18 Thoughts to “Governor Walker and that pesky cronyism”

  1. e

    trying to save his state from financial oblivion, check. union buster, check. cop and teacher hater, scurrilous distortion.

    1. @e when you attempt to destroy people’s livelihoods, I would classify as a form of hate.

      He put in his own campaign contributor’s kid at some fairly large salary and goes after teachers and cops? Distortion? I don’t think so.

  2. Elena

    I would say, at this point, Reagan’s famous quote is corretct, especially in Wisconsin, Government IS the problem.

    e,
    why do you find it impossible to say on topic? Do you agree that someone with NO job experience should be handed a position they are not qualified to lead, especially when other applicants clearly have the applicable education and experience?

  3. “Do you agree that someone with NO job experience should be handed a position they are not qualified to lead, especially when other applicants clearly have the applicable education and experience?”

    And that’s why Obama should not have been elected. From your lips to God’s ears……. 🙂

    However, Walker seems to have done a good job fulfilling his campaign promises. Now, if he’s committing nepotism, hammer him. He’s just a politician, not an angel. That’s why I don’t trust ANY politician.

  4. George S. Harris

    I suppose there is no such thing as recall in Wisconsin.

  5. @Cargo, I don’t think that elected and handed mean the same thing.

    Do you contest the fact that Obama won the presidential election in 2008?

  6. Yes he won the election. All else that I said, applies.

    He won on three things: being black, white guilt, and not being Bush or Clinton. He did not win because he was qualified.

    1. @Cargo, he appealed to many young people. Young people cannot be overlooked. What makes them go to the polls?

      The black vote did help but there was more to it than that. Not just the black vote….but people who had never voted before in their lives had a reason to vote.

      People were also just sick of Bush. And also, many people still felt that their president had been stolen in 2000. Of course, had that gone the other way, it would have been the same thing, just different people.

      The Clinton factor is irrelevant. Those who voted for Hillary in the primary switched over to Obama in the general election. They didn’t say ‘bummer’ and go vote for Palin. Obama has charisma. It captured a lot of people. There really isn’t anything anyone can do to kill off the rock star image. I would say three things really pushed Obama over the finish line: 1. Cool enough dude to make young people get out of bed to go vote for him. 2. Enough appeal to non-black centrists … he energized them. 3. Enough support from groups 1 and 2 to make many black voters who had never voted before or rarely voted go to the polls in droves. I suppose that is the hope factor.

      That’s what I have been able to ferret out. Maybe I am trying to say overall curb appeal to many different demographic groups.

      And one more thing….the Republicans who would never vote for him anyway have been telling Democrats how they should feel about Obama. No one is satisfied with every decision someone makes. But ask yourself…who are those people going to vote for? The Republicans are dragging out the same old tired circle of friends. Plus you all have backed yourself way too far in the far right corner to ever be considered palatible to the average voter.

      What happened last Nov. was trendable even. Don’t plan on it happening again. Look at history. The miracle worker didn’t work miracles so we will just jump ship. It is like selling a stock the first time it dips without looking at past performance.

  7. Just realized that I have to correct the above: change “being black” to “being a liberal black man”

    If he had been conservative, he would have been attacked as an “uncle tom” by the press and by the black community that votes in lockstep with the Democrats.

  8. marinm

    I can’t view the video at the moment but if the implication is true someone needs to be smacked on the rear pretty darn hard.

    No quarter.

  9. If we put ourselves into a right wing corner, yet THAT is what resulted in the last election’s success, how is that a bad thing.

    However, I do agree that the GOP is dragging out the same old, tired, has-been politicians.

    Well, except for Sarah Palin. They don’t like her either. Which is a plus in my book. 😉

    Our new blood is in the new members and governors. Like Rubio and West. Maybe McDonnell will run for President? Corey can then run for Governor.

    1. @Cargo, historically, last year’s election would have happened anyway. You have the squeeze on the Republicans more so than on the Democrats.

      I don’t think you can elect Sarah Palin. I don’t know why you would want to actually. I honestly cannot tell you one thing she really believes in that isn’t off the tea party list. Anyone can do sound bites and entertain. Governance is another matter. I really don’t know what you want though (in a candidate).

      Sarah Palin is also sort of old and tired too. She has lost her luster from over exposure. She is attractive but an empty suit in my opinion.

  10. Pat.Herve

    this hiring was totally political – as is done many times by the winner of any election, unfortunately. What bothers me more, is that he (Walker) is taking some civil service positions, and making them political appointed positions – http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=32924 – and I have seen many political appointees, not all, who are useless.

  11. Wolverine

    Pat — You speak truth about converting civil service positions into political appointments. The American way I would say. Unfortunately is right. Doesn’t make much difference which political flag you fly. In my lifetime, I have seen some ambassadorial appointments of that nature on both sides which were real doozies. As a result, some mighty fine senior Foreign Service officers found themselves stuck in a lousy career rut. Years of hard work, dedication, service abroad, real knowledge and expertise; and you get trumped by some guy with a big checkbook.

    1. Joe Kennedy springs to mind.

  12. @Moon-howler
    Moon, last year’s election was NOT a sure thing. The GOP had already surrendered to the idea that they would “be in the wilderness” for years. It was the Tea Party that pushed them to fight and it was the energy of the Tea Party that captured the dissatisfied voters. If there had been no Tea Party, then the Democrats would have swept the field. It was only the Tea Party’s challenge to historically “safe” Democratic seats that showed the rank and file GOP that its leaders were not willing to fight. Then, those people started calling the “leadership” and the respective organizations started losing money. Many people stopped sending money to the RNC, etc and started sending money directly to candidates.

    But.. back on topic, Walker is just another politician that is rewarding donors. Just because he finally took on the unions, doesn’t mean he gets a free pass.

    1. It wasn’t a sure thing but it was historically predictable. @Cargo

      Walker has called attention to himself by union busting. They won’t let that pass. Think perception. He is going after teachers, nurses and cops and firemen. Ten years ago some of these groups were our national heroes. Not so much now. He is treating them like longshoremen and teamsters. It isn’t resonating well with the public.

  13. They are acting like longshoremen and teamsters. Wait a minute….I’m a longshoreman. Or I was……in the Navy. What’s wrong with longshoremen? 🙂

    The unions are threatening to boycott any business that does not ACTIVELY support the unions, including the fire and police men. They are trying to intimidate people into publicly supporting them to put pressure on the politicians.

    Apparently its backfiring.

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