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“The election is being closely watched nationally for clues about fallout facing other elected officials who cut workers' benefits to ease crunched budgets and for the implications in the presidential race between President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney in a state both would like to win,” USA Today adds.
The Journal-Sentinel’s Kane: “Although both groups believed their candidate was the right one to lead the state, only one side will be validated. And the agony of defeat will be twice as painful if the winners decide to gloat. Remember, for many folks this was not so much an election as a battle for the soul of Wisconsin.”
The New York Daily News calls it “a contest that will make a statement about union power and set the tone for November in the Midwestern battleground.”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel breaks down where Scott Walker and Tom Barrett differ on the issues. And here’s a timeline of the recall and what led to it.
George Will pokes at Wisconsin liberals: “Wisconsin progressivism is in a dark Peter Pan phase; it is childish without being winsome.” And he likens them to “children throwing a tantrum.”
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So, assuming Gov. Walker wins his recall election today, does he have to thank everyone in all those other states like Florida and New York and New Jersey who held those big fund-raisers for him or is it okay just to send a "Thank You" note?
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Unions can put a brake on the runaway absolute corporate power - remember the recession caused by major banking corporations?
Walker tries to undermine democratic principles. He should be challenged.
So, assuming Gov. Walker wins his recall election today:
Will he be allowed to complete his term, or will he be indicted from the criminal corruption investigation he is under right now and imprisoned?
Wisconsin voter had better consider very carefully who they want for Governor; I would think it would NOT be someone being investigated for corruption, someone who may be a "crook"...
Checks and balances is very important in preserving democracy.
But supported by obscene billionaires, such as Cock Brothers, Walker has tried to undermine democracy, he should not get away with it without a challenge, that's reason for recall.
The difference between a dictatorship and a democracy is that in a dictatorship, dictators get away with things without a challenge. But in a democracy, dictators also get away things, but only after a challenge - a recall for example.
Well he certainly should, the Unions should also send a thank you note to the taxpayers for the 10 or 15 million this fiasco has cost.
Nice try 96ws6, but the unions aren't the problem you tea people Koch republicans are, with all your lies and the dirty 30 million Koch, rove and all the other citizen united created pacs that bought this election. I'd say you want the United States of American to become a plutocracy. Well good luck with that, it won't be what you think it will be, you will have no freedoms at all under a plutocratic government.
Mo there are problems on both ends. I work in Union plants every day and there is plenty wrong with them. They must change if they are going to survive. I am not saying they need to go, but there is something wrong when you catch an employee sleeping on the job three times and still and can't fire him because he has a Union protecting him. Or when every kid and parent in a School knows the terrible teacher and fights like mad to keep their kid out of the teachers class even if it means sending their kid to a different school and there are 100 good teachers out of work that will not get this loosers job until he decides to retire because he has a Union protecting him.
No one can point the finger at either and say "you are the whole problem" except maybe you MO.
Also did you know Gettlefinger makes about 2 million a year? Kind of puts him in the same class as the people he is supposed to be fighting against doesn't it? If he were really for the workers wouldn't he spread some of that hefty salary around instead of reaping it in while he sells them out?
Not stupid
No worries. He would do time in a Federal Country Club where he can play poker with his political buddies.
Teachers are thugs, riiiight. I saw the teacher's "big union boss" on the news the other day. My, she was scary!
Oh my, I used a teacher as an example of a perpetual union problem across the board, I must be evil. I bet you are the first one running to the principal when your kid gets the teacher I am talking about in your school. I have many friends that are teachers and work at schools and they all recognise this problem why can't you? Like I said they don't need to go but they defiantly have to change, and you know, in the companies that the unions now own a stake, they have already started.
The building of American labor started in Wisconsin with the unions. Sad that the start of the decline of American labor will also begin in Wisconsin with a bought election. Congratulation Wisconsin after today you will have no rights or freedoms. You Just gave them to the plutocrats.
It's amazing Wisconsin voters are voting for Governor based on the lies they see in the ads on TV.
It ain't over till it's over ladies, even if re-elected he can still loose control of the senate and/or have to deal with a democrat LG.