Sean Duffy's Paycheck More Important Than American Soldiers

Reality start Sean Duffy gets hammered in this video by DCCC:



I would love to see Duffy actually come face to face with one of our brave men and women and tell them they need to sacrifice more because he just can't make it on $174,000 a year.

Walker Is Not The Only Nixonian Republican In Fitzwalkerstan

It's already been pointed out that Scott Walker has more than a passing similarity to Richard Nixon.

There is the obvious Watergate - Walkergate connection.

John Dean, who served as counsel to Nixon, also did an analysis of Walker's personality and behaviors. He found that Walker out-Nixons Nixon, which comes as no surprise to anyone in Fitzwalkerstan.

But Walker isn't the only one with a Nixonian twist to them.

If the gentle reader will remember, at the Republican convention, Paul Ryan was introduced by Steve King. As xoff reports at the Paul Ryan Watch, King is not a good guy by any stretch of the imagination, and was Nixon's thug enforcer.

It is becoming increasingly impossible to believe that anyone could stick up for these reprobates, much less vote for them.

The Walker Budget Keeps On Working! Part CXLV

Just in time for Labor Day, we find that Scott Walker and his budget is continuing to be the death knell for even more jobs. This time, 200 iron workers are victims of his ruinous agenda:

Brillion Iron Works, a division of Evansville, Ind.-based Accuride Corp., is cutting 198 jobs in Brillion — including 184 hourly and 14 salaried positions — on Saturday.

The company in a statement Thursday said slowing demand in its core industrial markets is behind the move.

The company will still employ 584 workers in Brillion following those layoffs, which should allow it to meet its committments to customers the remainder of the year.

Brillion Iron Works said it will maintain seven work crews, instead of 11, and eliminate the majority of its temporary salaried positions.

This is sickening. With just two days warning, 200 people have had their lives thrown into complete turmoil just because Walker sold the state a false bill of goods and is systematically ruining our state.

He cannot get indicted soon enough.

Paul Ryan: The Fast And The Spurious

One of the very first details that came out about Paul Ryan is that he is very big into physical fitness and one of his passions is running.

It is also known that he is a pathological liar, second only to Scott Walker.

Now those two worlds have come together.

In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, he made an amazing claim:

HH: That’s okay. Hey, in high school, what did you do in high school? Were you a speech and debate guy? Were you a bandie? What were you?

PR: No, I was student government and athletics, honor society, you know, that kind of thing. I was kind of a combination. I was class president my junior year, I was the school board rep my senior year. I lettered in varsity, you know, my first year in high school, mostly soccer and track. I was a distance runner and a soccer player. So kind of well-rounded. I can’t, I can play a cowbell. That’s about it for instruments.

HH: Are you still running? 

PR: Yeah, I hurt a disc in my back, so I don’t run marathons anymore. I just run ten miles or yes.

HH: But you did run marathons at some point?

PR: Yeah, but I can’t do it anymore, because my back is just not that great.

HH: I’ve just gotta ask, what’s your personal best?

PR: Under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something.

HH: Holy smokes. All right, now you go down to Miami University…

PR: I was fast when I was younger, yeah.

Impressive, right? He is claiming he ran in a number of marathons and that his best time was under three hours. That would mean keeping up a pace of seven minutes per mile for the entire 26 miles. I've had cars that couldn't do that.

Only thing is, well, he was lying his running shoes off:

It turns out Paul Ryan has not run a marathon in less than three hours—or even less than four hours.

A spokesman confirmed late Friday that the Republican vice presidential candidate has run one marathon. That was the 1990 Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, where Ryan, then 20, is listed as having finished in 4 hours, 1 minute, and 25 seconds.

Whoa! Suddenly we went from a number of marathons to just one and then added more than an hour to his originally stated time. Still, it's more than I could do. (Or would want to for that much. I have a car for when I want to go 26 miles.)

In the grand scheme of things, lying about the number of races he ran in or what his best time was is not really a big deal.

The only thing is that this isn't an isolated incident.

There is the now famous lie he told in which he tried to blame President Obama for the closing of the auto plant in Janesville, even though the closing happened before Obama was even took office.

There is also the one about how his budget plan will save Medicare and how it will save taxpayers money. Heck, even the guy who came up with the plan doesn't buy that one.

And who could forget the one where Ryan said that he'd never ever ask for stimulus funds...except when he did.

And remember how he tried to distance himself after Todd Akin's infamous gaffe about legitimate rape? I don't know why, since he's voted for and/or sponsored more than his fair share of misogynistic bills in his time.

And feel free to laugh in his face if he claims that he is a Packers fan.

So the lesson here, gentle reader, is that you can't believe anything that comes out of Paul Ryan's mouth. And whatever you do, don't get him going on fishing:

Is it any wonder that they are starting to refer to him as Lyin' Ryan?

Help Save The Eschweiler Buildings!

This past Friday, the Friends of the Monarch Trail hosted a Blue Moon Event on the county grounds in Wauwatosa.  The event was a smashing success:

When all the parking spaces at the Milwaukee County Parks building were full up, people started parking on the peripheries. And when they filled up, they started parking along the drive, until it was full, too.

So, you'd have to call it a capacity crowd Friday night for the Friends of the Monarch Trail's Blue Moon Party.

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As the tour groups reached the Eschweilers, they learned the principal reason for Agnew's efforts in the face of all that development.

Flanking the Eschweiler Buildings on east and west are two groves, where each fall flotillas of monarchs stop to roost in clusters on the trees. It's only one of only four such annual roosting sites known in eastern Wisconsin, according to scientists at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Protecting that phenomenon of nature has become a passion and an obsession for Agnew and others who have joined her cause.

The article also mentions the Eschweiler buildings and how the Mandel Group, a private land developer, wants to raze most, if not all of the buildings and put up 192 apartments.  This would be a tragedy on many levels.  Not only would it add to the desecration of the only remaining pristine land in Milwaukee County, it would greatly endanger the Monarch Trail and the butterfly habitat.  It could also put Milwaukee County taxpayers in harm's way since the buildings have been designated as historical landmarks.

Fortunately, just as the Friends of the Monarch Trail are striving to save the butterfly's habitat, there is a movement to save the Eschweiler Buildings.  They are part of the County Grounds Coalition and have set up a website as well as a Facebook page to inform people of the peril of the buildings and the importance of saving them.

They have also started an online petition to show support for the preservation of these historic and priceless buildings. and are encouraging people to attend the next meeting of the Wauwatosa Common Council at which they are expected to discuss and vote on the future of the buildings and the Monarch habitat.  Please show your support and tell the Wauwatosa Common Council that there are things more important than pandering to wealthy land developers.

Why Clint Eastwood And His Empty Chair Was Political Genius

As I'm sure the gentle reader is already aware of, the Republicans made a bold move to have a special guest speaker on the last night of their convention. The guest speaker was Clint Eastwood who did a peculiar routine with an empty chair and a make believe President Barack Obama. Here is an abridged version of his stunt:



If you really want to see the full 12-minute version, click here.

The reactions were mixed, but trended to the negative.

The people that did like it were the socially and emotionally disfunctional ones like Dad29, who also thinks the answer to everything is to buy more ammo.

Another fan of Eastwood's performance is the Las Vegas Badger, who also thinks that actors and actresses shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion. Of course, since he only has this issue when it comes to liberal women, it could be that he is simply a hypocritical misogynist.

Scott Walker thought that the stunt was cringe-worthy. Other Republicans also wasted no time in backpedaling from Eastwood's bizarre routine.

But for all their hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing, the undeniable truth is that they all gave him a standing ovation when he was done. Not exactly what you would call a thumbs down.

The Democrats and liberals, which aren't always the same thing, were having a field day panning the routine.

Zach Wisniewski opined that Eastwood won a bet on how badly he screwed over Mitt Romney, and said, "started out as a train wreck and quickly turned into an unmitigated disaster,and his speech tonight will likely go down in history as one of the worst nominee lead-ins of all time."

I respectfully disagree with Zach and others who think that Eastwood hurt Romney. If anything, I think it helped him. Reince Priebus probably new that it would take a crazy old man yelling at an empty chair to make Romney look normal.

Too bad for them that even this attempt at boosting Romney's normalcy didn't pan out. The whole convention, a week of pomp and circumstance to anoint their chosen one, failed to give him even the slightest of bumps in the polls.

Hell, if it wasn't for Eastwood, Romney probably would have continued to lose ground as he's been doing since he doubled down on dumb by selecting Ryan as a running mate. And no, not that kind of running, mate.

The Walker Budget Keeps Working! Part CXLIV

In May 2012, Scott Walker announced his secret, year-old plan to "Transform Milwaukee." He said at the time that he was going to turn his laser-sharp focus on job creation on Milwaukee and rebuild it as the manufacturing capitol of the world.

Well, his budget and polices are taking stronger root and he can honestly claim that he did transform Milwaukee. But just not in the way he said he would:

The brisk pace of manufacturing activity in the Milwaukee area has slowed considerably in the past two months, according to a report today by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

August’s seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 42.9, a big drop from 46.7 in July. A PMI above 50 indicates growth, while a reading below 50 means the industry is generally declining.

The index had been above 50 for three years, until July’s index showed the sector is declining. The PMI was at 60.2 in June.

Sad to say, it's not just Milwaukee that is feeling the Walker effect either. His policies are so bad that it has spread throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois:

Manufacturing in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois shrank in August for only the second time in three years, with new orders declining and production slowing.

That's according to data from a monthly survey of manufacturers released Friday by Marquette University and the local chapter of the Institute for Supply Management.

The survey's index measuring industrial health was 42.9, down from 46.7 in July and much lower than a 60.2 reading in June.

An index score above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 indicates declining conditions. It was the second time the area's seasonally adjusted index fell below 50 since July 2009.

At this pace, it'll be a wonder if any of us has jobs by the time Walker is up for reelection.

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.

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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.