The Obligatory Why We Must Vote The Bums Out Post

I had considered to make this post just a republishing of the five reasons to recall Scott Walker, but I realized that it's a bit dated.  But I will try to make it succinct on why we need to reclaim Wisconsin.

Scott Walker


I could have listed all the reasons why Walker needs to be recalled, but by the time I got done listing them, I wouldn't be done before the polls closed and it wouldn't do you, gentle reader, a stitch of good.  So I will keep it down to three basics.

It's the Economy and Jobs, Stupid!

Just after taking office in 2011, Walker "dropped the bomb" on Wisconsin.  His bomb was the initial phase of his previously planned move to make Wisconsin a right-to-work-for-less state.  What he managed to do is take billions of dollars out of circulation so that he could pay back his wealthy campaign donors  And since 70% of the economy is made up of consumer spending, and by decreasing that spending, he's sent the state's economy into a downward spiral.

With the decreased demand which naturally comes from the decreased spending, thousands of businesses closed and tens of thousands more laid people off.  The increase in unemployment, which leads the nation, even if you use Walker's made up, unverified and unverifiable numbers.

And if reelected, Walker will pass the RTWFL law and even more people will lose their jobs and those that are lucky enough to hold onto theirs will see our salaries drop by an average of 5%, thereby accelerating a downward cycle.  And we don't need our salaries cut even more, but that is the path that Walker has already set us on.

Adding to our economic woes is the fact that, despite his false campaign statements, he has not cleared up the deficit or lowered taxes.  The deficit is actually higher than when he took office and he raised taxes on the poorest of the poor who can least afford taking all these cuts.

Our Rights

This is the part that would take forever to itemize.  Walker has not only waged war on workers rights, but also the rights of women, the elderly, the disabled, veterans, hunters and fishermen, students, college kids, microbrewers, the poor, and the unemployed.  For crying out loud, he went after every person in the state when he tried to restrict people from the People's House.  And don't even get me going on what he's done to democracy.

Corruption and Malfeasance

Many of the Walker apologists keep trying to argue that recalls should be only for illegal or unethical acts.  Besides the fact that that position is unconstitutional, we already have impeachment for those sorts of things.

But even this argument of theirs is weak, since Walker's has shown plenty of both.

He has been extremely maleficent in his overreach, his efforts to consolidate all the power in the state to his office, his attacks on our democracy and justice systems, and his movement to make this a corporately-owned state.

And for corruption, do we have to really go any further than his phone call with the phony David Koch, his cronyism, or that thing we all call Walkergate?  I mean, c'mon, the guy is on the verge of being indicted.  He has a better chance of surviving the recall than he does in avoiding indictment and incarceration.  Hell, I have a better chance of winning today's election than he does of avoiding criminal charges.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Regarding Kleefisch and her unworthiness, Recess Supervisor puts it quite plainly and harshly:

For lieutenant governor, one must seriously consider whether Rebecca Kleefisch is capable of doing anything other than putting on a plastic smile and spouting catchphrases - especially in light of Gov. Walker's potential legal issues.  The consensus opinion from those in and around the Capitol seems to be that she is not.  So why not do what many of those closest to the epicenter are doing - cast your vote for Walker, and then vote Mahlon Mitchell for lieutenant governor?  Mitchell doesn't have experience in elected office, but his career experience is certainly more in line with public service than someone who read cue cards for a living and thinks her relationship with Christ is a qualification for elected office.  

Indeed, to my mind, this is the bigger race.  If Barrett would contrive a way to lose this race, but Mitchell wins, it will be only a short time before we end up with Governor Mitchell.  That is something that I would love to see.

Scott Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald is clearly as inept, unethical and corrupt as Walker.  Not only is is he tied up in Walkergate by sharing his list of donors, but he's got a few scams of his own going on.  He's rigged a few scams of his own, including giving himself a big tax break for having "a farm" but is also rumored to be collecting his taxpayer-funded per diem and from his campaign fund for the same days and times and trips. There is also the illegal passage of the Act 10 bill and the attempts at giving our Northwoods aways to mining companies. And who could ever forget his tantrum on the senate floor regarding Kathleen Falk.

Compare that to Lori Compas, who has not only called him out on his misogynistic statements, but managed to keep her cool and use his words against him in one of the best commercials in the recall.  She has a solid grasp on how the real world works.  She will cast her votes as a senator with a clear conscious and a level head, unlike the greedy, power-hungry Fitzgerald.  She will help bring peace and prosperity back to the state, before the corporofascist regime of Fitzwalkerstan took over.

We need peace.  We need prosperity.  We need integrity and self-respect.  We won't get any of those things from Walker, Kleefisch or Fitzgerald.

Vote the bums out already, would ya?