Right Wing Overreach Rejected Nationwide; Wisconsin, It's Our Turn
The Right got put down hard in Ohio (Kasich's bill), Maine (Voter registration eased), Arizona (Leading State Senate immigration-basher recalled), and Mississippi (Birth control, abortion, in vitro fertilization and other women's rights preserved).
Walker's year-long overreach and recall election to fix that is now on deck.
His justifiable defeat has to do with character and a wide range of overreaches, beyond though including union-busting - - which was the sole issue on the Kasich-inspired referendum ballot in Ohio last night.
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Don't forget Kentucky's Dem governor getting re-elected by a huge majority against what was supposed to be a GOP dream ticket. Scottie's lackey, the Wisconsin GOP vice-chair, was on NPR this morning saying Issue 2 in Ohio lost because it was "miscast" (not because it represented an odious policy). He also said Scottie isn't at all concerned about a recall -- he "looks forward to the debate," because "example after example" shows how well the "reforms" are working. Tell it to the teachers, parents and students in Oshkosh. Recall Walker. Paper covers rock, rock breaks scissors, shoe leather trumps money!
This is great news out of Ohio for those of us who oppose Walker, since Ohio so often leans Red (to the GOP). Right wing talk radio in Cincy is virulent, I think, much worse than ours, which is bad enough. I am surprised at the margin of victory.
In view of what enoughalready observed, I must add that Cincinnati's top right-wing host, Bill Cunningham, actually OPPOSED Issue 2- he even appeared with Ed Schultz to discuss it. Cunningham said he still liked Gov. Kasich, and generally backed him, but Kasich was "wrong" on the issue. Cunningham said the union-busting bill was unfair, and he also opposed it because "cops, firefighters and teachers are some of the best people I know."
@Bill - - Our Rush wannabees - - Belling, Sykes, Wagner, Vicki What's Her Real Name? McKenna - - in lockstep support Walker, of course. They are openly partisan and rabidly anti-public-sector union (with coppers cut some slack), etc., with continuing crushes on Walker that began when he replaced Tom Ament.
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