Wow, he is such an asshole.

I really look forward to the day, not too far in the future, when the FBI frog-marches Walker past the TV cameras. I hope that they have him in leg irons.

Outrageous Muff: Say what you want about the man, he's committed to being the biggest dick in the history of dicks.

John Holmes died, but his disease infested dick lives on.

I wonder if at the end of each day, Scott Walker leaves the office chortling, "BWAHAHAHAHA"!

What happened to recalling him? I thought they had a million signatures or something.

I guess he figures if he is going to go down might as well go down hard.

Goddamn. It's like he's trying to be as evil as possible.

But wait, I was told by the Farkconservatives that after Walker busted to the unions he was able to use the money he saved to balance the budget and things had been sunshine and rainbows ever since fiscally for the state

So how could they have such a massive budget shortfall that they need all this settlement cash to stuff it?

make me some tea: What happened to recalling him? I thought they had a million signatures or something.

Scott Walker and co sued the state to make the elections board examine all 1 million + signatures for fraud.

And won, of course. After the court refused to allow anyone else through friend of the court for the elections board.

make me some tea: What happened to recalling him? I thought they had a million signatures or something.

It looks like he can run against the recall. 3rd paragraph.

GAT_00: Goddamn. It's like he's trying to be as evil as possible.

But he's stupid evil, not smart evil. it's almost like Walker has a mental illness...like he's unable to really appreciate the impact his actions will have on other people.

make me some tea: What happened to recalling him? I thought they had a million signatures or something.

They do. The signature collection triggered the recall vote. (The signatures had to be collected first; they were not a vote, they were basically a petition for the state to hold a recall election.) That was just the first step of the process, not the last.

Wow, in the middle of recall proceedings, he pulls a stunt like this? That would take the wind right out of his sails. I suspect he's going to rig the election.

make me some tea: What happened to recalling him? I thought they had a million signatures or something.

Once they process those, then they will have elections later.

He's the farking Smiler. He just wants to fark with people because he can.

Elandriel: Wow, in the middle of recall proceedings, he pulls a stunt like this? That would take the wind right out of his sails. I suspect he's going to rig the election.

well...either Walker is going to simply (and quite obviously) cheat in the election OR he really, honestly does not understand that what he's doing is going to royally piss off voters in his state.

the more I read about this guy the more I wonder if he's got a legitimate mental illness. its almost as if he completely lacks any sort of empathy for other people.

If these funds are federally designated for something, he can't just change that designation without their approval, can he?

He can't be recalled fast enough.

I just wish Governor Bruja here would get recalled, too.

FloydA: make me some tea: What happened to recalling him? I thought they had a million signatures or something.

They do. The signature collection triggered the recall vote. (The signatures had to be collected first; they were not a vote, they were basically a petition for the state to hold a recall election.) That was just the first step of the process, not the last.

Ah okay thanks. I don't really know how recalls work, haven't been through that process before.

I'm picturing him using that money to campaign against his recall.

sweetmelissa31: I'm picturing him using that money to campaign against his recall.

Read the article I linked to above. Highly conceivable.

sweetmelissa31: I'm picturing him using that money to campaign against his recall.

I'm almost certain that when Walker loses the recall election and he's kicked out of office that he'll just declare the election invalid and order the cops to arrest whomever won against him. Oh, and unions. he'll purge unions too. Because...f*ck you, that's why.

Christ, I hope they're able to recall this mean-spirited prick...

Nadie_AZ: If these funds are federally designated for something, he can't just change that designation without their approval, can he?

My question also. If a state can use federal funds for anything they want... why even bother letting the federal government settle with businesses for wrongdoing?

sweetmelissa31: I'm picturing him using that money to campaign against his recall.

You are a better person that me, because you try to see the best in people. I was thinking he'd just pocket it.

Nadie_AZ: If these funds are federally designated for something, he can't just change that designation without their approval, can he?.

well...you could take him to court over it...but that takes time AND there seem to be a lot of WI judges in Walker's back pocket. Eventually it'll end up in federal apeals court...10 years later, by which point the money will be spent and nobody will care.

FloydA: You are a better person that me, because you try to see the best in people. I was thinking he'd just pocket it.

Au contraire, you need to think more like a greedy person. If he stays in office he will use his influence to do favors for very rich clients, which will mean more money for him in the long term. Being governor is just an investment.

Weaver95: sweetmelissa31: I'm picturing him using that money to campaign against his recall.

I'm almost certain that when Walker loses the recall election and he's kicked out of office that he'll just declare the election invalid and order the cops to arrest whomever won against him. Oh, and unions. he'll purge unions too. Because...f*ck you, that's why.

Isn't the whole point of 'Going Galt' that you leave?

Reminds me of his attempt to take high-speed rail money and use it for highways.
Though I believe in that case he was unsuccessful, and the federal funds were just pulled and allocated to another state.

There was going to be a high(er) speed passenger rail line between Minneapolis/St Paul and Chicago.
Unfortunately, that requires going through Wisconsin.

downstairs: My question also. If a state can use federal funds for anything they want... why even bother letting the federal government settle with businesses for wrongdoing?

The feds were more like a mediator in this case because the alleged wrongs were violations of state laws not federal.

BritneysSpeculum: downstairs: My question also. If a state can use federal funds for anything they want... why even bother letting the federal government settle with businesses for wrongdoing?

The feds were more like a mediator in this case because the alleged wrongs were violations of state laws not federal.

Obama does particularly well in every issue that doesn't require GOP support.

So $140 million goes to Wisconsin, with $31.6 million of that going to the state government... where's the other $108.4 million going?