Ed Schultz reported on MSNBC last night on some polls that aren't as irrelevant as they seem. Polls taken in Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan reveal that if the gubernatorial elections Republicans won in these states back in November were held today, Scott Walker, John Kasich, and Rick Snyder would lose in their respective races. The suggested irrelevance comes from the fact that these financial fascists did win, and they're not up for re-election until 2014. These governors - and Rick Scott in Florida - remind me of abusive men who are as sweet as pie while courting their women, only to turn on them and treat them like dirt once they've gotten married.
The residents of these Midwestern states are likely to be stuck with these governors for awhile. But maybe not. Walker is thought to be a prime candidate for a recall election once he's eligible to be subjected to such a vote in January, and Rick Snyder could be up for a recall vote as early as June. This is happening even as a recall effort has started against Governor Jan Brewer in Arizona, which was mentioned here earlier.
Walker sold himself as a skilled budget planner without mentioning what he'd do to balance the Wisconsin budget (though anyone who was familiar with his record as Milwaukee County executive should have had a clue). In Michigan, Rick Snyder sold himself as a job creator by virtue of his experience as CEO of the Gateway computer company, only to leave out the fact that most of the jobs he created were overseas, the result of outsourcing. And even though Kasich sold himself as a job creator, he did, as you might remember, announce that he would cancel the high-speed rail project that would have bisected Ohio and linked Cleveland to Cincinnati by way of Columbus ("It's just more government spending," was Kasich's excuse) before he even took office. Thus, Kasich eliminated the jobs to build and maintain a rail line that would have had a positive economic impact on the communities it would have served along Ohio's I-71 corridor. Even if Kasich had allowed the Ohio high-speed rail plan to go ahead, of course, the workers who would have been hired to run the damn thing probably would have been denied a chance at unionization or been forced to work under dubious safety conditions. (I don't know if Kasich can be recalled, but his unpopularity is helping Ohio's progressive incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in the polls as Brown prepares to run for re-election next year.)
The Republican governors' reversal of political fortune is indeed a strong turnaround from November, but by the time any of these rhymes-with-glass poles get thrown out of office, they will have likely done considerable damage to their states. I hope these recalls still happen. But of course, the people who are apparently wising up just a little too late did vote these jerks into office in the first place, and in a fit of passion without much reason. Elections have consequences. It figures that many voters in the Midwest would think of that only now.
Walker sold himself as a skilled budget planner without mentioning what he'd do to balance the Wisconsin budget (though anyone who was familiar with his record as Milwaukee County executive should have had a clue). In Michigan, Rick Snyder sold himself as a job creator by virtue of his experience as CEO of the Gateway computer company, only to leave out the fact that most of the jobs he created were overseas, the result of outsourcing. And even though Kasich sold himself as a job creator, he did, as you might remember, announce that he would cancel the high-speed rail project that would have bisected Ohio and linked Cleveland to Cincinnati by way of Columbus ("It's just more government spending," was Kasich's excuse) before he even took office. Thus, Kasich eliminated the jobs to build and maintain a rail line that would have had a positive economic impact on the communities it would have served along Ohio's I-71 corridor. Even if Kasich had allowed the Ohio high-speed rail plan to go ahead, of course, the workers who would have been hired to run the damn thing probably would have been denied a chance at unionization or been forced to work under dubious safety conditions. (I don't know if Kasich can be recalled, but his unpopularity is helping Ohio's progressive incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in the polls as Brown prepares to run for re-election next year.)
The Republican governors' reversal of political fortune is indeed a strong turnaround from November, but by the time any of these rhymes-with-glass poles get thrown out of office, they will have likely done considerable damage to their states. I hope these recalls still happen. But of course, the people who are apparently wising up just a little too late did vote these jerks into office in the first place, and in a fit of passion without much reason. Elections have consequences. It figures that many voters in the Midwest would think of that only now.
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