Walker's "Ethics" Plans Are Laughable

Walker's political posse is revealed as cravenly one-dimensional and cold-hearted in the face of tragedy.

Even the Journal Sentinel, which routinely endorsed his candidacies, now calls some of the recent revelations "seamy." 

Ya think?

But laughably two-faced when it came to his sitting atop and managing an ethically-grounded campaign - - a requirement, you'd presume, of public service.

It's hard to keep up with the jokes in this Scott Walker ethics reform plan still decorating a Walker campaign web page  - - but as more of his associates and appointees are headed for trial, sentencing and jail, and this is turkey day, here's a little morsel from the Walker files still tasty after all these years.

Match up the disclosure that Walket's campaign staff was directing public employees' work and vetting official communications - - sort of a shadow government with Walker's career as its goal - - with this pledge from a purportedly-reform-minded Scott Walker when he eye the Governor's Office in 2006:

• Scott Walker will require every member of his administration to attend ethics training every two years to ensure that all executive staff members are aware of ethics standards and laws.

"My plan seeks to restore the public trust, and instill the confidence that our elected leaders are working for the people," Walker added.