WI Gov. Scott Walker implicated in criminal probe

theprestige said:
....COUNSEL: Mr. Walker, did you know that the defendant was perpetrating shenanigans?

WALKER: No.

COUNSEL: No further questions, your honor.

JUDGE: Next witness!
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Well this is... Might get to the pinnacle of dullness and utter boredom of the Great Drama of Valerie Plame And Joe Wilson.
 
BenBurch said:
Tu Quoque.

Read the document. The writer goes out of his way to tie these activities to Walker.
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And wildcat requested an official document (or at least a news story) that did the same; blogs and anecdotes share the same problem.
 
I don't like Walker at all but I sure hope this investigation doesn't turn out to be partisan as well. So far all that I see is that she worked for him. We'll need documents and testimony linking the two before this gets really serious for him.
 
BenBurch said:
And we loop back to the top. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Not worth arguing about, I'm happy to watch what happens.
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See, to me the document implicates the people Rindfleisch is shown in the document to have been directly in contact with her: the people that hired her, the people named in the emails excerpted in the complaint, etc.

All of these people stood to benefit from the rise of Scott Walker, having tied their fortunes to his. That she committed felonies to enable the rise of Scott Walker doesn't actually implicate him, unless he's the one that hired her, or he's the one that equipped and encouraged her, or he's the one that worked directly with her in the commission of these felonies. But the document clearly names other people in these roles.
 
RandFan said:
Which I don't have a problem with. AIU, Walker didn't campaign on ending collective bargaining and he was given concessions to close budget gaps but he striped union rights anyway. I have no proof he is guilty of anything. I'd be damn surprised if he wasn't though. I very much hope he has done something inappropriate and that he suffers the consequences of those actions.. If not I hope he is recalled. I think he's a dishonest piece of ****.
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At least you are honest about your belief that he is a dishonest !!##.
 
eeyore1954 said:
At least you are honest about your belief that he is a dishonest !!##.
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If the Dems had refused concessions and/or if Walker had campaigned on stripping union rights I'd feel different. I know that the state is facing serious financial problems and it calls for sacrifice. It was the refusal to work at all with the Dems to solve the problem but instead force his will onto everyone else.
 
RandFan said:
If the Dems had refused concessions and/or if Walker had campaigned on stripping union rights I'd feel different. I know that the state is facing serious financial problems and it calls for sacrifice. It was the refusal to work at all with the Dems to solve the problem but instead force his will onto everyone else.
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Nobody likes dictators here. If people do not have at least the illusion of having their opinions considered, they resent it mightily, and this can stir to action people who normally never get involved to the point of voting.
 
RandFan said:
It fills me with great joy. This is a guy who cut taxes and blew a $140M hole in the budget on top of everything else.
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I love how bringing the deficit from $3.5 billion to $140 million is "blowing a $140 milllion hole in the budget".

Way to spin it!

eta: and what tax cuts are you talking about? The incentives?
 
BenBurch said:
Read the complaint blog. It clearly ties the accused with Walker.
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BenBurch said:
Tu Quoque.

Read the document blog. The [blog] writer goes out of his way to tie these activities to Walker.
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The document details Rindfleisch's activities for the Davis campaign. The blog author tries very hard to implicate Walker, but so far, there is no evidence.

The only time Walker himself appears in the complaint is when his email re Darlene Wink's resignation is quoted.
 
WildCat said:
I love how bringing the deficit from $3.5 billion to $140 million is "blowing a $140 milllion hole in the budget".

Way to spin it!

eta: and what tax cuts are you talking about? The incentives?
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From Obama's Master Lock speech today:

Third, if you’re an American manufacturer, you should get a bigger tax cut. If you’re a high-tech manufacturer, we should double the tax deduction you get for making products here. And if you want to relocate in a community like this one that’s been hit hard by factories leaving town, you should get help financing a new plant, equipment, or training for new workers.
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That sounds a lot like Walker's tax break for companies that relocate to Wisconsin.
Except when Walker does it, it's "tax giveaways to his rich friends".
 
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