Gov. Scott Walker touted yet again his goals for job creation in Wisconsin as he toured Husco International, a manufacturing plant that is rebounding after drastic cuts to its workforce in previous years.
Visiting with employees ranging from line workers to top executives, Walker campaigned at the Waukesha factory where he was welcomed by Chairman Gus Ramirez.
Husco is prepared for job growth in the next few years, Ramirez said, but having a “business friendly environment” will be key to increasing jobs.
“Business creates opportunity. Business creates jobs, not government,” Ramirez said.
Walker spoke at great length about his reforms that limited collective bargaining opportunities for public employees, while taking a moment to criticize his opponent in the June 5 recall election, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
“He doesn’t have a plan,” Walker said. “His only plan is to attack me.”
A week before the recall election — a repeat showdown from the November 2010 election between Walker and Barrett — Walker said the goal is “transforming what we do.”
“We are heading in the right direction,” Walker said, “We are moving Wisconsin forward.
A number of conservative women have spoken out against anti-abortion legislation, trans-vaginal probes, attempts to de-fund Planned Parenthood, personhood amendments (such as in MS) that would, if passed, have made most hormonal contraceptives illegal, etc. You probably wouldn't have seen them on Fox. I think the Walker cronies who are getting tax breaks like what Walker has done. Other Wisconsinites might not care to re-elect a governor with his very own criminal defense fund, bid questions, budget "surplus" smoke-and-mirrors, private email account questions, etc. Some folks might be getting very tired of all the questions and be ready to vote for the candidate who, although he doesn't have his own criminal defense fund, does have an ideal educational background for the job of Governor (economics and law), and national name recognition as a former U.S. Congressman. If you don't care for how things are going in Milwaukee, remember that the Mayor's office isn't eligible to apply for the types of grants that the County Executive can that would have addressed city issues. Scott Walker was Milwaukee County Executive from 2002-2010. If you have complaints about the city of Milwaukee, call Scott Walker at (608) 266-1212. (A fat campaign or AFP contribution might help you get through to him.)
As an interesting sidenote, it was the emails cited in the article that also exposed the private email system that the Bush administration had installed in the White House to circumvent the federal law that requires the archival of all WH correspondence, including emails. One wonders if this exposé was the source of inspiration for the installation of a private email system in the County Executive's office. Alfred K., concerning ALEC, Scott Walker is an alumnus of this special interest group, and his special benefactors, the Koch brothers, are corporate members and have donated $1 million and loaned $500,000 more to the organization. Rebecca Kleefisch was recently on cable TV defending ALEC. Scott Walker has traveled to Arizona and Florida preaching the ALEC agenda. Look it up. I'm not "parroting" Barrett, he used the term "credit card." I did carefully review the information about debt restructuring posted by morninmist. You should read it, too. It's a recession. The dishonesty occurs when debt restructuring and $153 million in new interest charges is called a "surplus." In homage to Mr. Hoffa's culinary reference, this is like handing someone b.s. and calling it pumpkin pie.
http://dancody.org/archives/scott-walkers-68-page-jobs-plan-reduce-the-huge-text-size-and-its-three-pages.html
You changed your screen name yet again - having a bit of an identity crisis, are we? Remaining classy till the end I see! But hey, coming from a guy who finds it classier to sit at home and collect government assistance instead of working for a living, I'll take your hateful spew as a compliment! Cheers!
Who is WE, Keith? You create jobs? And I don't mean through sucking up government services or by spending those few xtra hours at the bar, which by your post quality, i'd guess you did today. You are just as subservient as anyone else here.
And since this will be nearly impossible he will just run the state into the ground.
Workers can still organize and bargain, however, if Barrett is talking about letting groups have free rein to DICTATE items such as: "This is the only insurance carrier our union will accept." I take issue with that. Why would anyone support that concept, especially if the sam or similar covereage is available at a lower cost? If this is what he is proposing, BARRETT WILL RUN THE STATE INTO THE GROUND.
Don't you worry about old Jimmy - I'm sure the Koch Bros will have something lined up for me to do after June 5th - JK! Thanks for the invite, however, I believe you meant to say Barrett's concession speech party, right? Or is Tommy going to falsely declare victory and then ask for a recount, thus effectively pulling a Kloppenburg and costing us even more of our time and money, before your side once again fires up the recall machine?
Goon's usually have a hard time with this one