Walker Involved? Some informed speculation…

[Jackpine Radical]

13. I did a little more digging & got some more interesting dirt.

Remember this story from September?:


On Wednesday morning, 14 September, FBI agents descended on the Madison home of one of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker's closest aides, Cynthia Archer. The federal agents seized Archer's computer files and other documents. A wider investigation involving another Walker aide may be in the works.
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Archer, a long-time Walker loyalist and staffer, served for three years as director of administrative services for Walker while he was Milwaukee County executive, including during his campaign for governor. She helped craft the county budgets that defined Walker as an anti-union, anti-tax conservative. Archer then took a high-paying position in Walker's administration when he became governor in January 2011. Last week's FBI raid appears focused on whether she and another top Walker aide used public time for political purposes. If Walker is significantly connected to any such transgressions, it will add impetus to a possible recall election next year.
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Last May, theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Darlene Wink, a Walker staffer, had used public time to post partisan opinions on the paper's online comment walls. Walker had been Milwaukee's County executive at the time and was then running for governor. Wink resigned when confronted with the charges. This incident did not affect the outcome of the governor's race; it did prompt a local investigation, which is now apparently also a federal investigation, into misuse of public time for political purposes.

The current investigation so far seems to be focusing on two high-level figures very close to the governor. Investigators are using "John Doe" proceedings to compel testimony from witnesses and keep them from discussing the case in public. So we know very little. What we do know is that in addition to Archer, the second high-level Walker loyalist in the spotlight is Tom Nardelli, Walker's former chief of staff at Milwaukee County. Like Archer, Nardelli got a plum position in state government when Walker became governor. And like Archer, Nardelli abruptly quit his job at the state this summer as the investigation heated up.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/129801878.html

There are two striking points to be made here.

The first, of course, is that this is a Federal investigation, separate and distinct from the current foofaraw, which is the Milwaukee County DA's show. The Feds are looking at a totally different set of issues, involving misuse of public time for political purposes.

The second glaring point concerns Tom Nardelli, walker's former Chief of Staff.

Tom Nardelli abruptly quits his state job with Gov. Scott Walker in late July, pulling the plug on his $90,000-a-year position just days after accepting the post.

His resignation ends more than 3½ years of close asssociation with Walker, including three years as his chief of staff when Walker was Milwaukee County executive.

Nardelli speaks of the reason for his resignation by saying he is leaving the post as administrator because he decided it would be unfair to keep the job knowing he planned to resign soon anyway. “I was toying with leaving at the end of September,” he said. He picks the exit date because it is the 100th anniversary of another state division Nardelli led – Safety and Buildings. He held that job for the first six months of Walker’s tenure as governor.

Source: http://myplayfulself.com/wordpress/archives/tag/tom-nardelli

We next hear from Nardelli as the person who turned in Russell & Kavanaugh.

My bet: Nardelli was the first domino to topple.

Who will be next?