Solidarity Singers Get A Back Up Chorus

Not being able to bear the thought that people might be exercising their constitutional rights, Scott Walker set out to bring in his own version of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Thus he installed Dave Erwin as commandant of the Capitol Police.

So far, Erwin's claim to fame is threatening innocent citizens and advising politicians to hit their constituents.

Commandant Erwin has set his eyes on the Solidarity Singers, a group of citizens who come to the Capitol every day at lunchtime and sing songs of solidarity. Obviously, these fiends must be stopped! After all, how are the Republicans supposed to go about systematically destroying the state if there are people running around exercising their First Amendment rights?!

Now, if the singers wanted to become the Solidarity Shooters and bring in handguns, that's perfectly fine. But singing? No way!

To deter the Solidarity Singers, and everyone else, of their rights, Erwin wants to strictly enforce the draconian permit requirements.

One could just imagine Walker, Mike Huebsch and the Fitzgerald boys rubbing their hands and snarling in delight of the prospect of getting those democracy addicts behind bars where they belong.

Only thing is there is something they forgot about. The law.

They also forgot about another thing - the ACLU.

The ACLU has fired a warning shot over Erwin's bow by challenging his ridiculousness:

Ultimately the ACLU of Wisconsin believes the new rules issued by the Wisconsin State Department of Administration, including the requirement for groups as few as four people to secure a permit for a “rally… for the purpose of actively promoting any cause,” are not reasonable. Particularly if the rules are applied to the Solidarity Sing Along which takes place at a reasonable time (the hours between noon and 1:00 p.m. are defined in the DOA’s rules as not being normal working hours) and place such as in the rotunda, where state of Wisconsin has long allowed the public to hold rallies of all sizes.

“Chief Erwin said the permit process has been in place for decades,” said ACLU of Wisconsin Communications Director Stacy Harbaugh. “However, I have been organizing volunteer legal observers to witness protests at the Capitol over the past six years and it has been my experience that Capitol Police have asked for voluntary compliance in filling out permits and in practice have only required permits for protests that require extra staffing, closed streets, access to building electricity and other logistical needs. There has typically been reasonable accommodation for protests large and small, planned or spontaneous.”

The Constitution allows “reasonable time, place and manner” regulations. But such restrictions on the use of space must be content-neutral. By requiring permits for “rallies” of four or more people, the DOA and Capitol Police must look at the content of the event to determine whether or not a group in the Capitol is a “rally” promoting a cause versus a gathering of four people who want to talk about where to get lunch.

In addition, any restriction must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest. Chief Erwin suggests that permits are required for police to adequately accommodate public safety interests, but it is unreasonable to suggest that a group as small as four would overwhelm the police force. Further, the First Amendment requires and the DOA’s own rules allow for defined, spontaneous events. It is the responsibility of the Capitol Police to have staffing plans in place to have the flexibility to protect the safety of all announced and unannounced visitors to the building.

The participants of the Solidarity Sing Along have worked with the Capitol police and staff to accommodate multiple users of the Capitol rotunda. This relationship can and should continue to meet the needs of police to make narrowly tailored, content-neutral space management decisions.

As for the public safety concerns outlined in Erwin’s letter, we believe it is the responsibility of the Capitol Police to ensure that the Capitol building is both a safe place to work and for demonstrators to engage in peaceful speech activity in the rotunda. To threaten to enforce a permit requirement against peaceful, cooperative protesters on the basis of safety concerns arising from the alleged actions of a few individuals would punish those engaging in protected speech activity. If criminal harassment or intimidation is occurring against Capitol workers or singers alike, it is the responsibility of police to address it, not crackdown on peaceful protest.

Indeed, all Erwin - at the orders of Walker - is doing is trying to act as a jack-booted thug. Perhaps instead of threatening the singers, he should be looking at ways at protecting them from the real criminals.

Erwin might also want to try to help enforce the law by finding and confiscating Walker's secret router. That's what a real law enforcement officer would do.

Labor Day Events Around The State

From the AFL-CIO:

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend at celebrations in Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Marinette, Menasha, Milwaukee, Neenah, Oshkosh, Racine and Wausau. Unless otherwise stated, events will take place on Monday, September 3. See below for a complete list of times and locations.

Eau Claire: Labor Day Picnic at Phoenix Park, Riverfront Terrace. Solidarity walk will begin at 10:30am on the corner of Gray Street and S. Farwell. Short program at 11:00am followed by picnic and prizes from noon until 3:00pm.

Fond du Lac: Labor Day Parade and Picnic at Lakeside Park on Oven Island. The Fond du Lac Labor Day Parade begins at 11:00am. Route follows Rees and Main Streets to Lakeside Park. Picnic, 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Green Bay: Labor Day Picnic, 11:00am to 4:30pm, Bay Beach Amusement Park.

Kenosha: Laborfest, 91st. St. & 22nd Ave. The annual Kenosha Laborfest features booths from all labor organizations in the Kenosha area. Raffle prizes, beer tent and activities for the whole family. Rain or Shine!

Janesville: Laborfest, September 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 1795 Lafayette St. Music, rides, bike show, craft show, mud volley ball, car display, parade and more! http://www.laborfest.org/

La Crosse: The Labor Day celebration starts with a ten-block family-friendly parade at 10:00am beginning at the intersection of Gillette Street and Kane Street. Followed by a celebration at Copeland Park with free games for kids, face painting, and other activities.

Madison: Annual Laborfest celebration at South Central Federation of Labor, 1602 S. Park St. Madison, 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

Marinette: Labor Day Picnic, Marinette City Park, 12:00pm-5:00pm.

Milwaukee: Labor Day Parade & Laborfest. March starts at 11:00am at Zeidler Union Square Park and continues to Summerfest Grounds. Laborfest will run from noon until 5:00pm.

Neenah/Menasha: Labor Day Parade and Picnic. The parade will begin at 10:00am at Curtis Reed Square in Menasha. It will be followed by a picnic celebration at the Neenah Labor Temple, 157 S. Green Bay Rd, Neenah, 54956.

Oshkosh: Labor Day Picnic and Car Show at South Park in Oshkosh. Event runs 11:00am to 5:00pm.

Racine: Laborfest, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Franksville Park, 9700 Northwestern Ave, corner of Highway K and H, Caledonia.

Wausau: Labor Day Parade begins at 4:00pm on the corner of W. Wausau Ave and ends at the Wausau Labor Temple, 318 South 3rd Ave. There will be a food drive collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations to be donated to the Neighbors Place.

Have a great Labor Day!

Romney/Ryan Logo - Fixed

During the Republican convention last week, there was a detail that kept nagging at me. Being the nice guy that I am, I decided just to see to the matter myself and fixed the problem.

To whoever it is from that Romney/Ryan campaign that is assigned to monitor the blogs, tell your bosses they are welcome and may feel free to use their new logo, which I fixed for them.

Politicians No Longer Bothering With Public Events - Thanks Citizens United!

Over at seattlepi.com, they have an interesting article on yet another negative side effect of Citizens United:

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan is coming on Sept. 10 for what has become a ritual of the 2012 campaign — a four-figure fundraiser followed by a five-figure fundraiser, both held on the Eastside.

Public rallies and stops are becoming an endangered species of the 2012 campaign.

Two reasons explain the change: One is cash, the relentless drive for dollars in the new, post-Citizens United era of unlimited spending. The other is control, keeping the peoples’ representatives away from hostile constituents and erecting a barrier against gaffes. Gaffes can go viral.

[...]

A old tactic from Clinton’s public rallies has been adapted to today’s pay-to-play politics. No longer does a politician get to introduce the president, vice president or candidate. A small-business owner or disease survivor does the honor, giving profuse thanks to the leader.

Otherwise, the big givers get attention. They get treated like royalty at conventions: Just read Ken Vogel’s reporting in Politico on Republican SuperPAC brass in Tampa. Locally, givers get a variety of venues.

A renowned gardening expert hosted Jay Inslee on Bainbridge Island last weekend; the gorgeous Methow Valley digs of a CEO are the scene for an Inslee event this weekend. Or, hold off and go to the Bill Clinton lunch on Sept. 15, and maybe put down $5,000 to have a photo taken with Elvis.

Mitt Romney did not even announce his last Puget Sound foray, a pricey dinner in Medina. The Ryan visit will apparently feature a $1,000 reception and a more “intimate” $25,000 dinner.

In other words, Citizens United did nothing more than make the buying and selling of our government open and legal. And unless you've got mega-millions, there isn't anything you can do until we can get the law abolished.

Now it's clearer why multimillionaire Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele vetoed the Move to Amend referendum. He'd no longer be able to just keep buying elections.

It also shows you what the right is most afraid of: Having the same rights as those they detest and look down on. Elitism at its very worst.

Paul Ryan's Definition of Gun Control

It's funny because it's true:

Thankful For the Unions - Happy Labor Day!

Ah, labor day is here! For most people, it's just an extra day off on their weekend. For people who support labor and unions, it's much more than that.

I'm the granddaughter of an extremely hardworking member of the carpenter's union. Though my Grandpa Art (my dad's dad) passed away before I ever met him, his work ethic and beliefs have been instilled in me since I was a child. He introduced my dad, my uncles and my aunt to the struggles of the working person. He taught them the value of unions and all the rights that unions had won them and future generations. A brilliant progressive mind, my grandpa was the son of a Norwegian immigrant (my great grandfather Hans) and the daughter of Norwegian immigrants (my great grandmother Lena.) My great-grandfather worked in the shipyards up in Superior, Wisconsin to provide a decent life for his family. He worked hard, for hours a day, to show his family a bright future. His is the quintessential story of the American dream - immigrate to America, work hard, provide and see your family succeed. Why am I telling you this? Because it's the story of the working class. The backbone of this country. It's everything labor day stands for.

Labor Day is important. It celebrates union victories. It celebrates the middle class. It honors workers. Without unions, our working force would be in real trouble. But now, with the GOP trying desperately to dismantle everything unions have done, it's never been more important to appreciate unions.

Weekends.
Health insurance.
Breaks.
Paid vacations and sick leave.
Time off.
Workers Compensation.
Unionization of the workplace.
8 hour work days.
End of exploitative child labor.
Women's workplace rights.
End of workplace discrimination.

Brave men and women stood up, made demands for basic humanity in the workplace, and won. Some gave their lives for us. That's a sacrifice we can never forget. In labor and unions beginnings, factory owners would let police murder their workers. They would fire striking employees and hire on scabs. They would shut factories down. They would hire child in place of adults. They would endure unbelievable working conditions. People went through extreme trouble to make working life better for us. To me, Labor Day is a day to remember and be thankful for what we have. It motivates me to continue to fight hard to make it even better.

When Scott Walker decided to rescind the BASIC principal of workplace democracy by taking away the right to collectively bargain, I began hearing people suggest that unions were outdated and we no longer needed them. Hell, some Republicans were actually talking about the need to get rid of child labor laws. Walker got the ball rolling for the GOP in other states to decide that workers apparently had too many rights. They want to send us back to a time where we worked 17 hours a day, could be discriminated against, taken advantage of. That alone is the prime example of why unions can never leave us. No sooner do we get rid of those things, will the middle class disappear. Labor built the very economic backbone that has kept our country thriving for years. The workers have been propping up our country, keeping it going day in and day out. It's important that all day, every day, we fight hard.

When you go to work on Tuesday, stop and think. What do you like best about your job? Do you like your half hour lunch break? Do you like your health insurance? Do you like having vacations and days off? Give it real thought. Then say a little thank you to the brothers and sisters who came before you to fight for those rights. Honor them always.

From the wonderful movie, "Norma Rae"

He Must Have Run Out Of Cronies And Lobbyists' Sons

Another great tidbit from Scott Walker's weekly e-newsletter (emphasis mine):

We have a substantial number of open positions available on various state boards, commissions, and in other areas of state government. Please visit walker.wi.gov/Serve-Wisconsin to find information about these positions.

Positions frequently become available, so if you are interested in serving, please apply and our office will keep your application on file. If you’ve been looking to get involved in state government, this is a great way to use your skills to serve the residents of Wisconsin!

First of all, lets get the poor grammar out of the way. If a position is open, that means it is available. The use of "open positions available" is redundant and poorly written. Apparently he doesn't hire cronies staffers any smarter or any more literate than him.

I'm a little surprised by the need for people on the state level though. I'd have thought with all the huge donations he got during the recall elections, he'd have his administration full of cronies and sons of lobbyists.

It's not surprising that Walker can't find people willing to fight for him. He treats people like crap, pays them worse than crap and is looking to privatize anything and everything he can get away with, especially their jobs. What's not to love, right?

And to further show that Walker is not the quickest learner, he's been putting the same thing in his emails for six months. You'd think he'd learn that whatever he's doing to attract people isn't working.

But if it helps, I hear that Tim Russell and Kelly Rindfleisch are looking for well-paying jobs. They've accrued some hefty legal bills they need to pay off, or so I hear.

Walker's Race Baiting Backfires

I pointed out a few days ago that one of the major planks of the Romney/Ryan ticket was race-baiting, highlighting Mitt Romney reliving the specter of Ronald Reagan's imaginary welfare queen.

Unsurprisingly, the race-baiting was a premeditated attack to play on their base's inherent racism.

Equally unsurprising is the fact that Scott Walker is trying to help his team out by using state resources to promote this particular plank.

In his weekly e-newsletter, which, by the way, had a weird thing going on with all sorts of different fonts, he included this passage:

Wisconsin has been a leader in welfare reform for decades, emphasizing the fundamentals of work and personal responsibility. We believe those who can work should work. Work gives individuals dignity and purpose.

I recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding federal changes to welfare.

I’m concerned new guidance from Washington raises serious questions about the current administration’s commitment to moving low-income families from welfare to work. I urged Secretary Sebelius to reconsider their most recent approach and adopt the approach pioneered by Governor Tommy Thompson and approved by President Bill Clinton.

Walker then included a link to this copy of his letter to Secretary Sebelius. In it, the gentle reader will note, is almost a verbatim version of Romney's attack on Obama on the work requirements. At least they have their talking points down pat.

Too bad they're completely inaccurate.

Sebelius replied on the same day with a letter which Walker described as "disappointing" and a "form letter" which did not address his specific concerns.

However, even on the quickest glance, the gentle reader can see that Sebelius' letter specifically answers his attack, pointing out that the new policy does not change the work requirement laws, but is a waiver for governors such as Walker to be innovative in developing more effective means of helping Americans get back to work and off of welfare. Furthermore, Sebelius includes the actual law that allows her the authority to implement this policy in response to Walker's accusation that she did not have that authority.

I can imagine that Walker is disappointed. Not only did she deftly dismantle an entire line of attack, but she put it on him to help people get back to work, something he is utterly inept at doing.

But if it's any consolation, Walker's level of disappointment is nothing compared to our disappointment in his performance as governor.

Republican Thugs - Fox News Followers

Example # 53725364992542 - the craziness is NOT equal, to say it happens on both sides, diminishes and excuses the completely insanity of the current right wing!

This from Florida! 

A Florida man "obsessed with Fox News and the Republican party" felt that his girlfriend was too "liberal" -- so he decided he had to kill her.

Police arrested David Kappheim, of Lake Park, on Saturday after the 60-year-old threatened a woman's life because of her supposed political orientation, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The report recounts several incidents in which Kappheim allegedly arrived "stark naked" at the home of his girlfriend's friend, choked his girlfriend and told her that he would "kill her and burn her home," the Palm Beach Post reports.

Kappheim explained to a sheriff’s deputy, “He was very conservative, and his girlfriend was liberal and he felt he was going to have kill her," according to the arrest affidavit, according to WPTV.
Earlier this week, Kappheim reportedly “laughed out loud" when his girlfriend said that his reckless driving was scaring her.

Kappheim is charged with domestic battery, aggravated assault and criminal mischief, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's website says.

STOP excusing this, voting for this, explaining it and defending it please or someone is going to get killed!   Please someone in the republican party who is sane, speak up and take your party back!!!!    

Can Some One Please Explain

Since the Republicans in Wisconsin are now National Heroes and so cocky,

Why do they need to redistrict secretly and unethically, pass unconstitutional and incredibly expensive voter suppression bills,  and lie everytime they give a speech?

Shouldn't they be able to just run on their personality, character and ideas?

Answer here!

Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch Is No Bigot

Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, along with most of the top Republicans of the state, has been in Tampa all week at the Republican National Convention.*

For whatever reason, Politico thought it would be appropriate to get her opinion of Condoleeza Rice, who gave a speech at the convention. (Her speech, by the way, was in a more prominent time slot and was better received than Scott Walker's.)

Anyway, Kleefisch could not stop gushing about Rice, but in a less than flattering way:

“There aren’t enough exclamation points to say how I’d feel if she ran in 2016,” said Wisconsin Lt Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. “Her story [of being raised in the segregated South] is so inspiring. She could have just shrugged her shoulders and accepted mediocrity like others around her probably did.”

"Like others around her?!" Really?! She's inferring that the other African Americans are lazy or unmotivated? If she wants another prime example of someone who doesn't accept mediocrity, I would remind her of Mahlon Mitchell. He tried to rid the the state of mediocrity and even worse.

Given that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan embody the same type of inherent racism, is it any wonder that recent polls show a full 0% of African Americans are going to vote for them?

At least Kleefisch's racist statement wasn't as egregious as her comment about gay marriage and gay rights was:

“This is a slippery slope. At what point are we going to OK marrying inanimate objects?” Kleefisch stated in the radio interview. “Can I marry this table? This clock? Can we marry dogs? This is ridiculous and biblically again I’m going to go back to my fundamental Christian beliefs that marriage is between one man and one woman, and no matter what you say, the people in Wisconsin have spoken on this issue.”

Kleefisch later apologized for her "poor choice of words." But she was only sorry for the words. The underlying bigotry and hatred, she was just fine with.

Now if she utters something that is anti-Hispanic or misogynistic, then we would have concrete proof that Kleefisch is no bigot. She'll have proven that she hates everyone equally.

*It shows you how little Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch matter. They're both gone all week seemingly leaving no one in charge. But we all know that the special corporate interests who have been in charge for the past two years can run the show without their puppets.

RNC = Really Nonsenable Crap

Okay, admittedly I haven't been watching much RNC coverage. Mostly because I don't feel like having aneurysm, but from what I've been able to stomach reading in the news, it's been nothing but a dunce fest. A gathering of the world's smallest minds. Honestly, what else did we expect?

Oh, Paul Ryan. The man has turned LYING into a sport. Seriously. He's giving Scott Walker a run for his money! I read over his speech from last night, and my god, I can't believe he even had the guts to say any of it. What does it say about a person who is so power hungry that they'd rather let history remember them as lying scum who sold their souls, then lose an election? It's really pathetic. I can't really understand how he keeps getting re-elected. Rights come from God? Government doesn't create jobs? Come again? Government doesn't create jobs, but his Tea Party ilk rode into congress in 2010 on the promise of job creation. You can't make this stuff up! And what's worse is GOP supporters. The people being duped. They're willingly being led. They don't care. They don't want to care. They approve of this kind of behavior from their elected leaders and why? Because they don't know how to think for themselves. They willingly let themselves be led astray.

Romney and Ryan have people who genuinely believe in their message. Am I the only one that finds this terribly frightening?

I read that tonight, Romney is going to chide Obama for his lack of foreign policy skills (LOL) I guess banking in different countries to avoid paying taxes is considered foreign policy experience by the GOP. Giving the go ahead to take down the world's most wanted man? the terrorist behind the 3,000+ murdered people on September 11th? Yeah, that's nothing. That's garbage. Obama doesn't know diddly about foreign policy! OH WAIT, YEAH HE DOES.

Romney/Ryan 2012 - Because Fox News told you to vote for 'em.

Merry Christmas 2008

FU Paul Ryan and your band of blind followers!

The Shadows That Loom Over The RNC

So the Republican National Convention goes on like a grotesque calliope, building up with a crescendo for the grand finale on Thursday when Mitt Romney is to give his speech and opening up the flood gates for the din and cacophony coming at us for the next sixty-some days.

Like any staged production, which this convention is, there are a lot of bright lights, special effects and choreographed stunts. But once one looks past the bright lights and past the smoke and the mirrors, and start looking at the things the Republicans don't want you to see, you see that their show is nothing more than an expensive facade. And as any stagehand could tell you, behind those bright lights, there are shadows.

The shadows which loom over the RNC are larger than life and have the Republicans terrified. ;Oh, they would never admit it, but their behaviors give them away.

The first shadows over the RNC came in the form of Hurricane Isaac.

The Republicans gave themselves away on the days leading up to the convention, when there was concern that Tampa might be in the storms path. All one heard was that the Republicans were afraid that the news of the hurricane might upstage their own production. Not one fret was given for the people that might be hurt or killed in the storm, but only on how it would impact them and their agenda. This was the ultimate White Whine.

It turned out that Isaac was the shadow which was cast by George W. Bush and his date from several years ago, Katrina. Ironically, Isaac hit New Orleans and the gulf on the anniversary of Katrina's landfall. And like those seven years ago, the conventioneers echoed Bush by not giving a damn about the victims, but just wanted to keep on partying.

And related to and mingling with George's and Katrina's shadows, there is the shadow of Jim Crow and all the racism he brings with him. Do you think it's mere coincidence that the Republicans don't care about the people in the hurricane's paths, then or now? Let's not forget that these are the same people that are trumpeting their false concern of voter fraud in order to justify their voter suppression.

We have already seen that the Republicans will be playing the race card as one of their major planks, by the behaviors of their nominee and of their party leader. With leadership like that, it's not at all surprising that the rank and file felt that it was appropriate to start throwing nuts at African American camerawoman working for CNN and yelling, "This is the way we feed animals."?

The next shadow, and one of the two biggest ones, is being cast by Todd Akin. Akin, of course, is the buffoon who made the moronic comment about how women can't get pregnant from rape because their bodies automatically stop the fertilization process. It didn't take long for there to be many examples of the misogyny of the right, including their vice-presidential nominee, Paul Ryan.

I found it laughable how the Republicans were taking great pains to show just how much they are not a large groups of misogynists and racists by saying how much they just love women and blacks. They did everything short of uttering the phrase, "Some of my best friends are women and/or blacks." The fact is, if they were really friendly to minorities and to women, they wouldn't have to tell people because their behaviors would reflect that. The way they are over-hyping their inclusiveness only serves to point out that there is none.

It is this over-hyping behavior that pointed out another huge shadow over the convention. In fact, the pieces didn't fall together until today, when the usual suspects inadvertently pointed it out by trying to hide it.

The shadow they were trying to hide belonged to our old friend, John Doe.

The GOP mouthpieces disguised as radio squawkers and bloggers were taking great pains to point out how "popular" Scott Walker was at the convention. Charlie Sykes repeatedly pointed out that Walker got two standing ovations. Every radio personality and/or journalist for the Walker-loving Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and/or blogger has been swooning about the "Cheddarhead" movement which included Walker, Reince Priebus and Paul Ryan.

Like I said, their overextension of Walker's supposed popularity made me wonder what they were trying to keep people from seeing.

That answer came shortly when Sykes attacked Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm, twice even, regarding the John Doe investigation into former Supervisor Johnny Thomas and trying to tie it into Walkergate, the John Doe investigation into Walker, his campaign and his former staffers. This attack was repeated by Jeff Wagner, who only revealed either a gross misunderstanding of the law and/or that he is just a plain, flat out liar.

That's when things started to click together.

First, look at their hype of Walker's supposed popularity and his status as a rising star and rock star of the Republicans.

Walker, as he is fond of repeatedly pointing out, is the only governor in the history of the nation to survive a recall attempt. (We'll discuss the legitimacy of either of his election victories at another time.) He became the darling of the teahadists when he was able to tank the state's economy by removing a large amount of the state's money from circulation and redistributing it among his wealthiest campaign donors. No wonder he's so popular, right?

Yet, despite his alleged popularity, he was given only seven minutes on an off night when everyone's attention was on the keynote speakers of Governor Chris Christie and Ann Romney. Heck, they didn't even announce his appearance until days after the keynote speakers had been named. When Walker was finally announced, it was with a lot of other minor players.

Not exactly the way one would treat a superstar, is it?

By all accounts on the left and right, Walker's speech was pedestrian and barely functional. Many described him as flat and not very inspirational at all. I had heard some opine that it was because he wasn't the center of attention and that he's not much of a team player.

But what if Walker's poor showing was because there was something else occupying his mind and making him worried? And I don't think that something was his failings as a job creator or his failure to reduce the deficit, balance the budget or keep taxes down.

Now, let's not forget that Tim Russell had to get himself a public defender, and it appeared that a plea bargain might be in the works for that case. Could it be that such a deal is imminent or even already made?

I haven't heard or seen anything that would confirm that something else is about to pop in the ongoing Walkergate investigation. But judging by the increased level of worrying by Walker and his supporters and their need to lay the ground work for a defense of Walker by making him seem more popular than his is and libeling the investigation, and the obvious attempts by the Republicans to separate themselves from Walker, it would seem like there is a good chance of something coming down and coming soon.

Now wouldn't that make a lovey Labor Day present?

Paul Ryan & Scott Walker Disgust Me!

When the Janesville GM Plant closed it ended an era that went back to the original opening of the plant in 1919! It's official closing date was December 23, 2008 - Merry Christmas Janesville!

President Obama while elected in a landslide November 2008, was Inaugerated January 21st, 2009.

Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.) even knows the hard times that the closing heaped on the city and surrounding  area's because he supposedly has many "friends" affected.  

 A lot of guys I went to high school with worked at that GM plant. Right there at that plant, candidate Obama said: “I believe that if our government is there to support you … this plant will be here for another hundred years.”  That’s what he said in 2008. Well, as it turned out, that plant didn’t last another year.  It is locked up and empty to this day.  And that’s how it is in so many towns today, where the recovery that was promised is nowhere in sight.

 Yes do the math and read the quote and you realize what an incredible POS Paul Ryan really is!   The closing of that plant severely effected many families.   The Pure devastation to some families is documented in the film As Goes Janesville! 










All of the pain and suffering that that plant closed and now Paul Ryan is lying about it and using it as a way to gain political capital. That shows the complete disdain he has for the middle class, and the people of the 1st congressional district.
To make matters worse, his good friend and political sell out Scott Walker, couldn't wait to throw the people of Janesville under the bus also and help his good friend Pink Slip Paul out. However he made a major mistake when we stepped to the mic with Rachel Maddow who is far and away his intellectual superior:

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Sorry Scooter your not on Fox & Friends anymore!

The complete lack of morals and character that allows them to lie about something so important to the people of Wisconsin shows that they are even worse people and have worse character than I ever imagined! They disgust me!