Governor Walker, Protecting Uber Rich Old Men from Women and Children

Welcome to Red State Wisconsin

A few short thoughts regarding the fiasco in Madison. For you out of staters, this applies to you too, because it's the wave of the future for the GOP and their new contract with Americas Big Business.

Briefly, our newly elected governor, Scott Walker, a megalomaniac of middle eastern proportion (and attitude) is, as part of the BUDGET process, destroying collective bargaining for state employees...you know, the unimportant people like Nurses, Teachers, social workers (well, I could see it in their case to be honest) EMT's, fire fighters, prison guards, etc. in order to make room for bigger tax breaks for the ultra rich and his big business buds who contributed millions of dollars in air time (and oh how the uninformed love his cutie pie dumb brunette looks) which virtually bought him the election. The Wisconsin Democrats are holding off a vote on the budget by staying out of state, so now, in his alleged bid to "bring more jobs to Wisconsin" and free up money for above mentioned very special interests, he is threatening to FIRE an insane number of state employees. Next on his agenda is deregulating the insurance industry in Wisconsin and allowing insurers to drop critically ill children and vets from their plans at will. As a Nurse and veteran I find that particularly reprehensible.

Scott Walker is not acting as a governor. He's a bully, acting as a would-be dictator. No hyperbole here...he truly has delusions of dictatorship in this once cutting edge state. He cares not one iota for jobs, as he's willing to destroy an obscene number of them just to have his way with professions in Wisconsin dominated by women. Teachers, Nurses, Social Workers, many of them too dedicated to their professions to join the thousands of protesters in Madison, are his targets. He's also out to get our children. Education and health care are absolutely on the Walker chopping block too. This isn't "tough but necessary". This is going to take Wisconsin from a position of pride, as one of the most progressive states in the union to a slave labor state shining under the lurid red light of victimization of the weak. The last great equalizer, quality public education, is under direct attack, and Walker has a plenty big army of ultra wealthy tax dodgers seeking no bid contracts (oh, you didn't know that was part of the deal?) to get the dirty job done. And then there is the fact that he's mobilizing the Wisconsin National Guard, something absolutely NOT within his job description, even as the demented despot he is. And mobilizing them against whom, you ask? Apparently anyone who is not agreeing with HIM and his master...plans.

Sadly, our children and grandchildren will pay the price for our foolishness and laziness as voters. Walker's anti-education, anti-health care fanaticism will affect the hopes, dreams and physical and financial well being of hundreds of thousands of children. It would literally not surprise me if his next "not to be discussed" proclamation ends child labor laws. It's not like they'll be going to school anyway, and I'm sure in his deluded mind it's just fine for children to earn their own keep so the family can afford to pay unregulated health insurance premiums. This man is the worst kind of bully--one made untouchable by power and the thickness of his wallet. He has an 8 year personal grudge against organized labor despite the fact that he has grown over-wealthy doing things a LOT less important than educating and caring for the health and welfare of Wisconsin's children and families.

The one ray of hope in this utterly dismal situation is that people like Walker just may get "we the democratic majority" motivated to vote again. Forget wallowing in disappointment over an admittedly disappointing president. We have already lost our hero Russ Feingold, and Madison is controlled by a media whore dictator-- poster boy for the rabid right who is already positioning himself as the new great white hope for the 2012 GOP nomination. So, Wisconsin, next time we have a chance, VOTE! And those of you who do not hold at least a million dollars in liquid assets but voted for this fringe dwelling fool anyway, educate yourselves on the real details of the real issues and the real consequences of your actions before you vote again! Some things, like life and liberty really do trump greed.

And finally, you, Governor Arrogant Petulance, and the rest of you Republicans, always wailing about the chillllllllllldren. Well, may God forgive you, for you know EXACTLY what you're trying to do!