That is just so false. If anything he is preventing Wisconsin from moving forward.

Patriot can I ask, are you one of the cronnies that have the "I stand for Walker" sign in the yard? I laugh all the time when I see these. What politician is worth pitting neighbor against neighbor? Walker has done so much for you that you are willing to lay down your life for him. Come on, this guy Walker cares less about you and I. His puppets and the cronnies that put these signs out are idiots being played like fools. He wants your money, your donations and then when he slaps his GOP national agenda and makes Wisconsin a Right To Work state the workers will be left with "no rights" at all, other than bringing home a paycheck. Walker will let big business do whatever they want to the workers. He already eliminated filing discrimination cases against employers. Why stop there. Soon you will have no 401k, no pension, no sick leave, no vacation time. Thats is what will happen and then all you people that have those signs will all be crying that your company did this or that to you and they can't, yes they can, YOU allowed it and it starts now and here. Over 5,000 business have closed under Walker and over 29,000 jobs lost. Walker will spin it this week and all you cronnies will be posting on here that he has created jobs also. Sickenning.

@Mike-Yes you are correct under the current Obama Administration I would be very concerned if he is re-elected!! He will come after your 401K!!
Really so how do you explain all the re-call Walker signs? So what your saying is its your way or no way? Right to work all the way!!! This is american and its about ones freedoms!! Being forced to pay union dues is not freedom of choice!!

This recall and the hateful rhetoric of the left is holding Wisconsin back.

Really, Patriot? President Obama is coming after my 401K? Could we have some details, please? What wingnut news source have you been listening to?

The Obama-401(k) claim seems every bit as credible as the claims people have been making about Scott Walker and how he's going to take Wisconsin back to the days of sewage in the streets and people begging to work for pennies a day...

@Randy-Open your eyes Randy. Yes it has been discussed to use the large amounts of money sitting out there in 401K's in exchange for Government Bonds. Greece for example. Open your eyes my man

@Patriot -- How is a 401K investing in government bonds 'coming after your 401K'? 401K money is invested in all kinds of things, some of the mutual funds that make up my IRA portfolio are invested in government bonds. It's about the safest investment there is, until jackhats in Congress talk about the government defaulting. The idea, though, is that bond money gets paid back with interest.

401Ks are under private management, and it's up to those fund managers as to how much risk they want to take.

@Randy-Well just recently it has been discussed to eliminate the pre tax safe haven a 401 offers. But rather tax you up front on your gross. Why would anyone contribute to a 401 if thats the case.

@Randy
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3879307/government-takeover-of-401k/

Smoke and mirrors my friend.

Did you even understand the issues discussed in that video, Patriot? The issue was the high management fees charged by some 401K managers, which means the managers are the ones getting rich, not the investors. That, by the way, is why I have my money with Vanguard.

@Randy-Dont be so narrow minded. The point of the video was there were flys on the wall saying there were items of discussion that entailed the current admin possibly looking at the 401's. Of course it was denied. My point being is your hanging Gov Walker yet the current Obama Admin has been on office for over 3 years and only racked up debt, def have done nothing to create jobs and oh said its ok for same sex marriage.

The point of the video was Fox Business news getting its knickers in a twist over some chicken-little internet rumor. "I don't want some bureaucrat overseeing my 401K money!" Well, I wouldn't want some hedge-fund manager overseeing my 401K money and taking an extra big crumb for doing it. Or making extra risky investments.

I had to laugh at the reference to 'the same people who manage Social Security'. There's not much to manage with Social Security -- any surplus is invested in Government bonds by law. The return is low, but the risk is much less.

@Randy-Why does everything come with a twist according to the left? I suppose the updated jobs numbers that will be coming out by the BLS for Wisconsin will twisted and cooked? Your side is seriously standing in the way of progress

Oh yes thank you .governor imbecile. If anyone is thinking of voting for walkman in the recall election.....ask yourself ONE question. Would you buy a used car from him?

@Robert-Wisconsin will be voting for Gov Walker!! Nothing like blowing this whole political trash up to boost barrett since he cant stand on his own two feet. WOW!!

At least in the Mafia they don't go after the wives. Knowing Mediarakkkers, most often there research does not hold up under further review.

BTW -- stop cheapening the word patriot. The last version of patriots stood up aristocrats, not toady to them.

@patriot ... i was shocked to see that jsonline finally ran an article on the kris barrett emails.... im wondering if the patch will pick it up too.

@keith schmitz .... did you read the article? did you see the emails? and before you talk about them going after his wife (which in this case is perfectly legit), you may want to remember the wife of that state employee who suggested that walker's wife and kids be raped.....

http://mediatrackers.org/2011/12/05/wife-of-state-employee-suggests-walkers-wife-sons-be-raped/

@Keith-Okay buddy-Im not the one who stole money from the village and the people of the village.

@Keith-At least I did not con and swindle money from the people of Shorewood or the village to open a business, then once you got the money shut it down!!!

http://www.jsonline.com/business/88705292.html

Keith, like most liberals can not take it when their own medicine is dished back at them. Walker is too nice and will not touch this, but the rest of us will for him.

Seriously Keith? You and yours have gone after Walker's home, his kids, his wife, without an ounce of regret. Now suddenly you have an issue with the wife of Barrett is doing illegal campaign work on her work email?

Go ahead show me one post anywhere where you came out against that?

Hypocrite.

when you learn to read you just might find out patirat

Oh yeah, let's cut the pay and benefits of the people who protect us.

Dick, just a reminder this is the 21st century, not the 19th.

But hey. Your delusion is fun to watch.

Richard Head ... Are you reporting from your room at the Milwaukee Mental Health Complex ? If not that's where you need to be !

Next time you need a Cop or your home is on fire call Snotty Scottie.

@Keith-You really need to repay all the money you swindled from the village for your book coop

Keith - YES! It's the 21st. C - and you keep trying to make the 20th.C union policies of LOOT and SCOOT work - government, school districts and local taxing authorities are all CORPORATIONS - just like your beloved unions - and they have abused that power. They are going to be brought back under control.

The 20th. C Keith - that is where you are stuck.... the YOUNG - eventually out of a sense of economic self-defense and preservation - MUST and WILL reject the debts and inter-generational wealth transfer schemes of your generation - and will set you free on an ice floe where you can await the Polar Bear.

GO GALT!

"Oh yeah, let's cut the pay and benefits of the people who protect us."

UH, no they don't, and it's not required by law. Trust me, at 50% of current pay and benefits there will be a line out of the door.... applying.

BTW - how does the Sheriffs SWAT Team "protect us" by throwing working families out of their homes?.....

Richard how much is it worth to you to have the patrol cars and 911 services available to you when YOU NEED THEM. We must cut these next?. How much salary is too much or not enough Richard when you have an armed robber in your home and the police respond and save your family. How much is too much? You want to put a price tag on it, go ahead and do it. You and Diane Hendrick can then work on the right to work state stuff. Soon you will be looking and guess what, you no longer have a 401k plan. Then your vacation time will be cut from 3 weeks to 1 week. No more sick time. Thats what will happen if you push the right to work state. Who will defend the workers and workers right? Walker already cut the discrimination claims for workers being discriminated against, so what is next? 14 y.o in the assembly line? Careful what you wish for Richard.

Mike:

There are already lots of non-union workers in Wisconsin. What percentage of workers in this state have been pushed from 3 weeks vacation to 1 week, have no sick time or 401(k) because they don't have union 'protection' at their jobs?

@Mike-Well first of all if a robber is in my house he will be met with one of my little friends. Generally speaking the police arrive to investigate the incident!! So your point? That is why we now have CCW and Castle Laws to protect our families!! Because like I said in many cases the police arrive after the fact. Not saying police are bad or anything like that, just stating the facts

@Mike-Like myself non union employee with 5 weeks vacation, a 401, a pension, work a 4 10 schedule. Hmmmmm plzzzzzzzz explain your blanket statement

Spot on - but do you think becoming Bangladesh is a good way to exist in the "modern global economy?" or the only way?? Maybe there's a better way forward than destroying people's jobs and livelihoods . . . (hint: there IS, dump Walker and save jobs!)

@Patriot -- An intruder in your home may be met with your 'little friend' but if your house catches fire and by some chance a family member is left inside, don't you think the person who goes in to rescue them deserves the pay they get?

@Randy-Where did I say police and fire did not deserve to earn a good wage? NO WHERE!!! So your twisting it all around to suit your needs now. Very typical of the left obviously.

@Randy-Look if you and your side would get out of the way and allow Gov Walker to serve his term without all this turmoil this State would do very well. Which in turn Police and Fire may even be paid more!! Again dont put words in my mouth!! Its impossible to progress with all the obstructions.
Just wait until the revised BLS numbers come out showing the success of Gov Walkers reforms.

You guys banged the drum too hard and too long. You took all the excitement out of your own story. No one but you cares any longer. It's about as important to the voters as collective bargaining. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzz z z z z z

What is more interesting is who paid for their criminal defense (Wink, Archer, Russell, Pierick, etc.)? If the GAB announces that Walkers "legal fund" has paid for their defense it will spell doom because you can connect the dots then.

And how much is collected in taxes from those people from now on?

Exactly-What gets me is their banging their drums by saying Gov Walker promised 250,000 jobs. But he has only been in office for a year. I would understand if he had served his entire term.

What was the cost of the high speed rail project we rejected? And how many real jobs was that supposed to produce?

I think we were looking at somewhere around $810M in taxpayer funded construction costs. Lets be generous and say that produced 13000 jobs (that was the figure provided by pro-train folks - I think most rational folks would find that claim debatable). Total cost to the taxpayer - about $62,000 per job. And that doesn't take into account operation and maintenance costs not expected to be covered by ridership fees.

Were you "on board" for that one, Robert?

The train was expected to have 89 full time positions after it's build and 13K is such an exaggeration for it's construction. There is no industry or small business that would be created around it and it would need constant state funded taxpayer subsidies. In contrast to the mine where it would create thousands of full time long term jobs, no state or federal subsidies and would generate millions if not 1 billion+ in tax revenue.

The left
Iron mine = Bad
Trains = Good

Trains and the tracks made from Iron = bad and good?

@Steve-Yes not to mention all the jobs created to support the mine, the miners and their familys. What a concept. Private sector jobs that actually add to the tax base rather than take from it. Thats funny Trains Good Iron Bad:) Hmmmm how can ya have one without the other?

Ok Steve, lets say you got your mine. It maintains for like 10 years and closes. Then we find out that the water was severly contaminated within 10-15 miles of the mine and that this area is deemed unsafe for generations. Will it all be worth it? Look at Lake Michigan where we can not eat any fish from. The anti environmentalists should have to lay on the beach in e-coli and have to eat nothing but fish from Lake Michigan. Then they may change their mind. Unfortunately, I have treated many hmong people with mercury poisoning because they ate too many fish and some died but anti-environmnetalists will say the libs are crazy. I say we are all crazy for not protecting our water and food sources. Are we really that dumb?

This mine would have been around for decades, not just 10 years.
What are you worried about in the water, Sulfur? The mines around MN have no ground water or river effect. A gallon of milk test higher in the sulfur readings than a gallon of ground water. Tailing piles are managed and run off is controlled and treated. This is the part you don't hear about on the news. This mine was to use magnets instead of heavy washing to process.

It is also a dumb point to debate. When this company now opens a mine in MI it will be only a few miles away from our site. So the same water you are so worried about is still at "risk."

Yes dumping billions of gallon of raw sewage into Lake Michigan is a concern. But you want to vote the guy responsible for that into state office?

Mine = bad, will pollute because I was told so
Poop in lake = good, pollutes but I look the other way

Your ignorance is showing. Tax cuts and incentives are only necessary because taxes are already too high. This is only the start of returning Wisconsin to a state of equilibrium.

Every state in the union offers tax advantages to attract businesses, which in turn create JOBS, which in turn INCREASES the tax base, which in turn supports local businesses, which in turn...GET IT?
Econ 101.

Well so far $510k from Hendricks, the Koch Bros have sent over $250k. It will cost us, believe me it will in the tune of allowing Hendricks to cut pay, cut vacation time, cut sick time in half for her employees. The Koch's will get new power plants, the average Joe will get nothing but a "I stand for Walker" bumper sticker or sign to put in his yard.

Mike - I am a consumer of power. The more supply there is the cheaper I pay for that product that I enjoy to use. The less I pay for power the more capitol I have to invest in my own business or person spending.

I am unable and do not have the time to create my own power plant or start a power company on my own.

@Mike -- At first Diane Hendricks puzzled me, because her late husband said on more than one occasion that he prospered in business by treating his employees well. There's little incentive to unionize while your pay and benefits are good. But when they start to decline . . .

The existence of unions keeps non-union business owners honest, and Ken Hendricks is gone now. I'm sure his widow is feeling the pinch, what with her net worth slipping from three billion down to two billion.

@Randy-Thus unions are acceptable in the private sector but should be kicked out of the public sector.

This is why you are not a producer, you are unable to understand how expansion and hiring occurs. Probably why you work for someone else.

2 million in tax credits. Not 2 million in cash.
Over several years, not all at once for a company that has demand
Unlike obama investments where they is little demand, Walker is not forcing the economics
For 39 employees.
Credit only given if you hire , No hiring no credits.
More you hire more credit you receive.
Those you hire now off UI.
Those you hire now paying income tax to state
Business now uses tax credit to expand business to business spending
Vendors of business have more income
Vendors of business now need to hire due to increase in demand
More profits more tax revenue, more hiring more income taxes collected.
Walker for president.

@Steve--YESSSSS Such simple basic 101 economicts. Why is it so hard for the left to understand how it works.

It's fine they don't understand it, less completion for the rest of us. The problem is they are obstruction progress and growth which does effect the rest of us.

Guys, this is how business expansion works: higher demand, hire more, company profits. Under Walker, create jobs for tax credits, company profits, no higher demand, take tax credit, layoff workers.

Lesson learned in Minnesota when they tried the same thing; you must have a real demand for product before hiring and expanding. Bottom businesses will always want to expand on their own if demand is high; they will hire more; they aren't stupid, they will realize the profit without Walker tax credits.

The labor isn't free. The company still has to pay these new hires a salary, benefits and whatever else they include. The measly tax credit is not a wash to "pay" for this is it not welfare. There is apparent demand at this company and room for growth otherwise they would not be hiring.

You really think that the tax credit pays for the employees salary + benefits + there is left overs to profit off of?! The tax credit is over a period of years, so your laying them off argument is invalid.

The tax credit also provides incentive for a company to actually add full time, permanent jobs rather than just hiring out the work to part time or contract labor where the employer would not be providing any benefits.

patriot you are the biggest AHOLE I have EVER come across. now we all understand that it is only wisconsin and the people aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer.........but REALLY......yu are going to re-elect a criminal....a liar....a thief.....a puppet for the cock bros...one who seperates and destroys unions....one who defunds education and healthcare for the poor.......a snake in the grass? wisconsians are even more stupider than imbecile patriot.

@Robert-There ya go when your not able to have a sensible debate you resort to name calling and trash talk. Seems to me thats about all the left is good for well all your good for. Last time I checked Walker has not been convicted of anything, my school district did just fine without layoffs, cuts, or anything, and healthcare for the poor?
Your really a clown there Robert!!! Public sector unions have NO place in my pocket book period with me having a voice. Well now I do!!
Way to go Robert you just showed us all how well I cant say the word on here what and who you are. If u represent the left which you do that is why Gov Walker will prevail

mike do you really think these mutations are going to understand? For petes sake....the live in wiscomsun.

go make some more laws against abortion.......that will solve everything.....and lower womens wages while your at it......and oh....I almost forgot........declare another war....I know you need the money.

Mike@ Does your company make a profit off the health care of the sick people in our society? I guess your kind of like the "EVIL" drug companies or the "evil" oil companies. How can you possible justify making a profit off of sick people? I'm sure once Obamacare kicks in you'll be much better off as a business, right? How is Barrett going to make your company more profitable for you? Do all your employees earn the same pay as you? Why not? How do you sleep at night? Are you secretly taking some of your patients medication?

Funny steve, he is only at the companies that are dolling out thousands to support him. He is not just stopping by to say hi and how can we help you. He is saying "please provide a bigger donation" and you get a hug from the governor. Funny, I get all these e-mails from conservative groups advising to give Walker money as he is the great "uniter" while the next paragraph states that the liberals are communits, socialists, idiots. What a joke.

►he is only at the companies that are dolling out thousands to support him◄
Prove it

It's sad that you don't want more jobs in this state, but criticize Walker for not "creating" enough. Make up your mind already. Or is it that you just can't stand seeing Walker get credit for any job creation, would rather see jobs lost for political gain. Sad.

Steve, he's there for photo ops. Of course, you would turn around an blast Obama for speaking at businesses that benefited from the tax breaks in the stimulus. The difference is, the US has gained over 2 million jobs in the last 24 months, whereas Wisconsin has made a U-turn and lost jobs under Walker. Funny, even states that are far to the left of Wisconsin gained jobs in the last year. Even our neighbors gained jobs. Walker stands alone as the only governor to have LOST jobs during the last 12 months. He can visit as many businesses as he wants, his budget is stifling the economy and killing jobs.

@Bert-You my friend are truely disinformed!! When the BLS comes out with their updated numbers what will your excuse be? When it shows Wi has actually added lots of jobs. Also please explain unemployment at 6.9%. Down from when Gov Walker took office? Thats what I thought you can't. Just like Barrett can't name one accomplishment

►Steve, he's there for photo ops.◄

Prove it

You have been explained many times why your little jobs talking point is basic and ill informed. Your side won't let Walker create any jobs, want to personally burn him at the stake. If you cared about jobs the democrats would have voted for a Mine. But no, they choose politics instead of jobs, again.

That sir is a photo op that can be proven.

Your solution: Elect a guy that has seen jobs decrease 26%. Leads a city with the largest unemployment rate and highest taxes. What a great solution you guys must have all went to college to come up with that one.

@WIwishes-We shall see when the BLS comes out with the new jobs numbers. The real numbers that is!! The look thru was done by a total non partisan, independent economist whos says the previously released numbers dont add up. It appears Wi has more than likely added more jobs than previously reported. So we shall see!!

On the other hand all you people backing Barrett could care less what his accomplishments have or have not been. Can you seriously name 1 Barrett acomplishment in his 2 term position as Mayor of Milwaukee?
His whole basis for his campaign is Jobs and the John Doe investigation because he has nothing to run on himself. So when the jobs data gets blown out of the Water showing more of Walkers success he will be left with the John Doe fiascal.

Fred, show me the good news?. Last I looked was that Wisconsin is dead last in jobs. About 5,000 businesses closed or left under Walker. I know, Walker will spin the number this week because this is his achilles heel. A criminal investigation where just today Darlene Winks sentencing was postponed "so Wink can continue to help prosecutors in an ongoing probe". Ongoing probe? They have everyone but Walker. The John Doe adds up to one thing, Walker is a criminal and time will tell if I am right or wrong. I have lived in this state 44 years and have never seen a divide like this. Announcing that you want to "divide and conquor" is not something I look at positively. 29% of the Wisconsin people advised that they no longer talk to a friend, family member or neighbor due to political differences. This is good news?

@Mike-And you personally are responesible for the divide. Because a select few disagreed with Walkers policies they stommped their feet, cried foul, drew attention to themselves and here we are today. Of Course Walker will cook the books!! Give me a break dude!! None of you have yet been able to name one accomplishment Barrett has acheived with his 8 years in office. Not one!!! And this is who you are supporting to lead this State in a forward direction? California here we come

Mike, Walker's team of fiction writers is currently working on some good news to release between now and the election. Oh, and don't forget, as soon as all the jobs-killing "uncertainty" of a democratic election is cleared up, we'll see an instant jump in jobs! Walker said so! And you can trust him, as he NEVER says one thing to the public and the entirely opposite thing to his big donors...

Fred, does is the right wing give such scorn to actual good news, like 25 straight months of job gains nationally? Quite simply, they are so invested in their racist hatred of a black President that their hate will not allow them to recognize anything positive. (In my example, there is actual good news involved.)

@Bert-How many of those Obama Jobs were Government Jobs? He was and is the worst president in the history of this nation. Has nothing to do with skin color, but rather accomplishments. Obama like Barrett has NONE!!!

You may want to look again, Mike. Wisconsin is not dead last in jobs. Wisconsin's unemployment rate is better than that of most of the other states.

Why are you blaming Walker for the political divide? I blame the dems for their overreaction and exaggerated response to Walker's budget repair bill. They spun it into a doom and gloom story of "draconian cuts" that would double class sizes and cause mass layoffs of teachers. They misrepresented the size of the contributions that public employees are having to make to their pension and health benefits. You still hear the occasional lefty parroting the false claim that teachers are suffering with a 18% cut in their take home pay because of Walker. Some on the left have even gone so far as to make death threats against republicans because of the BRB.

After all the initial overreaction to the BRB, the Lefties are now claiming that Walker's BRB/Act 10 isn't even the reason for the recalls.

Take a look at what the JS Online has written today about Wisconsin jobs for Walker's first year in office. Apparently, the 'last in jobs growth' was based on a survey of only 3.5% of Wisconsin employers, while the new figures come from an actual census of all Wisconsin employers.

"State officials said they show a gain of 23,321 jobs (public and private) between December 2010 and December 2011, which represents Gov. Scott Walker's first full year in office.

That stands in sharp contrast to a commonly used and widely reported monthly jobs measure, the Current Employment Survey, which earlier this year showed an estimated loss of 33,900 jobs in Wisconsin for the same 12-month period."

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/walker-speeds-release-of-positive-jobs-data-775edrh-151655365.html

Patriot, here is the jist. Iam not a huge obama fan but look at Romney and want to move to another country like New Zealand where I can proper and not have such political turmoil. Uh, Cowdung, you can spin the cycle all you want but reality is Wisconsin from 3/1/11-3/1/12 was dead last in jobs gained. You see Cowdung, i had 3 friends leave our great state because they were educated professionals making over $60k a year and could not find a job and after 1 year all 3 moved their families where jobs are (Florida, NC and illinois...yes illinois). As these 3 are no longer looking for work they no longer count against the unemployment numbers. You want to say Wisconsin is not dead last in jobs but I say he unemployment numbers are more of a fictional number as many have left this state to get jobs. I like how Walker is going to have a press release to announce "his own numbers". Heck, I could make up anything i want and spin it anyway I can. What is he going to do when the April numbers come out against him again? All he is doing is creating another diversion becaause this is his achilles heel. Walkers reforms with regard to jobs are an epic fail. Oh BTW, with MPS announcing 400 layoffs and other school districts cutting loose people in June it will get worse, not better. If Walker is re-elected we are in big trouble. No one will have a job left by the time he is finished.

@Mike-MPS will layoff because they were one of the districts that flat out refused to work with the tools provided!! Give me a break!! The OC/Franklin School district thanked Gov Walker at the beginning of the 2011/2012 school year. They were able to balance the their budget, first time in quite some time, all without layoffs or oversize class rooms. And thats just one of many success stories.
Please explain your side dropping the hammer on the mining jobs, ya thats what I thought. Stop the division, become part of the democratic process and allow Gov Walker to do his job.

@Mike- and for your info the study was conducted by a non partisan, no ties economist for the BLS. I think you are going to be surprised but once again you will spin the results,
You still have not answered one single accomplishment Barrett has acheived in his 8 years

And has everything to do with you!!!!

@PJS-Sign it baby sign it. Why should it not be my right to pay union dues if I so choose? There are many right to work States that have no union businesses that pay good money.
Im done with this and will let June 5th speak for the majority once again, just as they did in 2010. What will you say then? When Walker remains in office? Whats really sad is all you Barrett flag waving lefties have not been able to list a single Barrett acomplishment!! Yet he is the guy you want leading us.

Hahahaha now thats funny. So what aare you going to do now that the actual jobs numbers have come out? Showing Wisconsin actually created 20 plus thousand jobs for 2011? Hmmmmm now what? Please explain the basis for your re-call? Jobs are going up, unemployment down, property taxes down for the first time in several years. Looks like Wisconsin is moving forward

They are all in bed with blankets over their head, rocking back and forth repeating Scott Walker is evil, Scott Walker is evil, this is what Democracy looks like, this is what Democracy looks like.............and sucking their thumbs of course.