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And Don't Forget, Scott Walker's 250,000 Jobs Promise Had A Part Two

October 17, 2011 by The Political E...

That would be creating also 10,000 new businesses. That's what he said on very own campaign website, and since he has a poor personal relationship with facts, memory and follow-through, let's make sure we help him remember both parts of the big bumper-sticker promise that helped him win the Governorship.

Check it out for yerselves:

Scott Walker Unveils Plan to Bring 250,000 Jobs and 10,000 New Businesses to Wisconsin by 2015 Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tells Business Leaders “People Create Jobs, Not Government”

Madison – Scott Walker, Milwaukee County executive and candidate for governor, announced today at the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) Gubernatorial Candidate Forum his ambitious plan to bring 250,000 jobs and 10,000 new businesses to Wisconsin by 2015....

Hidden Agendas In Wisconsin Jobs Bills Replay "Budget Repair" Feint

October 16, 2011 by The Political E...

Beware Walkerites bearing jobs.

And always look past the gift-wrapping.

Remember that Scott Walker began his first year as Governor by offering the infamous "Budget-Repair Bill," his so-called "modest proposal" which was meant to wipe out 50 years of public employee collective bargaining.

Justifying the deception, Walker falsely claimed he had campaigned on that anti-union plan, only admitting the truth when challenged, under oath, before a Congressional committee.

But the pattern was established. Make stuff up, spin it and stick with it.

It was an exercise in Power Politics 101, backed by majorities in both legislative houses and a compliant, 4-3 pro-business and conservative majority on the state Supreme Court.

Medicaid Hearing Wednesday A Test Of Walker Vs. The 99%

October 16, 2011 by The Political E...

(originally posted Sunday) Scott Walker's proposed cuts to Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of lower-income Wisconsin residents  and a hearing about them Wednesday in Madison will be a test of the strength of the 99% to overcome the venality and thoughtlessness of the 1% with power and money and privilege.

I wonder if the architect of these changes, Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith, will officiate?

This may be your only change to ask an actual former Heritage Foundation fellow a question.

(editorial note: this replaces an earlier version with a typo in the headline and URL. My apologies for any confusion.)

What Was Most-Read On This Blog Last Week

October 15, 2011 by The Political E...

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All In For The Walker Recall Oct 11, 2011

The Republican chaos engine

October 14, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

The thing to keep in mind when dealing with modern Republicans is that they depend heavily on two tactics: One of those tactics can best be described as a sophisticated version of the childhood retort: "I know you are, but what am I?" That's the effective GOP response when, for example, critics accurately note that Republican administrations tend to run high deficits and enact tax giveaways for special interests that make those deficits worse.

The second tactic, which is really just a psychological means of dealing with their own hypocrisy, is when Republicans project their own behaviors and motives onto the opposition. In short, Republicans are willful dissemblers but also, deeper down, in denial of their own dysfunction and inadequacy -- and quite willing to fantasize that it's always the other guy's fault. Projection increasingly is the psycho-glue that holds their fractured party and ideology together.