Scott Walker Recall: Judge Denies Governor's Extension Request

Associated Press:

A judge has denied Gov. Scott Walker's request for a two-week extension to review recall petition signatures, saying the election is likely to proceed.

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Comments

[bigdaveh]

04:47 PM on 02/21/2012

The GOTPers can't even handle counting caucus votes in the great state of Maine and there were only 5,000 votes. I imagine they need a couple of thousand volunteers to check the sigantures, what with having to count on their fingers and toes. That's Walker's job plan.

[snack cakes]

10:52 AM on 02/21/2012

The american people are rejecting progressives so they resort to subversion via recall.

[Just a passerby]

11:37 AM on 02/21/2012

awwww.... poor baybee can't take democracy! So it whines and pouts.

Hey, Sherlock: Scootie first got into power on a recall.

[Eidolas]

12:08 PM on 02/21/2012

Wrong again, as always.

[bigdaveh]

04:40 PM on 02/21/2012

Wow, really?!?!? Did you know that they Gubantor, Ahnuld Schwarznegger, was forced onto CA in a recall of a progressive. A little thing called the Intertubes showed me The Google and I found it out really quick and easy.

But I can only guess what's in the snack cakes you're eating.

[crosseyedamerican]

09:51 AM on 02/21/2012

"...no good reason for another extension and that Walker's request was an attempt to delay the inevitable."
Sorry, dude. Only one last meal allowed.

[eLucida]

08:47 AM on 02/21/2012

Losses to Working Families Under Governor Walker (update Feb 13, 2012)
PART II

Transfer of More Wealth to the 1%
-- Massive new tax breaks for corporations and wealthy investors passed since January 2011 will cause an additional loss
of nearly $2.4 billion in revenue to state government over the next 10 years
-- Re-opening the Las Vegas Corporate Tax Loophole will cost taxpayers $46.4 million in fiscal years 2011-13 alone
-- Breaks for Wealthy Investors will cost taxpayers $36.3 million in fiscal years 2011-13 alone
another new capital gains tax break will cost taxpayers $79 million (This break does not require any job to be created or retained)
-- Manufacturer & Agribusiness Income Tax Phased Out, represents a loss to taxpayers of $360 million over the years 2012-2017 and will cost $128.7 million each year after that
-- Tax Break for Junk Mail be a loss to taxpayers of $500,000 per year

Taxes Increased on Low-Income Wisconsinites
-- Earned Income Tax Credit
-- Homestead Tax Credit

Loss of Quality Public Education
-- Extreme Cuts in Funding of Public Schools
-- More Taxpayer Funding of Private Schools.
-- 30% Cut in Aid for Wisconsin Technical College System.
-- UW System Cut
-- Access to Education under Wisconsin Covenant Program

[eLucida]

08:49 AM on 02/21/2012

More here:
http://wisaflcio.typepad.com/Losses.Update.Feb.14.2012.pdf

[4 EYES]

09:58 AM on 02/21/2012

Nuppers...read this...it will answer your inane questions. That is, if you really want your inane questions answered. Being a tool, I suspect you don't and won't.

To your $810M not "adding" to the $13T, the money was given to other states.

[adarps5]

08:54 AM on 02/21/2012

So who ever takes over for Walker will have a mess to clean up.

[crosseyedamerican]

09:53 AM on 02/21/2012

As always... Dems cleaning up after the TPers (once known as the Republicans).

[cmr11]

08:09 AM on 02/21/2012

when walker goes to jail maybe they can get him in with rod blagojevich, they can share a cell and be roomies........

[ken607]

08:09 AM on 02/21/2012

GOIN GOING GGOOIINNGG ....................GONE. thats your future scotty!

[Just a passerby]

07:53 AM on 02/21/2012

Reading the various trawls we have screeching around here, I'm reminded of the dreadful scenes in "1984" where Winston and Julia go to the required "2-Minute-H.a.t.e." meetings.

I really think these RW are shown the targets of the season -be they teachers, unions, g.a.y. people, women, whatever - and encouraged to get into a frenzy against them. This sure looks like it's organized, because all the screechers express the same odium toward the same targets, and use the same language.

[sanddc]

07:28 AM on 02/21/2012

Wisconsinites -----Have any of you notice your governor is pulling his hair out over this recall.

The man is going balder everyday. I can see the thinning of his hair from my backyard in California.

[sanddc]

07:25 AM on 02/21/2012

If Walker has done such a great job as you Walker lovers pretends , so confident about and is Mr. Goodie Two Shoes type of governor,why is he running back to court pleasing with the judge for more time to raise money to fight his recall?

A righteous man or leader never worry ,he prays.

[returnofthejedi]

06:07 AM on 02/21/2012

This guy really has some nerve doesn't he?

[Always Telling The Truth]

07:10 AM on 02/21/2012

How dare Mr. Walker take on these Government Unions!
It is as though Scott Walker thinks working for Wisconsin Taxpayers is HIS job!
Almost as though balancing our state budget, reducing the state unemployment to 7.1% and saving your job and creating thousands of new jobs is what Wisconsinites elected him to do.
YOU ARE CORRECT -- THIS GUY HAS NERVE!

[sanddc]

07:18 AM on 02/21/2012

We all know he used the stimulius money from the federal government and stole all he could from public education to balance what ever.
I am from the west coast but knows this must about the supposely great job Walker is doing.
After hearing Walker on that tape last year,he did not fool anyone, any longer but himself.

[ken607]

08:16 AM on 02/21/2012

proof? sure but how is TAX REVENUE? did he do like rick perry and take FEDERAL MONEY to balance his budget? has he laid of teachers and police? or did he do like in ben harbour and fire all the ELECTED OFFICIALS and hire croneys? tha fact is he has made the state worse, for education and public safety. unions only represent 6% TOTAL of the entire workforce. you need to stop watching fox. you are in a fatasy world if you think they have a lot of power. beside collective bargaining is AMERICAN. if the union doesnt get you a good deal who will? wall mart? target? exxon mobile? theyd give min wage or even less giving the republicans trying to get rid of even min wage! you guys are truely ignornt of other peoples lives. thats why your party will never have power again for a long time!

[sukahpunch7]

07:15 PM on 02/21/2012

Yep

[eva belle]

04:25 AM on 02/21/2012

Running scared then?

[Tom Riggs]

01:13 AM on 02/21/2012

I wonder if the Koch brothers have dumped him yet.

[Oginikwe]

01:38 AM on 02/21/2012

Nope. David Koch is bankrolling him and throwing millions of dollars into Wisconsin.

[ibreathe4u]

04:06 AM on 02/21/2012

There's an article re: Koch brother getting 100 death threats that mentions that they plan on continuing to dump money in WI for Walker.

[onwisco]

08:23 AM on 02/21/2012

How did a hundred people manage to get through? And what is David Kochs phone number? Imagine if a hundred got through there must be thousands who would have liked to threaten this guy.

[RepublicansAreFail]

01:07 AM on 02/21/2012

Walkers days are almost done. Good riddance.

[thecornerangel]

01:03 AM on 02/21/2012

"All politics is local" Tip O'Neil was talking about how people only cared about what you did for them...Today it means what the politician does to them... I'm glad Walker will be gone soon, and I hope he slinks off into oblivion. There are going to be many more local battles in the coming year... and the 99% are only going to win when they come out to sign petitions and vote in full force. Using social media may be the only thing that saves democracy. There is so much money on the other side...

[Kenneth Knapp III]

05:39 AM on 02/21/2012

He won't slink off. The downside to a successful recall election in Wisconsin is that the rest of the nation will likely have to put up with at least 3 or 4 years, maybe more, of Scott Walker, Fox News Contributor.

[Just a passerby]

06:29 AM on 02/21/2012

Yes, but I'm not obliged to put on that channel.

[eLucida]

09:07 AM on 02/21/2012

Will be difficult when Walker is incarcerated.

http://scottwalkerwatch.com/2012/02/01/guide-to-the-main-players-in-the-expanding-fbi-walkergate-john-doe-investigation/

[RitaS]

12:56 AM on 02/21/2012

Ohhh... poor Walker..... Toast x 10.....