This gets better and better every hour. God, I love politics
I thought the highlight was Walkers tape today, revealing how he planned to trick Democrats under the false ruse of them coming back and "talking to them", so the Republicans could vote for the legislation withhout the Dems.
Or how he's trying to find out if he can charge the Dems with a felony regarding who could be paying for their hotel rooms (as he withholds their paychecks to be picked up personally in Wisconsin to try and get them back to the state) but wait, there's more fun here!
Gov. Walker tried to ram this bill through quickly, with little exam of the 144-page bill, little debate and scrutiny. Now we have a
third reason why:
1. Hidden union-busting provisions
2. Hidden proviso allowing state government to sell off their state-owned electrical utilities to any chosen private company with
no competitive bidding (like Koch brothers electric)
And number three hidden in the bill (reported today courtesy Amanda Turkel):
3. "The bill would grant the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) sweeping authority to making changes to the state's Medicaid program -- which covers one in five residents -- with virtually
no public scrutiny. According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Walker's plan would use
"emergency" powers to allow DHS to restrict eligibility, raise premiums and change reimbursements -- all moves traditionally controlled by the legislature."
Walker is all about the power of doing it all himself, isn't he? He doesn't need any steenkin' legislature to enact laws!
Thank you, Wisconsin voters - Sarah Palin may be gone, but now we have this guy for our entertainment pleasure :-)