tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post3680617220863629673..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Wisconsin Politi-fail backs Walker over Trump, realityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-55528310893611286612015-08-03T07:25:29.123-05:002015-08-03T07:25:29.123-05:00Funny that. It's almost like they want a certa...Funny that. It's almost like they want a certain outcome or something. Good catch DocJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-14267031665917828902015-08-02T06:24:48.012-05:002015-08-02T06:24:48.012-05:00Good observation Jake!
It is useful to recall the...Good observation Jake!<br /><br />It is useful to recall the equivocation that Politifact used in judging whether Walker actually "inherited a $3.6-million deficit." Remember that Walker used the identical accounting approach that Trump recently used when he portrayed himself as a fiscal genius.<br /><br />Politifact's conclusion in that case? "We rated False a claim by Democratic state Rep. Mark Pocan, who is now a member of Congress, that Walker’s $3.6 billion estimate was "a bogus figure." Outside experts agreed that Walker’s number was reasonable...In any event, here’s bottom line #1: That $3.6 billion shortfall that preceded Walker’s first budget is best compared to the projected shortfall Walker faced in his second budget. That number was actually a positive one -- $177 million, according to Walker administration reports...Walker says in his book that "the $3.6 billion deficit we inherited has turned into more than a half-billion-dollar surplus."<br /><br />There’s some truth here, in that Walker cites accurate or close-to-accurate numbers that show a turnaround from red to black in two years." Rating: half-true, <br />http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2013/nov/15/scott-walker/gov-scott-walker-says-he-turned-36-billion-deficit/<br /><br />My how analytical standards slip at Politifact.<br /><br />Dr. MorbiusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com