Scott Walker

Cognitive Dissonance Dept.: Walker, other Wisconsin Repubs think conservative gun owners will have their backs

November 9, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Many progressives have spent much energy noting the enormous ambiguity in the Wisconsin Republican message on guns. That message, of course, is that it's now basically okay for citizens to carry concealed weapons into, among many other places, the State Capitol where Republican lawmakers work. Yet early in the year, Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP legislative leadership temporarily had metal detectors installed at Capitol entrances when protesters arrived to complain about the GOP union-busting bill and other goofball legislation. Keeping the metal detectors in place would kind of kill the concept of concealed carry, wouldn't it?

But in the knuckle-drag region of the Republican mind, there's apparently no inconsistency at all.

The ultimate Catch-22: To get a photo ID card to vote, you need -- a photo ID card

November 8, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

So you need a photo ID to be able to vote to recall Scott Walker, or to be able to vote in the spring elections for local offices and judges?

Better start now, because the odds stacked heavily are against you.

It turns out that what you may need to get a photo ID in Wisconsin is -- ready for this? -- a photo ID.

Here's the Government Accountability Board's list of what is acceptable ID at the polls under the new law:

•A Wisconsin DoT-issued driver license

•A Wisconsin DoT-issued identification card

•An identification card issued by a U.S. uniformed service

• A U.S. passport

•An unexpired identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin DoT.

•An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin

•An unexpired identification card issued by a Wisconsin-accredited university or college that contains the following: Date of Issuance, signature of Student, expiration date not later than two years after Date of Issuance.

What Happened To Scott Walker, Eagle Scout?

November 8, 2011 by The Political E...

Q & A:

Q. How does this person, Scott Walker  - - 

"I know that throughout my career - first in the Legislature, then as county executive and now for the last 10 months as governor - I live by the standards I got from my parents," said Walker, whose father was a Baptist minister. "Certainly, they got me to the rank of Eagle Scout, and I continue to have that kind of integrity."

Q. Square with this person just a few years later   - -

His sophomore year, Walker ran for president of the Associated Students of Marquette University (ASMU, the former title for Marquette Student Government). He was accused of violating campaign guidelines on multiple occasions.

The Tribune reported then that he was found guilty of illegal campaigning two weeks before his candidacy became official. Later, a Walker campaign worker was seen placing brochures under doors at the YMCA. Door-to-door campaigning was strictly prohibited.