Monday, November 23, 2009

When Would Be A Good Time, Mr. Walker?

The impeccable Emily Mills' take on Scott Walker being opposed to equality for all Milwaukee County citizens:

Open Memo to Milwaukee County Executive / Candidate for Governor Scott Walker:

You recently vetoed a measure that would have granted same-sex domestic partner benefits to county employees, arguing that, “At a time when we are seeking concessions from employees in both wages and benefits, it is improper that Milwaukee County grant new benefits to any class of employees.”

So when would be a good time for you?

I don’t see you asking that heterosexual couples give up any of their benefits in order to help balance the budget (well, aside from your desire to just cut and/or privatize some of their jobs).

Gov. Doyle, by no means the greatest governor that ever governed, was able to see the inherent justice in at least insuring partnership benefits to those currently denied equal marriage rights in Wisconsin. But you, Walker, don’t seem terribly concerned with the fact that some of your fellow citizens have little to no access to some of their most basic rights. Worse still, you appear to be hiding behind the current fiscal crisis to cover for what I suspect has more to do with either bigotry on your part, or at very least a desire to pander to bigoted voters.

That’s not someone I’m interested in having become governor of my state.

3 comments:

  1. People like Scott Walker know what's best for *everybody*. We need to get back to religion and listen more to Billy Graham's message...(says Palin who Walker is courting). Sarcasm off.

    I believe this veto had more to do with pandering to the religious right...but he's too afraid to say it...so he's hiding behind the budget. Someone should ask him directly if he would support domestic partner benefits if he thought there was enough money.

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  2. Someone should ask him directly if he would support domestic partner benefits if he thought there was enough money.

    Good question. Another one would be why he can't build a budget with it in it?

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