Scott Walker Named No. 1 Scariest Governor

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From AlterNet - The 10 Scariest GOP Governors: Bringing a Radical Right-Wing Agenda To a State Near You.

AlterNet Excerpt:
Still, the bill passed, Walker's still in charge, and he's been taking aim at those who could defeat him. He got his way with a vicious voter ID bill and his budget cuts hit everything from the state university to the public schools to the state's health care program, one of the best in the country. He targeted rural broadband, people with disabilities and reproductive health care, and he's even messing with craft beer. (He really should know better on that one, but it seems there isn't a fight Walker's unwilling to pick.)

One of the biggest differences between the Right and Left is this. When the Right reads an article like this one sharply criticizing their kind - Republicans want to run them for president. When the Left reads an article like this one sharply criticizing one of their kind - Democrats want to impeach him in the Inquirer. What is THAT all about?

Read full story here.

Walworth Republican Attempting To Choke Abrahamson Out Of Chief Justice

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Prompted by either an apparent lack of respect for women or elders, FitzWalkerstan Repcon rubberstamp Tyler August has injected himself into the operations of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He authored a constitutional amendment that would change how Wisconsin’s Supreme Court chief justice is determined.

Wheeler Report Excerpt:
The bill, currently known as LRB 2018/1, would modify the state’s constitution to require a peer election among the seven justices to select the chief justice, rather than being based on seniority.

“The leader of Wisconsin’s highest court should not simply be who has been there the longest,” said August. “The chief justice should be a consensus builder who has the respect of their fellow justices.”

Big Ante Gamers Pay-To-Play With Walker

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The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign filed a complaint with the state Government Accountability Board, in which the group found 10 donors to Walker's campaign donated more than the $10,000 state limit for individual contributions to gubernatorial candidates.

JS Online Excerpt:
One of the Walker donors listed in the complaint is Ted Nickel, who was appointed by Walker to be the state insurance commissioner.

But Katie McCallum, a spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Wisconsin and Walker's campaign, said that one of the contributions listed as coming from Nickel should have been attributed to Nickel's wife and that the report will be corrected to reflect that.

I remember the days when right-wing loons would go into a spasmodic dance anytime Jim Doyle would receive a $63 Packer ticket or a campaign donation anywhere near the maximum, let alone to go over. God forbid.

With only six months into it, we're barely skipping rocks over the surface of Walker's cesspool of corruption and still getting slimed.

J.P. Cullen - True Colors

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Today's True Colors Entry - Changing The Way We Do Business

JP Cullen & Sons

Contact: David Cullen. Previously served on the WMC board of directors.

Through their aptly named pre-referendum services, JP Cullen has actively campaigned for "yes" votes to increase local taxes in modest Wisconsin communities for projects they fully expected to bid on while simultaneously opening an inside track to structural needs assessments, governmental agencies and specialized project information. It is for these reasons paving the way for privileged insider knowledge why I believe JP Cullen holds a tremendous bidding advantage over competitors for local school district and public utility construction projects.

Yet despite proudly advocating for tax increases, JP Cullen was one of two board members of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance that paid no corporate state income taxes over a two-year period, according to this article by One Wisconsin.

Political contributions recorded by JP Cullen for Scott Walker totaled $3,950. JB Van Hollen scored $4,250. Evan Wynn picked up $550. Joe Knilans - $300.

Political Contributions: (2009 to date)

REPUBLICAN $13,900
DEMOCRATIC $8,450 Source

Rating: FJ$ (7/6/11) LEGEND

Recalls With Zombies

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Saw this list reposted at Cognitive Dissidence and thought it too good to pass up. With a few added hightlights and links.

Recall Names and Dates

2nd Senate District Republican Robert Cowles faces a recall: REAL DEMOCRAT:Nancy Nusbaum
FAKE DEMOCRAT: Otto Junkermann
Primary is July 12, General is August 9

8th Senate District Republican Alberta Darling faces a recall: REAL DEMOCRAT: Sandy Pasch
FAKE DEMOCRAT: Gladys Huber
Primary is July 12, General is August 9

10th Senate District Republican Sheila Harsdorf faces a recall: REAL DEMOCRAT: Shelly Moore
FAKE DEMOCRAT: Isaac Weix
Primary is July 12, General is August 9

14th Senate District Republican Luther Olsen faces a recall: REAL DEMOCRAT: Fred Clark
FAKE DEMOCRAT: Rol Church
Primary is July 12, General is August 9

18th Senate District Republican Randy Hopper faces a recall: REAL DEMOCRAT: Jess King
FAKE DEMOCRAT: John Buckstaff
Primary is July 12, General is August 9

32nd Senate District Republican Dan Kapanke faces a recall: REAL DEMOCRAT: Jennifer Shilling
FAKE DEMOCRAT: James Smith
Primary is July 12, General is August 9

For the Democratic recalls:

12th Senate District Democrat Jim Holperin faces a recall: Primary for two Republican candidates is July 19, General is August 16

22nd Senate District Democrat Bob Wirch faces a recall: Primary for two Republican candidates is July 19, General is August 16

30th Senate District Democrat Dave Hansen faces a recall: General is July 19 (no primary is needed)

Corporate Socialism Defined

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Yet another story about private enterprise using government to either subsidize or guarantee their free market risks by shifting potential losses onto the backs of somebody else

Assembly Bill 182 puts the lord back in landlord.

Gazette Radio Working To Cover Up Partisan Image

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First they dumped Tea Party bomb thrower Dan Conry. (Rumor through the vines said he resigned) Now they're cutting out the Laura Ingraham Show from their weekday night-time schedule. It won't matter. Because no matter how absent of political discourse or "soft" they'll try to project themselves, Bliss Com is the top messaging purveyor of the anti-education, middle-class busting, tax cut the rich, low-wage conservatism agenda in Rock County. You don't lose your religion by simply hiding the cross.

Video: Zerban Delivers "Hands Off Medicare" Signatures To Ryan

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ADDITIONAL READING: Ryan's War On Women