The move immediately drew praise from the committee’s minority Democrats, who declared that the GOP wants to “fire” the governor from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. They demanded Republicans get even tougher on the agency.
“WEDC was part of the governor’s promise to create jobs. That promise has clearly been broken,” said Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison.
Republicans countered that Walker proposed removing all elected officials from the board in the state budget he introduced in February. They said he wants to depoliticize the agency and called on Democrats to dial back the rhetoric...."
http://fox6now.com/2015/05/21/lawmakers-to-vote-on-changes-to-wisconsin-economic-development-corp-walkers-jobs-agency/
I like Walker as a candidate but I stand by my position that his foray into the WEDC was just crony capitalism and the result is egg on his face, as I would have, and did, expect.
I also stand by the statement that I hope he’s learned from the experience, although your post would imply that he hasn’t. Better to dismantle the agency and get the state out of trying to create specific jobs by offering specific inducements. Create an overall favorable employment environment instead, and the jobs will come, as will the businesses.
Crony capitalism is the GOP’s weak spot. We need a presidential candidate who will disavow it and root it out of the federal government where it is far more insidious than at the state level.