What now for Badgerland?

[alterfurz]

With Walker slithering back to Wisconsin frustrated, bitter, and looking for a dog to kick, I fully expect him to unleash a shitstorm even worse than what we've already endured. But maybe, just maybe he'll pull a Palin, and quit (to "make some real money" in the private sector, like he claims Tonette wants)-- dumping the whole steaming pile in Gov. Becky's lap. In any event, Fasten your seat belts, Badgers—it's going to be a bumpy ride to 2018!

PS--Paraphrasing what someone wrote of Sarah Palin after the 2008 election: "The country dodged a bullet this time, now let's hope the local Badgers are as lucky. Unfortunately it's probably gonna take multiple clips of silver bullets & several cords of wooden stakes to put him down, and even then I'd want to make sure he was buried in a triple-lined lead coffin at a Delavan crossroads guarded by an archangel with a flaming sword. If Delavan has a crossroads."

[cascadiance]

1. Did he manage to get all efforts to investigate/prosecute him shut down?

Perhaps that was his real ambition at running. To get Koch money take care of that so that he could at least serve out his term at governor and not minimally have to resign and maybe go to prison too. The original kochaine adict!!

[guillaumeb]

2. Will he now unleash his anger and meanness on Wisconsin?

Too bad for the poor people in Wisconsin.

[msongs]

3. they elected him 3 times. he is what they want. nt

[Ed Suspicious]

4. UUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Makes me want to pull my fucking hair out.

Maybe voting machines. Maybe crooked election officials. Maybe open ballot bags. Maybe a whole host of reasons that we fought against. But in the end, it was what me and my brothers and sisters wanted. Fuck!

[murielm99]

7. Not all of them.

I know many who tried to get rid of him. He cheats. Maybe they will succeed in getting rid of him now that he has embarrassed himself and his state on a national level.

[riversedge]

9. He was re-elected in off Gen. election years and the

recall--even lots of Dems thought he should not be recalled-so sat out that election (I canvassed a lot and heard this from many Dems). His 'odds' if you will-- were on the less than robust side for a General election. And another factor--and Walker bragged about this himself out on the stump--He got re-elected in a blue state (and WI is a blue state for Presidential elections). That said--on non General election years--Dems did not show up at the polls in as good of numbers as did the rah rah teaparty folks.

[guillaumeb]

15. Money elected him. Money rules in the era of Citizen United. eom

[Still In Wisconsin]

16. You know what? You can go to hell as far as I am concerned.

I'm sick of people on DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND telling Wisconsin DEMOCRATS that this guy is what we wanted.

Do some homework.

[GusBob]

5. Screw him. Nt

[Thor_MN]

6. Instead of a tickertape parade, maybe fete him with toast?

Be a waste of food, but think how much fun it would be to hurl toast at him...

[riversedge]

10. umm. we would get arrested.

[Thor_MN]

11. More of a thought experiment...

Than an actual idea. Even though I have no reason to personally dislike him, (he is governor next door) I feel a desire to rub his nose in it. He is a bully.

[appalachiablue]

8. A gig on Fox although he's boring or a DC lobbyist job still doing harm but away from WI.

[ginnyinWI]

12. He has lost political capital

He reached too high, and now his bragging about winning those three elections doesn't look so hot. He's got a big "L" on his forehead.

He'll be more of a lame duck than a firebrand, IMO.

[ginnyinWI]

13. from Capital Times

[alterfurz]

14. except "Governor Unintimidated" wouldn't dare use the open street...

...he scuttles to & from his heavily-guarded office through his secret rat tunnel.

[Still In Wisconsin]

17. One rumor making the rounds currently among UW faculty (Walker's next bomb):

Walker plans to dismiss all tenured and tenure-track faculty in the system with the exception of the Madison campus, then offer everyone their job back on an annual contract basis, with the maximum allowable salary being the median salary of a public K-12 teacher. Still just a rumor at this point but it wouldn't surprise me.

He can, of course, do this now that tenure has been eliminated. Would not require approval from the Legislature either.

[a kennedy]

18. Would not require approval from the Legislature either........they're in lock step with him anyway.

[alterfurz]

19. Heard he's planning an "I'm Back, Baby!" autumn "victory lap" tour around the state...

...I guess to celebrate his "leadership" in dropping out of the race?
Also promises to finish his current term, but "hasn't decided yet" about running for a third term. How deep will that hole be by then?

[Still In Wisconsin]

20. Can't we just throw some dirt over him

and leave him down there in the hole?

[alterfurz]

21. Capital Times cover story, 23Sep2015: "What Now?"

"Scott Walker returns to Wisconsin after failing on the national stage"
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/what-now-scott-walker-returns-to-wisconsin-after-failing-on/article_7e235bc9-87a6-556e-98fb-432630a05b0e.html



What lies, indeed!