very odd article. I was wondering who really cared to read it

I think I'd argue all $27 million plus is free speech, AWD.

Mr. Smith, thanks for doing so anyway and leaving a comment.

Cindy, Do you think that Governor Walker's campaign and personal finances should be linked? Why are they in the same article?

Greg, as I explained above, he has access to his campaign funds in a very general way as allowed by the GAB.

I also thought it odd he proved to be such a remarkable fundraiser but apparently has no savings of his own as represented by his reports.

And yes, I'm beginning to realize I am the only one who found the idea interesting.

One final comment before the weekend: It's going to be interesting getting to know you. I have this same post up on my other site Fairly Conservative and it's produced an unusually high amount of traffic. It kind of fell flat here.

I'm going to have to think about that a bit. Don't worry. I'll figure out a way to tailor stuff better to your likes and dislikes - or at least to what you enjoy fighting over.

Happy weekend.

I think if you look around a bit you'll find that, finally, it appears the arguing is moving away from Walker (still have a few who've yet to fully purge, but it's getting better) to the Senate race and Romney v Obama. With a good measure of Social Democratic Big Brother Utopia v "Shrink Government Down to Something That Will Fit in a Couple of Storage Lockers" thrown in. Bait your hook with some of that and you might get more bites.

Thanks! Interesting idea.

Looking over the comments here and on your other article (tangential), my recommendation would be to restructure your posts. Start with a thesis. I believe your thesis for this article is, "Is Walker a millionaire?" This is a challenging as your issue is open-ended until you present your research. Either he is or isn't. We need something to talk about! Otherwise we will go elsewhere or argue amongst ourselves on your post and that's not what you want. Had I written this piece I might have started with something like, "All the recent media focus on Scott Walker's war chest made me curious. What about Scott Walker's personal finances? Is he, like other state politicians, a millionaire?" Etc. Again, however, once I present my research I'm done, unless there's something else to discuss. Your research, in this article, is incomplete. And that's frustrating because you didn't give us a takeaway except a derogatory comment, "Political slant housewife can't resist: This is the kind of statement of economic interest that would make any Democrat proud. They often complain all those Republicans are too rich to be in office" which isn't even true. I have never heard or read this opinion anywhere.

I would also suggest being forthright about being the primary contributor to a c. 2008 blogsight, "FairlyConservative.com." Others that have misrepresented themselves (e.g. "Housewife analysis") in this "mixed room" have inspired others to share their feelings! Good luck,

Nah, that wasn't my thesis at all. Maybe you should start a blog, Bren.

I never hid my other blog. I'm sorry if you missed that. I'll look into my bio again.

When I was recruited I warned it was a tough crowd, but, egads! Like I said, I can be trained.

Whoa! Glad I looked. My bio disappeared. (Ok, that means I must not have saved something properly.) I will work on that this weekend.

McBride, your extreme government shrinkers are going to turn America into a business run for profit, which will further widen the various gaps (education, opportunity, health care, et.al.). You and your buddies keep forgetting the basic fact: the Private needs the Public for it to have an opportunity to thrive. Well, that is unless you prefer the wild, wild west of shoot-and-then-serve.
as to "W.": no comment about corruption here, from me.

Cindy - curious as to why you leave out the other party? Dis you miss that day in blogging 101? Do they not have money? Barrett had money, millions. Check into them too. Might provide a balanced story. Gee, what kind of money does Kohl have? How does he hide it? Where does he put it? He has an NBA team. Wants us to help build him a new arena. He wants to sell box seats.

Housewife is still a good future for you.

Did you forget to mention what his tax payer provided pension(s) are worth? How many years as a State Senator ? Ka Ching. 6 years as a County Executive, Ka Ching. 4 years minimum as the Governor of our great State, Ka Ching. He has not really worked that many years compared to some of us, but he is probably going to do better than the majority of us. I propose that all State level elected officials and their appointees should no longer recieve pensions. They should get 401 K's with employer (tax payer) contributions.

@Ima - the other party isn't governor. (It would not be a good idea to school me on Blogging 101. I've been at this a very long time.) I'll do Barrett if you want, but you're probably the only one who cares. As to Kohl, he's filthy rich. Get over it.

@sparky - I think Walker was in the Assembly, not the Senate. No, I didn't mention it because I was hoping someone else would. Yes, his pensions for serving are worth something and that probably gives him a great safety net, but no, they are not conveyed in the documents to which I have access. Those details are going to be hard to gather as they are not as readily released to the public. Still, it would be interesting work for a real reporter to do.

I love your idea about nixing elected pensions. If we flip back to R/R/R in Wisconsin after November elections we should demand that of the Republicans along with all the good stuff we've been getting for public union reform.

I have no problem holding them accountable. Thanks for the idea. I'll help share that one around.

Cindy - Ahhh, the other party is not governor. Good thing too.

As for Governor Walker's personal finances. What is it to you, me or anyone what his personal savings are? Why do you find that odd?