What's an unpopular Strongman to do, when confronted with the prospect of losing his grip on power? Well, for Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott "Baseball Bat" Walker, rigging the rules seems to be the strategy!
Republicans try to rewrite recall rules
The goal: Give Gov. Walker a better chance at keeping his job
Ruth Conniff on Thursday 10/13/2011
Now that state Republicans have weakened Wisconsin's campaign finance and disclosure rules and made it harder for students, poor people and minorities to vote, they are turning their attention to another urgent matter: getting control over the recall process for Gov. Scott Walker.
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As Sun Prairie Democrat Gary Hebl pointed out during the Thursday hearing, the Republicans are trying to turn the GAB from a watchdog into a lapdog. First, they proposed an "emergency rule change" to address the GAB's decision. That's handy for them, because while they can't reverse GAB decisions, they can kill a rule.
Also handy: They just rejiggered the rule-making process so every administrative rule change has to go through the governor's office, and the governor has full veto power.
In other words, the governor himself would have final say over the process for recalling him.
(more, here)
Can't you just see ol' Milhous Nixon smiling over THAT one??!?
So, why would ol' "Baseball Bat" Walker need to rig the recall rules?
The Walker Recall: By The Numbers
Monday, October 24, 2011
Just weeks before the official kickoff to the Recall Walker movement, things aren't looking too good for the puppet governor of Corporate America. The Democrats have just released the numbers related to a survey of Wisconsinites regarding Walker and his job performance.
Walker must be reaching for the industrial-sized bottle of antacid whenever he sees these numbers.
(more, at CognitiveDissidence)
And there's little doubt ol' "Baseball Bat" Walker will - WILL - be recalled; Milwaulkee's AM620 WTMJ reports Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and former US Rep. David Obey were there and both names are being floated as possible candidates to depose GOPer Strongman Scott Walker - and end their report with this line: "Organizers plan to start heading door to door with recall petitions on November 15th."
As well they should; GOPer Walker is but one example of why I always say "Republicans run on the platform 'Government doesn't work!' - and once elected, they prove it."
Oh - and be sure to link here For A Campaign Message From The Governor's Office.
(previous Strongman Report graphics below the fold)
(Strongman Report - 11 August 2011)
(Strongman Report - 14 April 2011)
(Strongman Report - 14 April 2011)
(Strongman Report - 30 March 2011)
(Strongman Report - 20 March 2011)
(Strongman Report - 08 March 2011)
(Strongman Report - 05 March 2011)
(Strongman Report - 01 March 2011)