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List of particulars

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

scottCOLOR List of particularsThis cartoon, obviously, was done in advance of the recall election in which Walker prevailed.  There’s plenty of Monday-morning quarterbacking going on, so here’s mine:  A major factor in the failure of the recall was that a majority of voters never saw a recall as a legitimate vehicle for addressing their grievances.  Most people in exit polls said the only legitimate reason to recall a politician was if they’d done something criminal, even though the state constitution says a recall can be held for any reason that motivates enough people to sign a petition.  Lacking “high crimes and misdemeanors” even people who don’t like Walker voted for him, because they didn’t like the recall effort itself.

Tags: collective bargaining, recall, recall election, Scott Walker, special election, unions, wisconsin
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Kaboom

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

bombCOLOR KaboomWe in the cheesehead state knew there were a lot of recall signatures being collected, but the 1 million delivered surpassed most expectations.  Certainly some percentage will be thrown out, but there will be far more than enough left standing.  The process still has a long way to go, but the clock is ticking, governor……

Tags: 1 million recall signatures, governor walker, recall, Scott Walker, wisconsin
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Papers, please

Friday, December 9th, 2011

freeCOLOR Papers, pleaseThat’s right:  After stripping collective bargaining rights from most public workers (and other egregious actions too numerous to mention) Wisconsin’s boy governor has taken steps to limit the first amendment rights of those outraged by his initial stripping of rights.  This guy is all about consolidating power and he has no shame.  Hopefully, pending a successful recall, he will soon also have no governorship.

Tags: first amendment, protests, recall, Scott Walker
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The croc’s ticking

Friday, November 18th, 2011

crocCOLOR The crocs tickingI always  enjoy it when state politics leak over into the national consciousness.  The recent vote in Ohio repealing radical curbs on public unions may have been a harbinger for Wisconsin.  Gov. Walker is unpopular and now the recall clock is ticking…..

Tags: collective bargaining, public employees, recall, Scott Walker, unions
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On Wisconsin

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Wisconsin unions take a big hitThe Supreme Court decision was not surprising, but still it was demoralizing.  The deck is stacked against workers, with the governor, court and legislature all in the hands of Republicans hell bent on decimating a Democratic power base.  With the bargaining fight behind us, the state looks to the recall elections slated for Republicans who have supported this attack on workers.

Tags: collective bargaining, Scott Walker, state workers, unions
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Pyrrhic victory

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Scott Walker is a winner, just like Charlie SheenWhile winning in the short term, Wisconsin’s Scott Walker has awakened sleeping activists that have a memory.  It’s a long time until Jan. of 2012, but it seems that the drive to recall Walker and other legislators is not going away.

Tags: Charlie Sheen, Duh, Scott Walker, winning, Wisconsin union busting
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Fodder

Monday, March 7th, 2011

volcanoBUZZ FodderWe in Wisconsin are all expected to share in budget cuts and sacrifices, some more than others.

Tags: far-right ideology, sacrifice, Scott Walker, Wisconsin budget
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I don’t know art…

Monday, February 21st, 2011

frameC I dont know art...As of this writing, Democrats from the state senate are still in seclusion and blocking a vote to effectively neuter public employee unions.  It is probably just delaying the inevitable, but it makes for dramatic political theater.

Tags: framing the issue, Scott Walker, union-busting
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Smells like victory

Friday, December 10th, 2010

winBUZZ Smells like victoryWisconsin’s governor-elect fulfills a campaign promise and rejects $810 million in federal funding that would have gone to building a midwest high-speed rail system connecting Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.  Our conservative warrior also rejected all the jobs and spin-off investments that would have gone with it.  States like California and Florida gleefully accept the money and realize why we’re called cheeseheads.

Tags: high speed rail, Scott Walker, turning down federal money, wisconsin
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