE.......

How about directing your questions about NUMBERS to Mr. Obama, Mr, ClickClack Carey, Mr. Axelrod, or the East Wing of the White House to clarify the unemployment statistics and the rest of the "recovering" economic data.

Wait, here is a very good question to ask them: Why is Government Motors (GM) sending JOBS overseas and cutting back their UAW (UNION) WORKERS ?

Yep, go after Walker but support the UNIONS in Wisconsin while Mr. Obama's pet talking point on the campaign trail is SAVING the World and Government Motors (GM).

My oh my....throwing another Obama voter base under the ObamaWagon. LOL.....LOL

If Walker and the Republicans win this country is screwed! The rich and slavery will be back in full force. I can't believe any worker stiff would vote republican!

A recall of Governor Walker, his Lt. Governor and 4 Republican State Senators are all on the ballot. They all worked together to attack working class people, starting with the Teachers, Union workers who serve the people of Wisconsin in a Divide and Conquer Strategy that was going to come after the private sector Unions Next. The last recall netted 2 out of 6. lets see if the Dem's can get 2 more. if they do, it will stop Walker because Legislation Starts in the House.

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

Do you people even relize what you are saying, The Repubs spent this much the repubs out spend the Dem's ,JMJ cant you all see that the repubs are buying this election as well, shouldn't that raise a Red Flag C'mon people the repubs are a bunch of( bad) wealthy individuals that will buy any and all elections. Since when has the political way be a buyers get all, this makes me Embarrassed to be an American America was not founded for The wealthy it founded for all men

Meg Whitman tried to buy the Governors race in California with 150 million of her own dollars plus what the GOP spent and old "MoonBeam" still won. Now she is CEO of HP and just laid off 27,000 workers at HP. You wonder why the employment record last month was bad? just look to Meg Whitman for today's sell off. Thanks Meg, we needed that.

Walker is a puppet for the Kocheads, "Remember the phone call" ?????

I sincerely hope Walker wins. Why? Because Democrats need to learn how important their democracy is, and if they don't vote, we get Scott Walkers. Stop sitting on your hands and thinking someone else will do it.

As Clinton stumps for the Dems in Wisconsin, Obama stays far away. What does this mean?

"Walker ran on a promise to create hundreds of thousands of jobs"

And Obama ran on the promise of millions of jobs, but since he took office, we have 1.3 million FEWER people working (as of May 2012). This is according to the official government Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 'Bottom Line' is that even relatively liberal Wisconsin is getting tired of the big spending, no results, union coddling politicians on the Left.

Jody epitomizes all that is wrong with liberal thinking.

They "tried"? To do what, exactly- overturn the results of an election, that's what. They simply could not accept that their worn out, proven failure, ideas were rejected by the majority.

Want proof? Go look for any quote by Barrett about the change in collective bargaining rules passed by republicans. You can search all you like- you won't find any. Why? Because the citizens of Wisconsin are already seeing the results- in the form of deficits turned into surpluses, cuts in property taxes, -oh, and about the same number of public employees.

Whaddaya know!

By the way, Jody- there is no "old saying" about trying and failing being fine. The actual quote is "tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all".

Guess its not in any of Obama's speeches.

Darn thing would not let me edit-

The proper quote, cited above, is by Alfred Lord Tennyson. I doubt he'd be amused by your mangling it.

It's not too late to have ACORN vote a bunch of dead people.

Walker ran on promises to reign in public labor union excesses, and that's what he did.

This whole recall is nothing but the unions resenting a politician for doing what he said he would do, and it appears that the good people of Wisconsin will reiterate their original vote for a politician that actually does what he says he will do.

It also appears that all of the 'predictions' of a catastrophe if Walker's bills passed didn't happen, and economic prospects have actually gotten better for Wisconsin, while many public sector jobs were actually 'saved' by the actions of Walker.

Despite the Democrats changing their story from "This recall will have national implications", to "This is strictly a local election with no national implications", it will indeed reverberate across the nation.

Roy, excellent points.

HeartLight3

You ask how much the Republicans have spent that could have hired folks. Aren't you missing the obvious. They would have spent zero if the Democrats had not pursued this ridiculous recall effort. The Dems fully shoulder the blame for the money that has been wasted on both sides.

But then, my view parellels Bill Clintons. Recalls are simply circuses for the most part. They rarely can be completed much before the regular election would be held anyway. And in the interim, not much governing can take place because the focus must be on campaigning. Bad for the citizens of the State of Wisconsin.

LD47: I found your statement that "America was not founded for the wealthy it was founded for all men" is quite amusing. You don't even realize that you are contradicting yourself.

I'm sorry but if Walkers wins it is a HUGE embarrassment to the Democrats. In elections like this the recallers have the advantage. Who's more likely to vote in this election? Angry voters mad at Walker and wanting him out of office or voters who either support the present Governor or don't care? If they can't get enough angry voters to overcome the apathetic ones or the one's fine with the current situation then they had no business pushing the recall election in the first place.

I'm sorry, but if Walker wins is is NOT a huge embarrassment. Get a grip Gneisenau. This is how democracy works. If you don't like someone, you go through the recall process. Frankly, that is the fairly significant part. Enough people finally got ticked off to express their opinion. The embarrassing part is that in a democracy that is supposed to model for the world how wonderful we are, only about 40% of us even vote, if that. Now THAT'S embarrassing! I love all the trolls who try to make something out of nothing. Do you guys do anything else with your lives? Must be good pay!!

What it is going to be if Walker wins..is a bought and paid for politican in that stae..just as Romney is trying to get done for the office of president of this country. Romney outspent all republican rivals..did not outbate any one of them..yet..money talks...Walker is doing ths same thing..money from outside his state is talking...I have to wonder just how many jobs have to be lost to republican politicans before folks wake up. Granted, neither political party is doing great things for this country..but the republicans for the past 4 years have done nothing but push the cutting of taxes for the wealthy. CAn this country stand another 4 years of another Bush/republican administration ? We lost thousnads of jobs per month with republican thinking then..how many will we loose with another republican push.

@ DM7741 - Go ahead and kid yourselves but everyone else will be laughing at you.

Reince Priebus, what a twit and even worse than Michael Steele. The Teapublican machinations in Wisconisn are only part of the larger "strategery" across the nation that began with the "Southern Strategy."

The umbrella of it all is to win -- not on merit, or making one's case for a platform, or based on one's record, etc. -- but rather try to destroy the Democratic Party with underhanded debauchery. In the case of Wisconsin, it has been divide and conquer to bust unions (first carving out police and firefighters to pit them against teachers, etc., and then after destroying the public sector, to go after the private sector). It isn't just about wanting a right-to-work state, states that don't in fact have better economies, but rather dismantling any support/funding that the Democratic Party depends on -- especially now in the face of Citizen's United.

The other article today about Rick "Voldermort" Scott in Florida and his blatant attempt to repeat the purge close to the election date -- as conducted by Kathrine Harris that helped to steal the 2000 election from Gore -- is another tactic that falls under the umbrella of machinations for victory. The 48-hour requirement for turning in registrations forms or face criminal charges was even worse. The list goes on and on from gerrymandering, to trying to tamper with the electoral vote, and so forth.

The sad, really pitiful thing of it all is the manifestation that the GOP/TP can't win any other way. And in the process of their "ends justify the means" they are willing to throw the American people under the bus economically, and worst of all jeopardize our constitutional democracy. This borders on treason. The Teapublicans must be thrown out.

Hahaha, just noticed the signs in the photo above with "union thugs" -- this is so out of date. Looks like Romney who is stuck in a time warp of the Cold War, who wants to take our country back to the Gilded Age and robber barons, along with pre-civil rights and Flat Earth Society positions fits the Teapublicans quite well.

Gneisenau -- If even one more Republican is recalled in this process it will be very worth the effort, because if Walker manages to stay in officce, for the remainder of his term he will have no power.

Edward F. Dijeau -- Excellent points. One backlash to Walker's Wisconsin strategy tragedy is Montana's fight for state's rights to over-rule Citizen's United money. There was another article about Justice Stevens this week discussing cracks in this ruling. The state's rights is yet another crack in which the SCOTUS seems to be upholding Montana's rights. Currently there are another 22 states in agreement with Montana awaiting the outcome.

All the GOP/TP conniving from union-busting to purging rolls to Emergency Manager dictatorship to Citizen's United is no longer flying under the radar. Stand with Montana. Don't reward betrayal. Throw the Teapublicans out.

And then we need to rebuild unions in the private sector. Worker's rights must be strengthened, or our nation will continue to tank. When the middle class and working poor do well, everyone does well including businesses and the rich. Stand for labor, stand for yourself.

bahrrt -- Exactly. The GOP/TP have tried to use the economic crisis as cover to pursue their long-time agenda. They have wanted to end all New Deal progress (e.g., Social Security), ending organized labor, and most of all to privatize profits and socialize debt for oligarchy rule.

One has to wonder if Teapublicans caused the economic meltdown on purpose--if not mere neglect like 9-11 that allowed the rise of neocon war profiteering. It's suspicious, especially when they push for the same tax cuts for the rich, deregulation of Wall Street, warmongering, etc. that caused the economic mess in the first place. No doubt they rationalize this as a temporary inconvenience to the American people worth their power grab, not just for the moment, but forever.

If you think this agenda and ultimate goal is anything other than anti-democracy and un-American, think again. Teapublicans don't even want a two-party system, in other words they want an autocracy. Some want everything privatized and run by monopolies -- they don't want a government at all (anarchy). The propaganda about the constitution and all their other BS is a complete diabolical farce.

Good comments, TruePatriot.

All democrats in Wisconsin "" think positive""

If millions of dollars of right-wing propaganda succeeds in keeping Gov. Walker in office, it'll become VOTER'S REMORSE. He and his cronies will come to believe they'll have a MANDATE to do anything they want to Wisconsin's citizens, with FOX NEWS COMMENTATORS and RUSH LIMBAUGH calling the shots! ...Don't believe me? Watch what they say, prime-time!

Dem in Texas-2291575

I sincerely hope Walker wins. Why? Because Democrats need to learn how important their democracy is, and if they don't vote, we get Scott Walkers. Stop sitting on your hands and thinking someone else will do it.

You of all people have NO right to say that to the people of WI, Y'all sitting on your hands are the reason WE keep getting Rick Perry, until that changes y'all should just be quiet.

R_M_B,

You do realize the data you link is for the first half of 2011. I suspect you also realize that Walker only took office in 2011. The numbers in that data can hardly be attributed to Walker who took a few months to institute his job killing policies. You might also note that if you check on the jobs created during that period, most were associated with the Stimulus. (Check Recovery.Gov.)

But even with that positive start, Walkers numbers today, up to date, show Wisconsin as dead last. I'm sure you are just trying to spin some data hoping no one will look and analyze it, or maybe you are just a sucker who buys someone else's spin, but the facts are the facts.

Bottom line is that you have to discount results that occur the first few months any executive office person takes power. Just like Roy Wilson tries to credit the continued drastic job losses that occurred during Obama's first few months to Obama. We all know that the day someone walks into office they can't immediately change any existing trends. Best case scenario says you need to credit at least the first quarter results of this nature, to the previous office holder.

So the question is whether you are just trying to spin things to support what you believe or whether you got fooled by someone else's spin. Did you find this data yourself, or did someone else point you to it while making a political point? Realize that millions of dollars are being spent to spin things and distort data. Don't just accept something without doing an analysis. So tell me, do you truly believe that the results in the first half of 2011 are really indicative of Walker's policies? If so, I've got a really nice used car you might be interested in. It provided me with years of trouble free service, (2005 and 2006)

REVEALING GOP DIRTY SECRET

GOP Scotus said " Corporation is People" The idea is to Screw-up the Middle Class to bears the "Burdens" of all the Private Corporation debt.

The list of institutions that received the most money from the Federal Reserve can be found on page 131 of the GAO Audit and are as follows Bailouts..

Socialism in America at it's Best !

Citigroup: $2.5 trillion ($2,500,000,000,000)

Morgan Stanley: $2.04 trillion ($2,040,000,000,000)

Merrill Lynch: $1.949 trillion ($1,949,000,000,000)

Bank of America: $1.344 trillion ($1,344,000,000,000)

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom): $868 billion ($868,000,000,000)

Bear Sterns: $853 billion ($853,000,000,000)

Goldman Sachs: $814 billion ($814,000,000,000)

Royal Bank of Scotland (UK): $541 billion ($541,000,000,000)

JP Morgan Chase: $391 billion ($391,000,000,000)

Deutsche Bank (Germany): $354 billion ($354,000,000,000)

UBS (Switzerland): $287 billion ($287,000,000,000)

Credit Suisse (Switzerland): $262 billion ($262,000,000,000)

Lehman Brothers: $183 billion ($183,000,000,000)

Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom): $181 billion ($181,000,000,000)

BNP Paribas (France): $175 billion ($175,000,000,000)

and many many more including banks in Belgium of all places

View the 266-page GAO audit of the Federal Reserve(July 21st, 2011): http://www.scribd.com/doc/60553686/GAO-Fed-Investigation">http://www.scribd.com/doc/60553686/GAO-Fed-Investigation">http://www.scribd.com/doc/60553686/GAO-Fed-InvestigationHYPERLINKhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/60553686/GAO-Fed-Investigation">http://www.scribd.com/doc/60553686/GAO-Fed-Investigation

Source: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-696">http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-696">http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-696HYPERLINKhttp://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-696">http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-696

FULL PDF on GAO server: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdf">http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdf">http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdfHYPERLINKhttp://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdf">http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11696.pdf

The Wisconsin Recall Election is a "sign" of what to come for America!

Bye, Bye to the Food Stamp President Obama and all those that think they are "entitled" to a standard of living!

Government works for the people, not the other way around!

I was hoping we could stop the GOP in WI, but it isn't looking good. The rest of the states will start falling one after the other, and the social bills will begin to change our civil rights quickly. The GOP are not passing jobs bills, or bills for the economy. But abortion, against Planned Parenthood, WIC, ultrasounds for abortions, no contraception assistance at all, Its just a matter of time. We go back to the 50s, if they can't hold them in WI.

The problem the Dems have is the fact that Repub $ and Repub super pacs are flooding Wisconsin with cash and ad space but there is very little help from the national Democratic party.

Corrupted Politicians lies

,

Still Believing that American are so Stupid to See what's happening ?

President Bush spend 2 wars (Off-Book ) trillions to Debt.

President Bush spend Tarp $700 billions(On Book Official ) $16 trillion (Off Book Official) Secret to bailout Corporation -To Debt.

President Bush spend $800 billions as Tax Cut for 1% to Debt

President Bush created Medicare part D : cost $500 billion to Debt

What President Obama did as President to be Big spender than Bush?

The budget projects a $1.3 trillion deficit cut this year, and $901 billion in 2013. But by 2018, the deficit is forecast to fall to $575 billion.

The President $787 billion economic stimulus package to Debt- What is Bigger than this $787 billion to Debt ? GOP you tell me !. If you had forgotten,its the "SENATE JOB" on President Budget that prepared all this expenditure.The President has NO right on spending ANY fund without Both House APPROVAL,except during national emergency.

Then what Qualify him as big spender?Some Project still yet coming to rolls in ,included, Bush Corporation bailout and GOP talking point -solydra all within this budget.

Infact he wanted to do the 4 trillion Cut-for a decade Who Opposed it?

Ans: GOP

He may wind up in enough legal jeopardy that he has to resign anyway.

Now that is what I call Karma! lol

I would rather see him behind bars where he belongs!

newDay - "What is embarrassing for Dems or Wisconsin by trying to recall their Governor, even if they lose? "

It highlights just how sick of them Americans are. All the time, money, propaganda articles, paid "protesters" etc.... and they only suceeded in showing how pathetic and greedy they are willing to be.

Nice try there NewDay, but big fail.

'Sleeping Giant' and all, or have you already forgotten?

Oh and how funny is it that Feisty is talking about a governor behind bars.

Feisty old gal, how many of your governors are currently in the can?

Some say Walker has Cheney's old Heart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It pump's oil for the 1% !!!

Patriotic & Feisty, After 2 years and counting the DA has not landed so much as a finger on Walker, not 1 charge, Nothing. Do you know why that is, there is nothing to find, period. In case you think the DA is in bed with Scott, think again, he's got a recall Walker sign in his yard, one of the very few I might add.

I'm particularly interested in your train of thought Feisty. Frankly I'm more than a little concerned about your home state. It has been under democrat domination since....., well since nearly forever, yet your states financial situation is horrific and getting worse. Just how do you square that? How is not obveous to you what an abject failure liberal policies are? I've read every hyperbolic dire predictions of what will happen in WI with the Walker reforms, none come to pass because none are based on fact but only to scare the uninformed. I'm not in tune to the election cycle in IL so I don't know when your governor and the bulk of your legislators are up for re-election, but they should be afraid, very afraid after what they've done to solve your problems, which continue to spiralcascade down. Good luck Feisty, I wouldn't wish on anyone, even you, whats going to happen in IL.

Republicans who want to kill democracy were concerned the recall might happen. Otherwise they would not be pouring 24 to 1 in money to defend Walker.

This is about the rich getting richer while they bankrupt our country so the rich can buy it for nothing. A vote for a republican is a vote for the 1% taking over America.

Then the republicans whine about all the people on food stamp after their bad policies caused a recession after their even worst policies of wars and tax cuts created the largest deficit in our countries history. Of course in a republicans eyes it was all done all alone by President Obama.

After the republicans destroy our economy their biggest complain now is that President Obama is not fixing their mess fast enough while they obstruct everything that could create jobs and a better economy.

So the republicans broke our economy, they have obstructed the recovery, and why would anyone with half a brain vote for them for anything?

Spanky, Mike in Delray, & pjam09

You say there's nothing there. Explain this:

BREAKING: MAJOR REVELATIONS IN JOHN DOE PROBE - SCOTT WALKER INADVERTENTLY ADMITS HE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION

Wisconsin law is very clear: an elected official can only establish a legal defense fund if they, or their agent, are under investigation for, charged with, or convicted of violations of Wisconsin’s campaign finance and election laws.

http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/1422-breaking-major-revelations-in-john-doe-probe-scott-walker-mistakenly-admits-he-is-under-investigation.html

BREAKING: New Bombshell Evidence Suggests Scott Walker Resisted John Doe Corruption Probe All Along

http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/1430-breaking-new-bombshell-evidence-suggests-scott-walker-resisted-john-doe-corruption-probe-all-along.html

Politiscoop ???....You're kidding right ??.....Way worse than MediaMadhatters.....I saw a similar publication at the grocery store checkout today....." ELVIS and MICHAEL JACKSON SINGING DUET FROM HOVERING SPACECRAFT"....

Bev., hon, you do know what the word 'suggest' means, yes?

Now be a dear and google the standard of proof in a criminal trial.

Now, you do not see the word suggests do you. Now, why do you suppose that is, and more importantly for our discussion, what do you suppose that means?

Beverly in Chicago....I'm a daily reader of the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (online)....not what you would classify as a Walker-friendly paper.....One would think that story would be Front Page.....it doesn't exist, making your link an editorial/opinion fluff piece for the Wisconsin Zombies....

http://www.jsonline.com/news/

Mike in Delray, you must be reading a different Milwaukee Journal Sentinal because everyone in WI knows that the J/S has been a Walker shill since Day 1.

nibor

They knew going in that it was likely to fail

Kind of like Obamas Presidency.

Is that right? Did he fail on killing OBL? Did he fail on women's rights in the workplace? Did he fail on DADT? Did stop defending DOMA? Did he fail on Americans who otherwise couldn't afford healthcare? Did he fail the first responders of 9/11? (Actually GWB did)

Give yourself a fail. Troll.

I am back after over a month of my laptop being down.

I am going to look around a bit before I post.

Bev... "if they, or their agent" means if one of his staff is being investigated (aka "agent") he can open a legal defense fund. So I'm confused. You haven't brought any evidence to bear that shows that he is under investigation. Your 'bombshell' is old news...

Geez, talk about whiners. The election hasn't even happened and the libs are explaining why they lost. Unions are a thing of the past and simply have outlasted their usefulness. They have contributed to bloated benefits and inflated salaries and job protection for people who would normally be fired. They serve nothing more than to make the union heads rich and feed take the workers dues and fund Democratic candidates. They have driven thousands of job oversees and wrecked manufacturing in this country. They resort to thug tactics to force businesses to adopt their radical views and squash employers who already pay a decent wage and benefits and simply don't want to be burdened by union foolishness. I hope Walker sticks it to all of them and sends the message that enough is enough.

The Democrat Senators left The State to stop a quorum on Scott Walkers Anti-Union budget legislation. You do notice that 4 more Republican Senators are also on the recall and this time it's the Freshmen Tea Party rubber Stamps for Walker on the chopping Block. Not a single Patriot Democrat, who went out of the State, is being Recalled. Seems like the People in their districts feel they are Heroes.

Union membership is up according to the AFL-CIO thanks to people finally realizing that to get better pay and benefits, it pays to join a Union

It seems the recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

bahrrt...

Is that right? Did he fail on killing OBL? Did he fail on women's rights in the workplace? Did he fail on DADT? Did stop defending DOMA? Did he fail on Americans who otherwise couldn't afford healthcare? Did he fail the first responders of 9/11? (Actually GWB did)

1....he didn't kill obl..the military did.

2...What women's workplace rights? THere's been no legislation passed.

3...DADT...Clinton failure.

4...DOMA...Clinton failure.

5...American's still cannot afford health care....where have you been?

6...As reported yesterday...first responders find it almost impossible to successfully file claims for benefits!....Oh yeah, I can see the success in that!

You are nitpicking Jpeg, O'bama did not pull the trigger that killed Bin Laden but he DID give the order that allowed the military to take Bin Laden out. So O'bama was involved.

Lulz, Spanky, go fap somewhere else.

jpeg

1....he didn't kill obl..the military did.

2...What women's workplace rights? THere's been no legislation passed.

3...DADT...Clinton failure.

4...DOMA...Clinton failure.

5...American's still cannot afford health care....where have you been?

6...As reported yesterday...first responders find it almost impossible to successfully file claims for benefits!....Oh yeah, I can see the success in that!

1. Obama is Commander-in-Chief, so that would make him in charge of...um...like...the military. Doh!

2. The first piece of legislation Obama signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Double Doh!

3. Obama recently repealed DADT. Triple Doh!

4. Where the hell have you been? Last month this was all over the news about DOMA. Your making Homer look smart!

5. Being a healthcare worker most Americans have some health insurance, but the ones we don't we end up paying for whether, or not, we can afford it, and making healthcare affordable isn't the goal of this legislation. Now we are definitely past Homer.

6. He passed legislation to help 9/11 first responders that the previous president completely and totally neglected to do which means, my completely clueless Homer Troll, he did something the other didn't.

You know everyday isn't Homer Troll day, but in your case, I would say otherwise.

96ws6, Normally I'd agree with you 100%. In this case I couldn't disagree more. Walker is honest, does what he says he'll do, and best of all, what he did works. There are a handful of good political leaders out there, most I wouldn't give the time of day to if they asked me, but there are a few. It is imperative to get to know who they are. If by chance Scott Walker loses, it will be the biggest political travesty of all time bar none. At that case, I would give up on there being any future for WI or the US.

Walker is so honest he said that his plans were to divide and conquer to kill unions. Lets kill more living wage jobs here in America and more and more would be too poor to pay taxes.

We should all be proud that the rich have decided that America is for them and the he!! with the rest of us in this country.

Starve the poor for more tax cuts for the rich. Yep sounds just like how a dictator would run a country, all for him and nothing for the people.

Voting for a republican is voting to destroy America as we know it for the 1%.

Voting for a republican is voting to declare you as a woman are too stupid to be able to choose for your own body.

Voting for a republican is voting to give up your rights to contraception.

Voting for a republican is declaring that you think women don't have the right to earn the same amount of money for the same job as a man does.

Voting for a republican is declaring that it is just fine for Wall Street to rob us again after Romney gets rids of all those pesky regulations that kept the lost to only 3 billion this time.

Voting for a republican is declaring that humans don't need clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. Those are more pesky regulations they want to get rid of, you know the EPA.

Voting for a republican means you are ready to go back to the bush policies that brought our country to her knees in the first place.

Voting for a republican means you also want to kill social security and medicare so the rich can have more tax cuts.

Voting for a republican means tax cuts are also more important than education.

Voting for a republican means tax cuts for the rich are the most important thing you can do. After all this election is costing them a lot of money and they plan on getting it back when they are running our country.

Voting for a republican means you don't think we should be a democracy with all being able to register and vote with ease.

Voting for a republican means a loss of our freedom and rights as humans.

This is a big election. Do the republicans as the 1% control America or do democrats as the 99% control America? The republicans have more money and how stupid do you have to be to buy their lies and vote against your own country for the 1%?

Amercans First, the problem I have with your post is that it is entirly false and just a list of talking points given to you by the left. Voting Republican is voting to change America as we know it? did you forget Obama ran on "change". America doesn't want that change.

And really? You think Republicans want dirty air and water? Seriously?

Tax cuts are more important than education to Republicans? The money spent on education does not correlate to quality of education.

I can't even go on. You are obviously very young. I don't mean that as a slam just a justification for your hate towards Republicans. We want what is best for America the same as you. We just realize it can't happen with Liberal politicians. You proably think Jimmy Carter was a good president if you even know who he is. I would be willing to bet that the only presidents you have been alive under are Bush and now Obama.

Americans First is best at putting Americans down.

I don't live in WI, and I'm not taking sides on this one, BUT, but, if the Dems really wanted Walker out of office, why didn't they send POTUS there himself a few times to back up Barrett? Just saying. They have big spenders, I'm sure. Where is the money to equal the Koch brothers tugging the other way?

That's all I have to say.

I received this text message from a friend in Wisconsin (I added the bold type for emphasis):

"This is a TV-watching, sound-bite nation full of short attention spans.

Only the biggest sums of money spent on the most amount of campaign ads, rules the majority of the minds of the voters and the votes in this country. The right-wing propaganda unceasingly broadcasted on TV, internet and radio, will assure that you will continue to vote against your interests, and you'll do your part to patriotically erode away your institutions of democracy, and willingly chip away at your civil rights, so that neo-fascist, theocratic, unregulated oligopolies run by a few elite wealthy men, will end up ruling this country, care of "state rights," secessionist anarchy, and in the name of your Christian Fundamentalist God.

If you want to be happy living in a third world country, a once-mighty progressive world power that voted to regress itself back to the 18th century ...be my guest! And don't let the door hit you on the way out into your own political madness!"

------------------------------

"Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but not for housing. They are strong for labor--but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor minimum wage--the smaller the minimum wage the better. They endorse educational opportunity for all--but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine--for people who can afford them. They consider electrical power a great blessing--but only when the private power companies get their rake-off. They think American standard of living is a fine thing--so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire of Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it."

-- Harry S. Truman

"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs, who, however, has never learned to walk.... A liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest of his head."

-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Chuck what part of Americans first post is false? I do want you to go on and spell it out in detail, I consider any failure to do so to be a personal ground less attack on your part.

"Walker & Romney are America's toilet paper kings"

Patriotic American U.S.A.

"Walker & Romney are America's toilet paper kings"

Enables everyone to wipe their Democrat.

nibor you are dumb enough you are voting against your own country for the 1%. No patriotism, no love for America surviving just the protecting of the 1% (you know the job creators) that everything is done for in the republican party.

We can't have jobs because we can't raise the historically low tax rates on the rich. Better to take care away from our wounded veterans than raise taxes on the rich.

Divide and conquer and you have been divided and are next after they get done crushing the opposition to the 1% take over of our country.

You are so full of hate you can't even see what is coming. The republican lies did a good job on you.

You are right AF - much better to vote for more $ 4 billion added to debt per day/ $16 trillion in debt.

Yep, that is the winning ticket, right?

Say, you are super smart. Maybe you can tell me why Cli and Illinois both raised taxes, yet saw less revenue?

Americans First - have you ever even seen the actual tax code?

Of course not. That is why you are so silly.

Rock on.

nibor

Patriotic American U.S.A.

"Walker & Romney are America's toilet paper kings"

Enables everyone to wipe their Democrat.

...or blow their Nibor. Troll.

Divide and conquer and you have been divided and are next after they get done crushing the opposition to the 1% take over of our country.

You are so full of hate you can't even see what is coming. The republican lies did a good job on you.

Um... turning everything into class warfare isn't full of hate? How incredibly ironic you're being right now...

Failed Governor Scott Walker needs to go in Wisconsin and if he doesn't it will be because money has purchased a statehouse. This should alarm all good Democrats, Republicans and Independents. The candidate and their ideas should win elections not huge piles of cash. If Walker retains his seat it means that the era of democratic elections is waning and will be replaced by special interest purchases. I think candidates should be forced to wear Nascar type suits with all their "sponsors" listed on their suits.

The recall has pumped millions in out of state money into the Wisconsin economy-more than Failed Governor Scott Walker could do with his tax cuts for corporations. I guess the corporations are just protecting their original investment and banking on future R. O. I.

Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin.

Americans First....are you trying to say the 1% are not American?

realist....most of the money spent goes to media companies...just like the one you are commenting on. One other thing...money doesn't vote..people do. If you are so afraid of the money...send obama a note to stop having $40,000 a plate Hollywood parties.

Money is not speech either. But it sure buys a lot of negative ads that play over and over again and sadly this does effect votes. Amen to limiting Obama and his fundraising but that is only because of the RWNJ on the SCOTUS and Citizens United. Move to Amend!! Money is NOT speech and corporations are NOT people.

It is very simple, ad the word 'natural" to the 14th Amendment and make ALL campaigns publicly financed

Anybody who thinks it is "good" that Walker or anyone else gets millions in outside financing is either a corporate shill or owns stock in the news media and advertising which are the real beneficiaries of Cit. United

Stop the cynical selling of our election process to the highest bidder!!

Noisynosylib--you DO know that the same 'Citizens United' that you are slamming ALSO enables LABOR UNIONS to be considered a "person"?

And the largest donors to most elections are LABOR unions.

And also, I don't see anyone crying about the OBSCENE amount of money Obama has raised.

Wisconsin Democrats Think positive.

Jpeg are the rights of the one percent more important then the rights of the 99 percent? Is that honestly what you believe?

Unions by their very nature reflect the concerns of every member. A closed corporation can have as few members as one making decisions that affect all of us. I stand with the unions on every level. Whether it is a union that fights for the rights of it's members at the work place, or whether it is the union of the poor majority standing firm against the tyranny of the those in the one percent who want to be 21rst century robber barons. To be fair not all of the one percent want wealth and power by ay means necessary.

Oh Amy, really?

Yeah, surely it cannot have anything to do with Walker's reforms, right?

See how come this totally screws the libbie pooch?

Oh nevermind.

The state having to spend over 9 million on Walker's recall alone doesn't exactly fit that narrative either. This is a net negative for the Wisconsin taxpayer. This is what we have elections for. This was purely political and purely revenge by the unions. It is going to fail and prove to have been an enormous waste of time and taxpayer expense.

Rumors that Walker looks like a "Chicken "

"sticks and stones "

And Axelrod looks like a wet rat. So what.

Me, I'm beautiful. I know, cause my mom told me. :)

If only life were a beauty pageant.

The Democrat Senators left The State to stop a quorum on Scott Walkers Anti-Union budget legislation. You do notice that 4 more Republican Senators are also on the recall and this time it's the Freshmen Tea Party rubber Stamps for Walker on the chopping Block. Not a single Patriot Democrat, who went out of the State, is being Recalled. Seems like the People in their districts feel they are Heroes.

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

the total spent in this recall election is nearly 60 milliion...Walker has spent less then half that amount, while over 21 million has come from outside (read union) sources in support of the democrat. Here's the problem...unions can not directly use dues in support of a candidate...they must borrow the money, which is then repaid from union coffers which is the union dues of those who support and those who oppose. Those who oppose the union efforts to recall Walker have no choice in the matter. That is one of the reasons why the second largest union in Wisconsin has lost nearly half of their membership since given the option to join or not join.

Unions like Government Departments are full of waste and abuse and both need to be examined and streamlined. The attack on teachers and public sector workers was low and base and Walker took true public sector champions and smeared them as over paid and cadillac benefit rich.

Let's look for their Cayman Island and Swiss tax dodging accounts. How many car elevators exist in teacher's garages in Wisconsin?

Teachers are the good guys and Walker is Snidley Whiplash. It is that simple.

Yes, having Democrats as his opposition pretty much ensures his success.

Walker throws his state under the Bus for the Kocheads !!!

Does that make the Dems Sorosheads?

Patrotic American, was that bus bought in Canada? So much for union labor building the bus, huh...by the way, why is unemployment down, budget balanced, and spending cuts working in Wisconsin if the state was thrown under some fictious bus?

If you fact check the purchase of the two buses you will find that our president had nothing to do with it. The SS Bought one for each party do you think the GOP won't use theirs. BTW the chassies were from Canada but the rest was built in the USA. This lying crap gets old.

pjam

Yes, having Democrats as his opposition pretty much ensures his success.

Well, he is going to have a lot of opposition in his Senate since Dems just took it from Republicons! So, really, was it a success for Walker after all??

I think not. LOL, how you like them apples?! XD

That's fine AnaB - you no likey-like that one, there are plenty of others out there.

Take your pick.

Say, you got any actual proof/documentation/anything to support you position?

Walker was born under a Rock !!!

Pat Amer USA- troll? look in the mirror buddy. All you do is spout total bs and you just need to go away. If you have nothing "inteligent " to bring to the discussion. STFU. Sofa King liberal.

Would not trust poll from Marquette

Actually Marquette said he wasn't fit to run for student body president because be broke so many campaign rules.

And yet Walker will win, by 7, so what of it RedDev?

Man, the other guy must really be a POS, eh?

Spanks,

Do you know something no one else does? Really? By 7? As if it has been set up already and no one needs to show up to vote. Wow! Wisconsin has become Quatemala. Even Quatemala is not that backa@#wards any longer. Scott Walker is a felon isn't he? Thanks for the heads up!

Ana... clearly 'by 7' refers to the current polling (that you commented on in the first place). Why are you being so... obtuse? (gotta love a good Shawshank reference)

RMB,

Current polling is by 2 not 7. Love your selective polling data.

Ana, Marquette Law School polling says 7 points. That's what this and the other news outlets (the ones that aren't PACs) are reporting. Love your selective polling data. Where exactly did yours come from?

Either way, Tuesday means Walker will still be governor, and not much will change.... except of course the unending chorus of b1tching from people who can't handle that in fact the majority did not agree with them.

I'm sure we'll hear complaining about ... oh they bought the election... (or maybe they got more money because they had more support?) ...

And there will always be allegations of voter fraud...

We'll hear about how Barrett didn't have enough time to prepare and how the Republicans lied (except the 25:1 spending BS and the "Wisconsin is dead last in job creation" BS is coming from the Dems)...

Maybe for once Democrats could impress the rest of us, and actually lose an election gracefully. Maybe it would make your party more appealing to the educated voters in the middle.

Ed that happened in 2008

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

Edward--just because you repeat that same post over and over does not give it more validity.

Maybe not MO, but thats what he gets paid for.

Failed Governor Scott Walker will sell his office to the highest corporate bidders if he keeps it. The fake call from the Koch brothers showed that fact. It also showed how dense Walker was and how his ego works. He thought he was a star that billionaires wanted to consult and hang out with. He is just the Wisconsin agent of 1% control.

Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin.

Go Scott??? First to court-then to disgrace-then to jail. Scott Walker is not going to finish his term as Governor-one way or the other.

Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin.

IAN- 1) National Democrat party and big labor put tons of money in this recall effort. I live in the deep south and sent Scott money. Scott has and will continue to have all the money he needs. 2) You think the Democrats are better organized?? Looks like a dependable "blue" state gonna be a "red" state on Tuesday and this coming November; love that organization. 3) Record - I think that Scott's opponent is a 3 time loser already; some record. 4) People in other states see Wisconsin as the tip of the ice berg to finally put a nail through big labor's heart.......thus the reason for all the out of state money.

Yeah, I'd say if you live in "LA-LA" land it certainly does bode well for Democrats.....Good Luck!

Ian - Awww, how sad. And what "feel-good" things did you tell yourself resulted from the massive Democrat losses in 2010? What desperate attempts at self-esteem preserving fantasies have you prepared for Obama's coming loss in November?

Ian Emdee...(#11)... "Scott walker forced to spend money" ??....How bout this :

"Madison - A statewide recall election against Gov. Scott Walker could cost $9 million or more, election officials estimate."

"The $9 million figure is for one statewide election only and could rise higher if there is a primary needed to pick a Democrat to run against Walker or if any possible additional Senate recalls are held on different dates."

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/walker-recall-would-cost-9-million-tb3n2d0-136837838.html

They did have to hold a Primary...those costs haven't been added in...

This Temper-Tantrum cost the taxpayers of Wisconsin some $$ 10 MILLION dollars....Money that could have been spent on programs for hungry children....Why do Union Members hurt hungry children ??

The rich have declared a war on democracy and that is just fine. You don't think the people have a right to fight back.

In Wisconsin this is a test are the millions of dollars the republicans are spending on lying going to work? Are our people so stupid they will vote against the people for the 1%?

The republicans inherited a surplus and in 8 years managed to get us in 2 wars, the largest deficit in our history, Wall street and their greed robbed America big time with deregulation and a recession bleeding millions of jobs. This was republican success and they have the nerve to complain about democrats.

You couldn't have much of a brain to want to bring all that back by voting for a republican for anything.

typical union hack. How democratic is a union? They represent 50% democrats of their members (political party) and give 100% of Political war funds to democrats. They buy off the Politicians to whome they in turn, negotiate with. How moral is that? Union Bosses are in the 1%.

Funny how republicans decry Obama as being divisive and starting a class warfare. Since when is it considered to be such a bad thing to have a good paying union job with good benefits. Conservatives think this is evil personified. Why don't people who work for a living not embrace those who have an opportunity to earn a great wage and better benefits. Conservative working people are told these unionized people should be cursed and lose these advantages instead of inspiring them to obtain the same for themselves, merely because they are better off than them. I guess they're all to busy aspiring to become wealthy instead of being just well off with a living wage. They keep hearing what a great country we live in from the millionaire talking heads on Fox News, and what great opportunities there are out there. They just don't understand that the rich are gaming the whole system and are reducing those opportunities to those outside their class more and more every year. Welcome to the new serfdom. Walker and the "Right to Work" (get hosed) mentality go hand in hand. Seal your own fate people. I'm retired, and don't worry so much anymore until they take away my medicare and social security. And that's next on the agenda. Republicans won't be happy until they bring back the poor houses for us seniors they're all hell bent on decimating.

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

How will Wisconsin lose? The budget is now balanced, the unemployment is low, their will be a budget surplus next year, the 13,000 state workers WERE NOT laid off? You make no sense.....

Good on you Job1 - circled back to hope, eh?

How's that working out for you?

Seems, not so much for poor Barrett.

Say it with me my man - Walker by 7.

Wisconsin's budget is required to be balanced per the state constitution. Your point?

Spanky-money can't buy you love but it can buy the statehouse in Wisconsin. The Tea Party types in Wisconsin are being played like a fiddle. When they finally wake up with lower wages, less benefits and the realization that they were played Failed Governor Scott Walker will be gone and their hopes with him. If Walker keeps his seat he will then land in court and embarrass Wisconsin voters even more. Loser with a capital L.

I miss Anna Molly.

Oh well, she's probably out there making her $300 per hour.

Good for her.

Oh well, she's probably out there making her $300 per hour.

She's probably out campaigning, pounding on doors and scaring people. Mostly on looks alone. Just like Dumb Fux.

I hope not on looks alone.

Chick lawyers tend to be kinda ugly.

But I'm sure AM is an exception.

Joanna Agree with you on your second choice not so on your first. Spanky -- Megyn Kelly, Pam Bondi are chick lawyers, not ugly. If I had the time I could probably post more.

I remember Anna Molly constantly saying how WALKER would be recalled. Don't hear it so much now. And Spanky Walker will probably win double digits as well as his LtGov Kleefish.

If Failed Governor Scott Walker retains his seat he can then prepare for court-maybe with one of your Fox Psuedo-broadcaster-lawyer-sex kittens. Loser with a capital L should be Scott Walker's new slogan.

Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin.

Did your mother drop you on your head, or something?

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

nibor

Dems hope to avoid embarrassment

Not possible Dems ARE an embarrassment.

Republicons are an abomination! Troll. Why don't you go where you belong? Go back to the sh*thole you crawled out of.

You are correct about the insurance crooks-they should be investigated and charged. Why would you then be for Failed Governor Scott Walker who is under investigation now and will also be indicted. Crooks are crooks.

Walker is Woe for Wisconsin.

Remember how all of this started? The Dems fled across the state line and took up residence in hotels to avoid bringing the anti union bill to a vote.

At the time the recall was going to be a "Great Democratic Victory."

Now Dems "hope to avoid embarassment."

And so it goes across the country.....

bfitz as I understand it Wisconsin Republicons lost some state Senate seats to the Good Guys, LOL....Good luck trying to pass anything now, Scottie!

The teachers' union had already agreed to pay part of their pensions and health insurance before Scott Walker pushed to eliminate their collective bargaining rights. He had promised the Koch Brothers to bust the union, and the Koch brothers want their money's worth.

Were the Unions willing to give up their forced memberiship and forced dues racket?

Jeff White

Scott Walker received a lot of support because he's doing the right thing. And no amount of money will save Obama from from being sith-canned.

Hate to break the news to you, bub, but there were organized unions long before there was a Scott Walker. He didn't come up with the grand Republicon idealism that somehow unions and government are not needed all by himself.

This is a rights issue. Its hypocritical for Republicons to take away rights, and in the same breath, say government has to be smaller.

Please unions.... please explain who is really protecting jobs.

Obama. He is trying to protect his job and, after all, that is the only important thing. The unions could get something if they organize U-Haul before January when Obama will be renting a big trailer to pack his crap.

Heynow, make no mistake--that Unions have NEVER been for saving JOBS, only union jobs. And they have never been for the rights of workers, ONLY for union workers.

My small town in Central MO has been ruined by labor unions, with the result being that many of the employers in the area have closed up and moved elsewhere.

Jeff you need to either have your spell-check fixed, or at least read your post before you press the button. You mis-spelled "Republican" three times; do you really expect to be taken seriously? No one is going to do away with public unions, they perform important services; but you have to face reality. The money is running out; the chickens are coming home to roost. Union members have to realize that eventually their benefits have to be paid for by somebody. It sounds cute to blame the 1% for everything, but if we don't start bending the curve of spending soon, we'll end up like Greece or Spain. That's the reality; do you think employees could come up with a couple of dollars for health insurance that they used to get for free? For free? And from what I understand, Governor Walker was able to balance the budget without laying off any workers. Isn't it better to do a little bit now, so as to avoid catastrophe down the road? I mean really.

And Jeff, seriously, my friend, read your posts before you send them along.

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

Unlike the privite sector. If you have a bad employee you can not just fire them. Like teacher unions (tenure) once in, stay in. No privite sector jobs have that protection, except for the owner owned business, and they can go out of business. The State Unions are there to pad the Democratic election payrolls. Plan and simple. Both conspire against the taxpayer since they have to pay the bills. Well us taxpayers are tired of paying for their luxuries at or expense. I would like their benifits, wages, and job protections, instead of paying for them.

Seriously, if you do not have a Teacher's Union, you can be sure that the most experienced and highest paid teachers will be fired.

Today the media and big money are paying big bucks to make sure the 1% will win.

Srm1--you know what? By the same token, thanks to the teacher's union, in MY district, the younger, more enthusiastic teachers are being laid off and the 25 yr. HACKS that are just putting in the time boosting their retirement pay have their jobs protected.

That argument works both ways.

Mike

That's the reality; do you think employees could come up with a couple of dollars for health insurance that they used to get for free? For free? And from what I understand, Governor Walker was able to balance the budget without laying off any workers. Isn't it better to do a little bit now, so as to avoid catastrophe down the road? I mean really.

Really? Like the grand idea for USPS to pre-save 5 billion dollars commanded by Republicon legislation? Who the hell "pre-saves" for a pension fund?

BTW is that considered to be "Small Government"?

A great job for the Koch Brothers, perhaps, but the state he governs? Why was it necessary to attack teachers after they conceded to everything that was asked of them? Teachers are citizens too. They wanted what was best for the state, but Walker turned them into scape goats. A governor who makes an enemy out of public workers is not a very good leader.

I don't have an issue with public employees unionizing. I am a union man myself. But these unions need to privatize their unions. There is no reason why taxpayers should pay benefits to a retiree and to his or her replacement. It is unsustainable . Privatize the unions and get off the backs of the taxpayers. That's being a good leader Amy

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

Failed Governor Scott Walker has fooled you, too. He is a bought and paid for agent for outside corporations who will include Wisconsin as part of their portfolio of political purchases. Walker wants to be a player on the national scene but his recall-win or lose-ends that possibility. Failed Governors always can be contributors on Fox news. Maybe Scott will get his own half hour show.

Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin-a Loser with a capital L.

Others have done their homework. Here is one example...

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on worker's basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

Glad to see someone else does their research on politicians like I do. I was going to post something in the same but you beat me to it. I also see no one else commented on your post because they know what you say is true.

DCC70-Great post!!! Failed Governor Scott Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin-a Loser with a capital L.

DCC, schools to be auctioned off is not a bad thing for the kids, since it is clear we have failed our kids/students with the existing process. Throwing good money after bad, will not fix the problem. White boards vs blackboards has proven to be an expense that does not produce results. Go back to giving homework, go back to teaching the basics, go back to Physical Education for all, go back to teaching the students to be responsible for themselves, and stop with the three a year teacher conferences (read: vacations) at some resort and lots of booze.

His goal is to cut spending. From what you said, it should have been done years ago. At least he has started, and since Wisconsin can't print money like the Federal government can do, it needs to cut costs. As you said with lowering home values state income will be less, to cut now. Unlike taxpayers that can't see future trends in their incomes the State can. So the earlier they plan for this the better.

Any US citizen can easily get a state ID free, which is can be used as an voter ID. It is about time they make sure that actual citizens are voting not the walking dead signitures from the local graveyard. In many elections 1% voter fraud can change elections. I do know why (actually I do) Liberals want anyone that can vote (except for the military) just walk in and vote.

300 Michael--Amen!

FOUR years in a row, I have received a new voter card, which has a portion of it which you can return if any changes have been made.

Problem is, I ALSO get on for BOTH my sons, who while ONE actually lived here for a year, both have merely used this as an address of last resort (One son lives in China, so his bank statements come here).

And EVERY year I send their cards back with the note that ONE lives in CA, and has for 6 years, and that the other lives in China.

But every year, I get another card for each.

How often is this happening, and WHO is voting by virtue of those type of cards floating around?

bfitz-If Failed Governor Scott Walker retains his seat he will either be in court in December or in jail. His blind ambition has known no bounds all the way back to his days at Marquette and his disregard for election rules and honesty there. He is a Loser who will embarrass Wisconsin even more in the future.

realist- If Walker is an "embarrassment" (again a preverted Liberal word) Then we wish every state has this kind of "embarrassment" running it. Unlike the Real Embarrassment in the white house, Walker is working for the taxpayers in the state.

Walker working for Wisconsin taxpayers, snorts derisively, that may be true if the tax payers are wealthy like the very top. Scott Walker may may keep his office but there is no certainty he will retain control of the Wisconsin Senate, the loss of just one more GOP senator will effectively muzzle him for the balance of his term.

Weak, pushovers? Yes, that's the definition of Dems....

bfitz and David Noah go troll somewhere else where somebody will actually believe you boneheads! You Republicons are pathetic.

The recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(R) and other lawmakers slated for June 5 is about many issues, including
attacks on workers' basic freedom to bargain collectively for better lives. But
fundamentally it's about a new style of politics, which shuns the American
tradition of consensus, writes E.J. Dionne in a Washington Post column today.

Walker is being challenged not because he pursued conservative policies but
because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely
alarming approach to politics on the right. It seeks to use incumbency to alter
the rules and tilt the legal and electoral playing field decisively toward the
interests of those in power.

The most obvious way of gaming the
system is to keep your opponents from voting in the next election. Rigging the
electorate is a surefire way of holding on to office. That is exactly what has
happened in state after state—Wisconsin is one of them—where
GOP legislatures passed new laws on voter identification and registration. They
are plainly aimed at making it much more difficult for poorer, younger and
minority voters to get or stay on the voter rolls and to cast ballots when
Election Day comes.

Read Dionne's full column here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wisconsins-recall-election-on-scott-walker-a-bid-for-regular-order/2012/05/30/gJQA4JCi2U_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions_Thu

David-Failed Governor Scott Walker leads you like a sheep to slaughter. The only tax payers he is concerned with are corporations and the wealthy. He longs to be nationally famous and a real player in politics. He will be just as famous as Gray Warner. An obscure answer to a Jeopardy question.

Failed Governor Scott Walker is a Loser with a capital L.

Walker is Woe unto Wisconsin.

I hope Walker wins big. You Democrat's can't stand it. A Republican Govenor who actually performs. Reduces the ridiculuous payouts to Unions and not one job lost.

Oh by the way. I assume you saw Obama's unemployment numbers and revised lower numbers for April and May. Proof that he and the rest of the Democrats know nothing about creating jobs or recovery of our economy.

It is about time the Socalled Collective Bargining ends for State Employees. It has been a farce since the beginning. You can't have state employees bargining for higher compensation, and State officials bargining for Higher state worker conpensation (because they will get money from the employees unions for their next election) both conspiring against the taxpayer who has to pay for it all. All I can say is Way to Go Walker, I wish we had a Governer like you. The only shame is that state still looses the money waisted on the recalls. Maybe the loosers should pay the costs, (they can use the recall forms for the list of people to get reinbursed from).

300Michael: very well said...everyone is at the "bargaining" table when public employees unions are negotiating for more benefits and higher wages except those of us that are actually paying the bill (taxpayors)...