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the_archfiendWisconsin re-elected Walker?
Seriously?
The state just to the north of me decided to re-elect this putz despite his antics concerning the alleged reasons behind his budget "repair" bill and the wholesale assault on collective bargaining rights for public employees that followed, and other simply wonderful pieces of legislation including a voter photo ID bill (which, oddly enough, seemed to come before the closure of Wisconsin DMV offices in - shall we say - oddly convenient locations), repeal of the Wisconsin Equal Pay Enforcement Act and several bills attacking reproductive rights. And then there's his completely shame-free admission of why he's doing all this (not that a certain prank by the Buffalo Beast didn't already make that perfectly clear), as well the fun, fun stuff that political friends of his like David Prosser, John Koskinen, Darlene Wink, William Gardner and Tim Russell (among others mentioned in an older piece from Mother Jones) have done either directly or indirectly on his behalf.
In other words, Illinois may no longer have a singular reputation as a Midwestern state that produces phenomenally suspect governors, especially since the two-man Ryan and Blago clown show is now past tense.
Seriously?
The state just to the north of me decided to re-elect this putz despite his antics concerning the alleged reasons behind his budget "repair" bill and the wholesale assault on collective bargaining rights for public employees that followed, and other simply wonderful pieces of legislation including a voter photo ID bill (which, oddly enough, seemed to come before the closure of Wisconsin DMV offices in - shall we say - oddly convenient locations), repeal of the Wisconsin Equal Pay Enforcement Act and several bills attacking reproductive rights. And then there's his completely shame-free admission of why he's doing all this (not that a certain prank by the Buffalo Beast didn't already make that perfectly clear), as well the fun, fun stuff that political friends of his like David Prosser, John Koskinen, Darlene Wink, William Gardner and Tim Russell (among others mentioned in an older piece from Mother Jones) have done either directly or indirectly on his behalf.
In other words, Illinois may no longer have a singular reputation as a Midwestern state that produces phenomenally suspect governors, especially since the two-man Ryan and Blago clown show is now past tense.
