With a governor in Wisconisn like Scott Walker, it's no wonder all the happy cows are in California

[mikekohr]

Volunteers of America
by: William Rivers Pitt

http://www.truth-out.org/volunteers-of-america67884
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In the great state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin, of all places, where the Governor has threatened to turn loose National Guard troops and State Police officers on tens of thousands of peaceful protesters who have assembled to petition their government for a redress of grievances.
Here's the deal, in case you've missed the news: Wisconsin's newly-minted Republican governor, Scott Walker, has wreathed himself in folly during the slender six weeks he has disgraced the office.
First, he imposed a series of ridiculous proposals on the state, which do nothing whatsoever to help the economy but cost upwards of $140 million.
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and so working people must pay for corporate welfare.

[Demoiselle]

1. Nice. Sad but nice.

And by "nice" I mean nice shot. But is it all that surprising? Didn't Wisconsin give us Joe McCarthy? (Sorry, I'm a very old liberal with a very long memory.)

[mikekohr]

2. Wisconsin has given us some great Americans from all across the spectrum

Robert La Follette: The great progressive politician
Liberace: pianist
Jackie Mason: comedian
Charles and John Ringling: circus entrepreneurs
Georgia O'Keeffe: painter
William H. Rehnquist: jackass jurist
Spencer Tracy: actor
Orson Welles: actor and producer
Laura Ingalls Wilder: author
Frank Lloyd Wright: architect
Les Paul: musician
Harry Houdini: magician
Scott Walker: a hole


http://www.50states.com/bio/wisconsin.htm

[PatSeg]

3. And Russ Feingold!

[fittosurvive]

4. Judging from the looks of things, they will not be happy for long.

http://caivn.org/article/2011/02/15/special-election-address-california-budget-crisis-still-being-debated