Walker's Days Numbered

[Nbadan]

Looks like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has a big federal target on his back, and now they've given immunity to his spokesman and two supporters......can't be good for Walker....lets hope the Judge doesn't have any relatives who are teachers in Wisconsin....

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) spokesman, plus two supporters, have now been granted immunity in the ongoing campaign finance investigation of former aides to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), from Walker's time as Milwaukee County Executive.

WisPolitics reports:

The spokesman, Cullen Werwie, also served as deputy communications director for Walker's gubernatorial campaign.

Rose Ann Dieck, a retired teacher and Milwaukee County Republican party activist, and Kenneth Lucht, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, have also been granted immunity in matters "still under inquiry" through the secret probe, according to the judge overseeing the case.

The judge stressed that a grant of immunity "does not necessarily mean, imply or infer that those witnesses are suspected of, or guilty of, any criminal wrongdoing."

TPM

[Nbadan]

Walker is a perfect example that conservatism principals in a recession don't work, but not only do they not work, they actually shrink your economy..

“If we don’t make changes today, the future looks grim. Parks will close, bus routes will end and families in distress will not get the help they need. Our Milwaukee will grow smaller and smaller as people and companies leave.”

Those are the words of a conservative group describing the Milwaukee that then County Executive Scott Walker left behind on his climb to the Governor’s mansion in Wisconsin. This secret report was buried before the 2010 election, and only comes up now in light of new numbers released today that show the average household income in Wisconsin dropping over the past ten years, with Milwaukee dropping severely.

Republicans are always suggesting that they know how to create jobs and as executives they bring business know-how to mysteriously fix things in ways that economists don’t agree with but are right because their wealth and success are render their opinion unassailable. They claim that they know how to woo companies, but as the above quote illustrates to clearly, these claims are not substantiated by reality.

Governor Walker has made austerity for the middle class and poor a drum beat of “shared sacrifices” with all of the implied moral superiority suggesting that the lazy and en led must finally pay the piper, and he has gotten away with this narrative because his record as a job creator and fiscal conservative hasn’t been well examined. As part of his campaign platform, Walker said he would create 250,000 jobs in his first term through tax cuts for businesses that would reduce the cost of labor, which would ultimately promote consumer demand and more job growth, and yet, Wisconsin lost 2,300 jobs in the month of August under Walker.

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For all the Obama and other democrats have been getting over a lack of job creation, why aren't economist calling out wing-nuts like Walker for the problems in their states? And just how pissed will voters be at the GOP in Wisconsin on Nov 2012

[ElNono]

Christie isn't doing much better in the jobs department...