tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post8837755074549403724..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Scott Walker's partisan crap, and other thoughts from a bad week in AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-35793354376185593092016-07-12T12:02:06.779-05:002016-07-12T12:02:06.779-05:00Thanks Peter. I can't give into despair, but I...Thanks Peter. I can't give into despair, but I also hate that I have to rely on people to wake out of their comfortable stupors.<br /><br /> And yes, Charlie Pierce is a treasure, and one of the few honest people left covering politicsJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-5809517469979499322016-07-12T08:56:09.566-05:002016-07-12T08:56:09.566-05:00Jake -- very eloquent post. You put into word...Jake -- very eloquent post. You put into words what I am either too angry or too stunned (see any of James Rowen's posts on the WI DNR) to say myself.<br /><br />BTW I too am a longtime fan of Charlie Pierce. A national treasure.<br />Peter Felknorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235220277296963592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-29902453147970341502016-07-10T10:18:47.524-05:002016-07-10T10:18:47.524-05:00Definitely it has a role. It's how the NRA can...Definitely it has a role. It's how the NRA can buy politicians, and how a few narrow interests grab power at the expense of the public good. <br /><br /> Which results in non-responsive puppet politicians like Walker. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-81067081924236588622016-07-10T09:52:32.492-05:002016-07-10T09:52:32.492-05:00It all starts with overturning Citizens United im...It all starts with overturning Citizens United imoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-8131540173290621972016-07-10T07:59:15.998-05:002016-07-10T07:59:15.998-05:00I don't even think it's ideology, but that...I don't even think it's ideology, but that they rely on the chaos to use "divide and conquer", and get more votes from scared white guys on issues like guns and racism. <br /><br /> This enables them to pass the tax cuts to their campaign contributors, which starts the cycle all over again. They don't care how many of their constituents are hurt in the process.<br /><br />It only stops when enough of us call out the inaction (and especially those politicians who fan the flames) and REMOVE the politicians who don't want to see this country get better.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-32002584920746063052016-07-09T13:32:04.504-05:002016-07-09T13:32:04.504-05:00Well said. I'm feeling the same thing, trying ...Well said. I'm feeling the same thing, trying to put it in words soon. When Ron Johnson said employers could refuse insurance for employees with cancer, it hit me; Walker and others don't solve problems, they carry out tax/spending cuts and reduce government. Pure ideology. Helping Americans, solving their problems, infringes on the freedoms of businesses. Still framing the ideas and concept though. Democurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.com