Scott Walker

All I know is what I read in the papers

September 16, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Headline: Former Walker aide Archer says she has done nothing wrong

A former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker said in a sharply worded email Thursday that "I have done absolutely nothing wrong" in connection with an FBI raid of her Madison home. -- Journal Sentinel.

So what makes Cindy Archer a "former" top aide to Walker?  She is still on the state payroll, albeit it in a slight less visible job which pays somewhat less than deputy of DOA.

There's no "former" about it.  She is still a key player in Walker's administration.  Wallker does not deserve a pass. 

UPDATE:  It turns out that all Walker knows is what he reads in the papers, too, he says:

Obviously, we'll be paying attention if anything more comes up, but what I know personally right now is what I've seen and read published in papers or on media reports. - Gov. Scott Walker, asked about his knowledge surrounding a search of the home of his former aide.

If he doesn't know any more, it's because he doesn't want to know and is being careful not to ask any questions.

 

Quote, unquote

September 6, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

"Wisconsin is home to a world class workforce. Our outstanding workers are the  single most valuable and important asset we have when attempting to attract and  retain employers in Wisconsin." -- Scott Walker on Labor Day, as told to George Orwell.

Rumor has it

September 2, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

That in the great turnout of GOP luminaries turning out for Labor Day Parades, you might expect Scott Fitzgerald and Jeff Fitzgerald in the parade in Randolph. I couldn't possibly confirm or deny whether they'll be there. If they show up I assume that people will make them feel welcome.

Battle's just beginning over proposed open pit iron ore mine

August 27, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Gogebic Taconite spent about $115,000 in the last six months to lobby on behalf of its proposed open pit iron ore mine on the Penokee range in Ashland and Iron Counties.

State Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar), who represents the area, says it was "a complete waste of money," according to this Ashland Current article by Bill Lueders.

Jauch argues that Gogebic and its hired allies “ended up alienating the public and confusing the Legislature,” by demanding too much on too short a timeline. He believes the company has “tainted the environment” for future progress, raising the hackles even of local officials who are supportive of the mine.

That may be true --to a point. The company wanted to shorten the approval process for a mine from several years to 300 days, eliminating a lot of environmental protection and citizen input in the process. Gogebic clearly overreached.

The Scott Walker Reading Club: Inadvertently subverting our kids with leftist ideas

August 27, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

SeussicalWhile protesters shouted "shame" and "recall" outside the building Friday, Gov. Scott Walker read a Dr. Seuss book to a group of elementary pupils at Milwaukee Messmer Preparatory Catholic School. It was a perfect example of a politician who thinks he knows what's going on and what he's doing, but who really has no clue.

In the Seuss book, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!", a young boy explores geometrical and abstract landscapes, winding up in "The Waiting Place", described as a realm where everyone is always waiting for something to happen. It is implied that time does not pass in the Waiting Place.

While the protesters are waiting and working for Walker to go away sooner than later, the initially right-wing activist Walker himself now seems to be waiting for Godot, as a vast political chasm presents itself to him. That will be a long wait, so maybe Walker should pray the protesters mercifully will have their way, instead.