I think Walker is probably only half as bad as his detractors make him out to be.
Public sector unions are toxic, and one of the greatest threats to the general welfare today. Do not reflexively support them - they have never endured the struggle of their industrial counterparts, and their defined benefit pensions are unsustainable, bloated, and arguably unearned.
The Democratic Party has forged an unholy alliance with government unions in this country, and the two are aligned against the interests of the taxpayer. This could be an example of how any politician can be bought, but I mean it only as an example of something good that Walker has done - and an example of why I take everything said about him with a grain of salt.
You could buy a lot of welfare and medical care with the money diverted to government pensions, and every Democrat should be able to see that.
I do not wish to spend the rest of my life second in line behind retired civil servants. They should have to fund their own pensions just like we do. So I kind of like some of what Walker has done, and I don't automatically believe everything bad I hear about him. Wisconsin voters seem to agree.
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