I disagree to this extent. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story discloses more than $500,000 from a variety of hedge fund ceos an companies to the Fund for Growth that had never been identified before not to mention a $700,000 contribution from a mining company, which got a break on environmental rules from Walker and the Republican Legislature just weeks after Walker won the recall. Those donations, up until now, were secret because it uses a 501 c 4 structure. That is just downright wrong. If a company is going to spend $700,000 on a candidate, then voters have a right to know that, particularly when the company is seeking legislation. I am not say it is illegal. It isnât. But these outfits are funneling millions of dollars into political campaigns to get something from their guys if they are elected. The other side does it too and it is just as wrong to keep those donations secret. Trust me, if they change the rules and force disclosure, you will see a lot of this money dry up. And, if it doesnât, fine. At least we will know who owns the politicians and for how much.
At this point, Iâd say âyou would find that any Republican⌠to either be corrupt, crooked, or both.â
There: Fixed it.
Iâm hopeful Bob McDonnell wonât let us down either.
Enjoy your brief stay, EGbeej
Now that itâs become more obvious what kind of evidence Judge Randa ordered the John Doe prosecutors to destroy, is it wrong to imagine Judge Randa jolted awake in the middle of the night by fear of legal consequences for his own actions?
ââŚwe the Troll EG/Libs have posted using a sock.â
Corrected for accuracy.
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That âbenchâ sure seems to be getting lighter.LOL!!!
As long as the votes are honestly counted and, as Waukesha proved, honestly collected in a timely manner.
âŚand at least one entered office as a crook.
Unless Scallia puts one of those uppity liberal women in a choke hold like Prosser. Perhaps then will notice
As long as the evidence always points to someoneâs hand in the cookie jar, you wonât get the big cheese on anything.
Itâs good to be the king.
This is snark, right?
Itâs the beej/libs/eg/etc/etc troll. Itâs an authentically pathological sociopath that plays whack-a-troll with the moderators. It is a laughable, pitiable wretch, but itâs mean-spirited nature is offensive and cartoonish all at once.
The biggest problem is that there are little to no penalties if a candidate does coordinate with one of the outside groups.
Maybe if the law was changed so that a candidate found guilty of coordinating was removed from office we would see less of this kind of crap.
The problem is with so many facing legal problems, it isnât causing a stir among the base. Its something of a badge of honor now to many of them.
Unless its revealed that some of the money was going directly to him illegally, then he wonât face any legal consequences.
Walker is in trouble, however,but I fear that the charges are going to be too esoteric for many people to follow.
The slow drip, drip, drip is what will do the damage. Eventually, even the ânot paying attentionâ majority will hear of the never ending corruption of the GOP elected governors. There was actually coverage of Perryâs woes on the MSM news here in CA. Letâs hope WI gets out and votes.
Adds to the general air of corruption that surrounds Walker and several of the other GOP Governors. Heâs neck and neck with Dem. candidate Mary Burke, who has been running something of a stealth campaign in the north and west of the state, where the rural vote might surprise the GOP in November. His decision on medicaid expansion might come back to bite him. He survived the recall in part because people simply couldnât make the leap in the absence of clear criminality (polls indicate he wouldâve lost if the election was held 2-3 months earlier) but in a regular election I think enough people are going to decide heâs too much trouble for too little return.
How corrupt is the Wisconsin GOP? Consider Brad Schimming, GOP Attorney General candidate and current DA of Waukesha County, who basically said âQuid Pro Quo is what itâs all about, Baby!â when asked about charges against Rep. Joel Kleefisch, who custom wrote a bill for a wealthy donor capping child support payments at 250k a year, withdrawn after it came to light. Heâs the husband of Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. Schimmingâs comment is oddly similar to Federalist Fed Judge Rudy Randa, who, trying to derail the John Doe, ruled for WI Club For Growth and suggested they should be commended for finding a work-around to current campaign laws.
My guess is Burke by 4 points, +/-.
EDIT/Correction: How corrupt is the WI GOP? I confused AG candidate Brad Schimmel with Brian Schimming, âUnpaidâ WI GOP Vice-chair who frequently guest hosts on WISN 1130, the local AM Talk station that functions as a wholly-owned entity of the Party, regularly donating hundreds of hours in free advertising. Thatâs how corrupt the WI GOP is.
Wisconsin - the Mississippi of the Midwest. Dead last in economic growth across the entire region. This corrupt incompetent embarrassment of a Governor is largely responsible for the increasing mediocrity of a state that used to be a progressive leader.
Scott is trying to compete with Mississippi and other Tea Party states with lower taxes, weaker schools, poor infrastructure, rampant privatization. Problem is anyone who is going to move to a state like this is going to head south where the climate is warmer. Meanwhile some of the sharpest and most talented, and upwardly mobile, Wisconsinites are leasing for more progressive states with better economic growth.
This is a pivotal election for the state of Wisconsin; and Iâm afraid they will stick with the corrupt idiot they know. If they do once my youngest is out of high school and off to college Iâll be looking to move myself⌠Iâm losing patience.