Answering Dumb Questions

Kevin Binversie again takes umbrage with my doing what the local media won't do by pointing out the lies and follies from Scott Walker.

Since he has so much information in his post, I thought it would be better to answer them here. And since I now have the extra time, I might as well use it.

After complaining about my focus, he comes out with this:

Chris, why the long face for your potential furlough? I mean, Doyle's about to sign a budget which puts entire state employees on a furlough. Where's the criticism of that?

What Kevin doesn't mention is that the furlough Doyle is imposing is 16 days, or 128 hours, over two years. Walker wants 130 hours just this year alone, and he won't put a definitive end to it. But since Walker claims to need four times the furlough, wouldn't this also mean that Walker's budget skills are four times as bad?

Kevin continues:

My finally point on the first 'question;' who the hell are you kidding? It's nearly July, it would take an act of God to turn this economy around to even get a surplus at any level of government.

Milwaukee County, or any government for that matter, always starts out with a projected deficit. And it always improves with time, as the revenues flow in. It is part of the game politicians play trying to make themselves look better. Not to mention that the supposed deficit already dropped, per Walker's own number crunchers by $10.4 million in just two months. Anyone not drinking the Kool Aid would find this suspicious. Also, keep in mind that Walker is still trying to prevent the County and the union from settling their contract talks. And I've already mentioned Pennsylvania which solved their budget woes by working with the union on their contract.

And finally:

Secondly, you know your proposed option in question two is like a federal felony right? The type of legal maelstrom that would drop down on anyone who does what you even suggest is going to be nasty.

Um, Kevin, I was continuing the point that what Walker is doing is unnecessary and just plain foolish. Secondly, he is only doing it as a campaign stunt. But Walker is smart enough to avoid some of the things that is also illegal and unethical, like using tax dollars and corporate donations for campaign bike rides.