Page 10 of Walker's "Plan"
Oh, Wisconsin.
First, the Republican candidate for Governor, Scott Walker, recently released a 68-page plan for economic recovery in Wisconsin.
Impressive, huh?
Well, maybe not. You see he released his in response to his Democratic opponent Tom Barrett’s 67-page plan, which was a serious outline to help jumpstart the struggling economy in Wisconsin. So Walker outdid him with a stunning 68-page plan. One page more–it must be better!
Unfortunately for the people of Wisconsin, Walker doesn’t take the problems of economic recovery there seriously and instead took this opportunity to act like a high school sophomore. You see, his 68-page plan is done in a huge font that, when condensed to a typical font, actually covers less than 4 pages. The plan is is full of slogans and fluff without any real depth of thought or planning. Walker was more interested in acting like the class clown than a chief executive. It is both idiotic and deceitful. Apparently, that is what the folks in cities and towns of the Badger State want in theeir governor. Walker is ahead of Barrett by 8 points.
Oh, Wisconsin.
And now there is the revealing of a plot involving the Wisconsin Republican Committee, the Koch Brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity and various Tea Party groups there to engage in the practice of voter caging in the upcoming elections. Voter caging involves targeting minority and student voters– typically Democratic voters– in certain areas and challenging their residency eligibility at the polls on election day. This forces the voter to then submit a provisional ballot which requires follow-up by the voter on the day after the election. It provides a false barrier that the voter must go over in order for their vote to be counted and as a result, many of the votes would go uncast. There is an on-going investigation into this episode.
Funny how the Tea Party which claims the Constitution (well, their interpretation of it) is the basis for their whole movement would try to deny and steal the right to vote of the citizens of Wisconsin. Sounds very un-American to me. Sounds like the oposite of freedom and liberty.
Oh, Wisconsin. I don’t mean to pick on your state. I know your situation is no different than most states in the country. It’s just your’s seems so typical of what is happening all over the country. Simpletons with nothing more than talking points, populist rhetoric and little substance leading in the polls. People like the Koch’s who manipulate the population like pawns on a chessboard and when that doesn’t seem enough, seek to steal the rights of those who might oppose them.
Let’s wake up, folks. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Put down your gadgets and toys and pay attention for once. There is a lot at stake here and you need to be part of the process.
Redtree Times 