10-27-2017, 08:20 PM
Scott Walker has big money behind him, and that matters greatly. Still, money cannot itself rescue something terribly unpopular in a binary election. Scott Walker is a known commodity, someone that one praises to Olympus or that one discusses with words for which one instead sees punctuation marks.
How long does it take for people to tire of a combative, polarizing leader? Maybe it depends upon the results.
Wisconsin has been a laboratory for the right-wing agenda of making the common man suffer for out-of-state elites. That Rightist dream must be covered in glittering phrases, but those cannot hide the reality. Life will get worse.
Wisconsin is naturally a horrible place to live. About half of the state has a fire-and-ice climate with tropical summers and Russian winters. To find it tolerable one must live well. That means a high income based upon good preparation for skilled work, profitable farming, or successful small business. As I noted about Minnesota, people need good insulation in their houses, plenty of heating fuel for the winter, fat-rich food in the winter, and at least three seasonal wardrobes. None of that is cheap. But if one earns well, one can get a good edge.
That also means that one needs a solid education and (should things go wrong) a good welfare system. You will either need a good car to deal with the cold or really-good public transportation. To find some enjoyment in the summer you need good parks and recreation -- and a good environment. In view of the winters, you might want to have the funds to go to some place not as dreary in the winter.
After seven years of Walker people see the sacrifices and none of the rewards. Or they think that the rewards are going to the people who back the Governor and his legislative followers. After eleven years people will see life getting ragged.
Scott Walker is a portent of Donald Trump. One polling item is whether Wisconsin voters think that he has too much loyalty to the President.
How long does it take for people to tire of a combative, polarizing leader? Maybe it depends upon the results.
Wisconsin has been a laboratory for the right-wing agenda of making the common man suffer for out-of-state elites. That Rightist dream must be covered in glittering phrases, but those cannot hide the reality. Life will get worse.
Wisconsin is naturally a horrible place to live. About half of the state has a fire-and-ice climate with tropical summers and Russian winters. To find it tolerable one must live well. That means a high income based upon good preparation for skilled work, profitable farming, or successful small business. As I noted about Minnesota, people need good insulation in their houses, plenty of heating fuel for the winter, fat-rich food in the winter, and at least three seasonal wardrobes. None of that is cheap. But if one earns well, one can get a good edge.
That also means that one needs a solid education and (should things go wrong) a good welfare system. You will either need a good car to deal with the cold or really-good public transportation. To find some enjoyment in the summer you need good parks and recreation -- and a good environment. In view of the winters, you might want to have the funds to go to some place not as dreary in the winter.
After seven years of Walker people see the sacrifices and none of the rewards. Or they think that the rewards are going to the people who back the Governor and his legislative followers. After eleven years people will see life getting ragged.
Scott Walker is a portent of Donald Trump. One polling item is whether Wisconsin voters think that he has too much loyalty to the President.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.