This is the GOP front runner

[tacosforlife]

On my phone so I can't copy the whole thing, but the gist is that Scott Walker is proposing cutting THREE HUNDRED MILLION from the University of Wisconsin system. And the article doesn't explain it well, but he basically wants to change the governing structure completely.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE.

m.jsonline.com/news/education/scott-walker-says-uw-faculty-should-teach-more-classes-do-more-work-b99434737z1-290087401.html

One faculty member noted the juxtaposition of headlines Tuesday when Walker announced a plan to raise $220 million for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena hours after he revealed that he wanted to cut $300 million from the UW System.

There's money for rich sports team owners and construction companies but not for the state university system.

[zoidberg]

Why does he never just catch on fire and die?

[LoveTrains]

How did he get re elected?!

[ESF]

Cute, but let's be real here. Ted Cruz is sooo going to eat him for breakfast.

[tacosforlife]

Jan 29, 2015 0:02:29 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Wisconsin: kinda like Indiana but colder.

LOL.

Except not when you look at the history. Wisconsin has a progressive tradition I don't think Indiana has. That's party of why this is so incredibly frustrating.

[secretlyevil]

Jan 29, 2015 6:23:37 GMT -5 tacosforlife said:

Jan 29, 2015 0:02:29 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Wisconsin: kinda like Indiana but colder.

LOL.

Except not when you look at the history. Wisconsin has a progressive tradition I don't think Indiana has. That's party of why this is so incredibly frustrating.

Correct, I'd like to know how the fuck he continues to be re-elected? This is not the state I grew up in.

[NewOrleans]

Jan 29, 2015 6:35:47 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Jan 29, 2015 6:23:37 GMT -5 tacosforlife said:

LOL.

Except not when you look at the history. Wisconsin has a progressive tradition I don't think Indiana has. That's party of why this is so incredibly frustrating.

Correct, I'd like to know how the fuck he continues to be re-elected? This is not the state I grew up in.

Good question.

i would guess because people just hate unions that much?

[swank]

My favorite tweet ever:
"@scottwalker @govwalker please stop using our music in any way...we literally hate you !!!
Love, Dropkick Murphys"

[badgergrl]

Well education is not very important to Scooter since he didn't manage to graduate from college.

[simpsongal]

Jan 29, 2015 1:24:36 GMT -5 ESF said:

Cute, but let's be real here. Ted Cruz is sooo going to eat him for breakfast.

Only if there isn't a Tim Horton's nearby...

He can eat all the Texas BBQ in the world but it doesn't change the fact that HE WAS BORN IN CANADA.

Where are the birthers now?

[2curlydogs]

He is such a fuck face. I hate him so bad. SO.BAD.

To quote a friend:

"Walker can't run for president with a $2 billion state budget deficit, so to save face, he'll sacrifice the UW System and who knows what else, because education doesn't mean shit to him. While Wisconsin continues to falter, he's on his knees in front of the Koch Brothers, who are deciding which candidate to buy."

[2curlydogs]

Jan 29, 2015 7:29:38 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Jan 29, 2015 6:35:47 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Correct, I'd like to know how the fuck he continues to be re-elected? This is not the state I grew up in.

Good question.

i would guess because people just hate unions that much?

I would actually guess that it's because, save for Doyle, we've had Republican Governors going back into the 80s who have systematically destroyed the state's education system while consolidating power within the executive branch in order to line the pockets of their big business cronies.

[downtoearth]

Have you ever searched Scott Walker on politifact - he makes a lot of outrageous claims and a good chunk of them are rated "pants on fire." Plus, despite some of his changes, I think WI still ranks like 35 out of 50 on financial solvency, so that would be hard to run on fiscal responsibility nationally if your own state is in the back 2/3rds with it's own budget (don't quote me on that number).

I just love how he is a Reagan-revisionist as the 2016 campaign season starts up. Claiming that the Soviets respected Reagan more after he fired the US Air traffic controllers to prove that leadership trumps foreign-affairs experience in a presidential candidate.

www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/jan/28/scott-walker/scott-walker-records-show-soviets-treated-ronald-r/

[NewOrleans]

Jan 29, 2015 13:10:04 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

Have you ever searched Scott Walker on politifact - he makes a lot of outrageous claims and a good chunk of them are rated "pants on fire." Plus, despite some of his changes, I think WI still ranks like 35 out of 50 on financial solvency, so that would be hard to run on fiscal responsibility nationally if your own state is in the back 2/3rds with it's own budget (don't quote me on that number).

I just love how he is a Reagan-revisionist as the 2016 campaign season starts up. Claiming that the Soviets respected Reagan more after he fired the US Air traffic controllers to prove that leadership trumps foreign-affairs experience in a presidential candidate.

www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/jan/28/scott-walker/scott-walker-records-show-soviets-treated-ronald-r/

I feel like all Reagan fans are Reagan revisionists.     asdfjkl

[downtoearth]

Jan 29, 2015 13:12:59 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Jan 29, 2015 13:10:04 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

Have you ever searched Scott Walker on politifact - he makes a lot of outrageous claims and a good chunk of them are rated "pants on fire." Plus, despite some of his changes, I think WI still ranks like 35 out of 50 on financial solvency, so that would be hard to run on fiscal responsibility nationally if your own state is in the back 2/3rds with it's own budget (don't quote me on that number).

I just love how he is a Reagan-revisionist as the 2016 campaign season starts up. Claiming that the Soviets respected Reagan more after he fired the US Air traffic controllers to prove that leadership trumps foreign-affairs experience in a presidential candidate.

www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/jan/28/scott-walker/scott-walker-records-show-soviets-treated-ronald-r/

I feel like all Reagan fans are Reagan revisionists.     asdfjkl

And oddly a lot of them look like Alex P. Keaton.

Exhibit A - Alex

Exhibit B - Young Scott Walker

[darnkatz]

Jan 28, 2015 23:23:56 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

How did he get re elected?!

He has a whole lotta money and people who love him. My entire family thinks he is the bees knees. Thanksgiving was really awkward.

I, too, wish he would just catch on fire and die. I hate what he's done to my home state.

[silva]

Never before did I ponder the thought of leaving this state until he came into office. Did you talk about this?

www.wpr.org/walker-will-include-new-teacher-licensing-method-budget-proposal

[silva]

Also, there is a theory that he will officially announce his presidency run on February 6th, which is Ronald Reagan's birthday.

[zoidberg]

Jan 29, 2015 13:34:57 GMT -5 silva said:

Also, there is a theory that he will officially announce his presidency run on February 6th, which is Ronald Reagan's birthday.

I am sad that he is ruining our state, but this makes me feel less guilty about not really wanting to move back.

[silva]

Jan 29, 2015 13:37:34 GMT -5 zoidberg said:

Jan 29, 2015 13:34:57 GMT -5 silva said:

Also, there is a theory that he will officially announce his presidency run on February 6th, which is Ronald Reagan's birthday.

I am sad that he is ruining our state, but this makes me feel less guilty about not really wanting to move back.

I seriously want to leave. I feel like our city is slowly imploding from the last election and people are giving up. 

[downtoearth]

Jan 29, 2015 13:33:57 GMT -5 silva said:

Never before did I ponder the thought of leaving this state until he came into office. Did you talk about this?

www.wpr.org/walker-will-include-new-teacher-licensing-method-budget-proposal

Maybe since he wants to be president, he thinks he can just take a US competency test and then he's licensed to be pres?

[zoidberg]

Jan 29, 2015 13:42:09 GMT -5 silva said:

Jan 29, 2015 13:37:34 GMT -5 zoidberg said:

I am sad that he is ruining our state, but this makes me feel less guilty about not really wanting to move back.

I seriously want to leave. I feel like our city is slowly imploding from the last election and people are giving up. 

Let's talk.