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Gov. Walker survives recall in Wisconsin
Washington Post ^ | 6-6-2012 | David A. Fahrenthold and Rachel Weiner

Posted on 06/06/2012 1:33:24 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won a vote to keep his job on Tuesday, surviving a recall effort that turned the Republican into a conservative icon and his state into the first battleground in a bitter, expensive election year.

Late Tuesday night, Walker held a solid lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D).

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To: Northern Yankee

I have never seen so many new voters that registered and voted. These were business men and blue collar workers. The look of resolve was on their face.

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I think we’ll see a lot of that come November.


21 posted on 06/06/2012 3:52:28 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: JohnHuang2

The taxpayer rebellion in Wisconsin was just the warm-up act.

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Amen....and AMEN!


22 posted on 06/06/2012 3:56:28 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: JohnHuang2

The taxpayer rebellion in Wisconsin was just the warm-up act.

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Amen....and AMEN!


23 posted on 06/06/2012 3:56:47 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: SumProVita
Unfortunately Sen. Van Wanggaard of the 21st District seems to have been recalled, losing to dim Lehman by 779 votes or 1% with 100% of precincts reporting.

Now the dims have a one vote majority in the state Senate.

24 posted on 06/06/2012 4:24:16 AM PDT by Positive (Nothing is sadder than to see a beautiful theory murdered by a gang of brutal facts.)
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To: JohnHuang2

Liberals know Obama is a coward.

That is why they play the “Obama got Usama” ad nauseum.

However, Obama has proven he has ZERO leadership ability.

Liberals gave Obama a fillibuster-proof senate in 2008 and he squandered the opportunity by not leading his own party to unity behind any legislation.

Liberals gave Obama the recall election to show the strength of unions and the “working man”. Obama never showed up.

This man keeps letting his own people down because he is a Grade-A coward!


25 posted on 06/06/2012 4:29:22 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
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To: JohnHuang2

Excellent. If I hadn’t read your piece, I would not have known about Obama’s tweet. Hilarious. The Democrats are complaining that Obama didn’t campaign for Barrett, but I’m guessing the Barrett campaign didn’t really want Obama campaigning for him.


26 posted on 06/06/2012 4:36:57 AM PDT by Rocky (Obama is pure evil)
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To: Positive

Hopefully, it won’t matter. The state Senate won’t convene again until after the November elections and the Repubs hope to regain the majority in the Senate by then. The people I feel sorry for are Lehman’s new ‘constituents’. Thanks to a stupid ruling by the GAB, the voters of the old district (before redistricting) elected Lehman, but the residents of the new district are stuck with him.

I feel bad for Van Wanggaard, he is a good politician.


27 posted on 06/06/2012 4:45:19 AM PDT by chickadee
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To: samtheman
They're calling it a 7 point win ( 54-46 = 7 ?), but it was probably more like a 9 point win, with 2 points voter fraud.

Voter fraud indeed. Several articles from yesterday were of busloads of "poll-watchers" coming in from Michigan and Illinois. And another article was of others being flown in from New York.

28 posted on 06/06/2012 4:47:02 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

This man keeps letting his own people down because he is a Grade-A coward!

That is because his agenda doesn’t square up with his own people.

Don’t listen to Obama, just watch what he does.


29 posted on 06/06/2012 4:55:40 AM PDT by chainsaw (Sarah Palin is still my first choice to save the USA. . .)
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To: JohnHuang2

LOLOL! Thank you so much for your delightful essay-post, dear JohnHuang2!


30 posted on 06/06/2012 8:58:31 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: JohnHuang2

Good one Johnny. Long time no see. Soldier on.


31 posted on 06/06/2012 12:02:54 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: JohnHuang2

excellent John!


32 posted on 06/06/2012 12:29:34 PM PDT by dokmad
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To: JohnHuang2
"Somehow, taxpayer-funded free health care, free pensions and big-buck cost-of-living adjustments for government unions aren't popular with voters! Already, half of AFSCME's membership is gone in the absence of mandatory union dues. The taxpayer rebellion in Wisconsin was just the warm-up act. Taxpayer revolts will ultimately sweep the rest of the country."

It's good to see you writing again, JH2 - I've always much enjoyed your wit.

Long ago unions had to work to EARN worker support and membership. Now they just pick pockets, and do nothing but push socialist government.

Getting rid of mandatory membership AND banning unions from political activity would force them to go back to work earning member support like they once HAD to.

Unions should be banned from government employee representation as they once were. Laws that once covered government employees were more than fair and equitable - while banning government employee strikes. They work for us, just as the elected do, and they have no right nor reason to demand more than average public-sector compensation.

33 posted on 06/06/2012 1:57:35 PM PDT by Ron C.
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