irebout
Your comments give me hope the Democrat party is not lost to the radical submit or else left.
I for one appreciate your point of view.
I did feel in 2008 Obama had all the money and to hear it now used against Walker is laughable to me.
I hear and see the left everyday complain about something Walker did that Obama has already done and not that I agree with all of Walker's actions, but I have no trouble pointing out the hyprocrisy of those on this site.

Obama had a 76% appoval rating, meaning many were willing to give this young Senator a chance.
This center right country has had enough.

I have to admit the comments on this story make me sick. I was not a Walker supporter by all means, however I give him credit for calling this summit. Yes it may be politics, but that's the world we live in. What I am looking for is a leader to stand up and say, we have our differences, but it's time to work together. Yes actions speak louder than words, so we will see with what legislation he comes with next. However we got our butts handed to us, and he could have been like, heh go screw yourself, you think that by getting a Democratic Senate that he couldn't say, so what I got a huge majority didn't I? Take my agenda and like it. When are we going to quit dwindling around with hate filled antics on blogs and force leaders to actually lead? I don't like the way Scott handled collective bargaining, but he won because he had a plan, stuck with it, and didn't back away from it. Independent voters who had no stake in Union Rights saw something there. I believe they will pay for it in the long run, but they saw something they liked and went with it. This state went to Obama because he put himself out there, the same state went to Walker because he put himself out there. We aren't a blue or red state, were a state where we give votes to those who put themselves out there. Like it or hate it if we start chastising our leaders for sitting down for lunch and actually having a conversation were never going to get anywhere. Yes I don't like Scott, yep I wanted someone different, Yes I will work in the 2014 election to beat whatever Republican they put out there, but were no longer in election season, the people have spoken, like it or hate it these guys and girls have serious work to do. Blame whoever you want, that's fine, but it's not going to get us anywhere, and if your a Dem like I am, it's sure not going to get us more votes. Let's start talking about what our parties can do for Wisconsinites and quit worrying about the other guy all the time, its why we just got our keysters handed to us.

Midnight, the difference between the John Doe investigation and the Birther argument, is that the John Doe is an actual criminal investigation that will have consequences for those charged. The birthers were a political group that held no power.

John Doe or Obama Birther? I can't tell the difference.

I prefer a nice New York strip.

http://www.mcguigan.org/Column-Bears-Ste...

http://griperblade.blogspot.com/2012/05/...

The Brat idea is absurd and strange like S.W.
He will serving ONLY JOHNSONVILLE BRATS & all those that attend will get a KOCH SPONSOR T SHIRT to wear.
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Bring on The JOHN DOE....It will happen and like Richard Nixon - Walker will deny and deny until all the facts are proven.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/02...

http://www.recallscottwalker.com/2012/06...

**Those people that think he is such an innocent guy should also take a look at the Walker(when he was County Ex.) BIDDING PROCESS on the Milw. County restructuring debt. Sounds shady t me and I think it will be part of the John Doe. I still remember when this happened and can't believe he got away with it.

http://www.wisdems.org/news/press/view/2...

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquart...

Walker needs to come clean on these deals and release all of his emails on this and other area on the investigation. Make sure you read my last sentence...it makes no difference to me if they arrest Republicans or Democrats - Honesty and integrity is important politically. Walker says "Case Closed" as the SECRECY of a deal becomes more apparent to people now.

http://www.mcguigan.org/Column-Bears-Ste...

If it looks like we are sore winners, it's because you lost so big. 16 months of endless boycotts and drum beating. Screaming and occupation. This will carry us through to November because you allowed the radical left to take over your party and it's been exposed to the nation. This was Obama's team of organizers (the machine)and you lost.

There are consequences when you win. You have to produce. It won't take much for 203,000 people to change their minds.

I expect that they will get their out of control travel expences

His next soiree won't be brats...it'll be wieners.

Wow! Brats at the governor's residence! That's a good thing. Attend this one if you can because the next one will be at THE BIG HOUSE.
Enjoy.

Youkillme...."that special interest group is a constituency and a taxpaying member and stakeholder of the Wisconsin community, just like the Rock County 5.0 is. As Governor, Walker is not a private entity. He works for all constituencies, even those that vehemently oppose him."
I never said the members of the union weren't constituents, did I?? What I did say is that this special interest group did EVERYTHING in their power to undermine his legislation and get him thrown out of office. Now who do you think he's going to respond and give priority to? The people that crucified him since he took office and spent tens of millions in an attempt to get him thrown out of office, or the people who have shown unwavering support for both the person and the policies though two elections? I don't think that Walker will have any problem working with "those that vehemently oppose him". What these people have to come to terms with is that there is a new set of conditions and rules that have been brought into play. These conditions and rules will provide the framework for the direction the state takes from here on out........

Wislady can't get over it....typical Repub...they are not only sore losers...the are sore winners.

"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." James Miles. It's not a persons words that defines them, it's their actions. Walker is speaking about unifying our state, will he follow through? His communication director is tweeting snarky and negative things about the recall, a person on Walker's payroll. If he really wants to bring this state together, he needs to start by showing he is serious, not having a beer and brat party.

Wislady, it becomes radical and extremist when a person believes that their side is always right regardless of facts. No one is right 100% of the time. It is time to try to mend fences and meet in the middle, but will Walker do as he has said? Having beer and brats is a PR stunt for both sides. A person should be judged more for their actions and not their words.

Kept repeating idiotic statements and things you believe make sense, when in fact, you are being absurd.

The comments made by anti Walker people on the blogs....they didn't work as a campaign strategy and it doesn't work now.

Continue to feed off of the lies, it is your choice if you don't want to live in reality.

WACkOLADY...HAS SPOKEN....LOL

Be sure to watch if Mike Tate shows up. He has been seen buying arsenic in small quantities. He may spike the punch with it then blame Walker for putting arsenic in the water.

Wislady, that's old news and Kris Barrett is not the publicly elected chief executive of a state. Get over it.

I wonder why no one thought it bad that Kris Barrett used those very words when she was campaigning for T.Barrett.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Kris Barrett: Divide And Conquer

Wisconsin Radio Network ran a Q&A with Kris Barrett, wife of Mayor Tom Barrett after she turned in his nomination papers earlier this year. Kris Barrett, you'll remember, illegally used state resources to politick on government time.

Kris Barrett has been stumping for her husband and is a part of his campaign which is why I am using her words against her.

During the debate Friday Mayor Barrett repeatedly brought up a phrase the Governor used when talking to a donor about his strategy, a common metaphor "divide and conquer."

I say it's common because, when she dropped off the papers, she told WRN, "He has faith in me. I mean, we have a short amount of time to get the word out and to get Tom's message spread and divide and conquer."

"Divide and conquer."

Tom Barrett repeatedly talks about Scott Walker's ideological civil war and yet, here's the Mayor's wife saying the exact same thing.

Read more: http://www.newstalk1130.com/pages/common...

You're Welcome!

Thank you kay for making my point.

916WI, that special interest group is a constituency and a taxpaying member and stakeholder of the Wisconsin community, just like the Rock County 5.0 is. As Governor, Walker is not a private entity. He works for all constituencies, even those that vehemently oppose him.

Youkillme......your quote, "publicly elected chief executive issues that strategy in his own words against a constituency" needs clarification. To be a little more specific, he used that term when discussing a special interest group who completely opposed his agenda and threw absolutely everything they had against him in an effort to take him down....

Thank you, you're awesome too. We agree to disagree on policy but remain civil as human beings.

woody
why would we move to a different country when starting in 2010, we are fighting to get it back? And winning!

dado4
It was the Bush policies that Obama rejected as Senator with the water boarding and intelligence the Obama is now leaking that got OBL. He's reckless and putting our fine men and women in great harm.
He pulled the trigger on the final decision, I'll give him that. But it's scary how much of an "amateur" he really is.

Yeah, maybe the Obama haters that never gave him a chance should move to a different country!

The problem with one side being FAR left and the other side being FAR right and they fight tooth and nail over everything is the people in the middle suffer.

Divide/conquer has been around forever and I agree that Gov'na Walker saying that is crossing a line for a politician. I didn't cast a vote for Walker because I do question his ethics/motives, but then I've come to question the ethics/motives of almost all state/fed politicians. I still do not think that it's ok for someone to say that if I am not voting for their candidate I am against that person and their interests. Something seriously wrong with that to from my perspective, mostly because it is just not true and it most certainly seems they are trying to pit me against them.

"Sad thing is the Walker haters will never give him a chance. Therefore, they should move to another state and support someone else. Even if he parted the Red Sea, they would say the Koch brothers paid him off!"

And this argument could be made for The President as well. When OBL was killed, there were people who not give credit that was due. There were some that even went as far as to say that it was because of President Bush that OBL was killed.

Tthompson, If the poster wasn't Tom Barrett himself, how could you associate that or hold that against him? I'm for a live and let live society, so if a person, business or organization fails, let it happen on their accord and actions - not to fail because a hater financed or organized a campaign to destroy them. Then they deserve everything back in kind with twice the force. I was raised to tolerate the intolerant but not to turn my other cheek.

Divide and conquer has been around as long as mankind, but when a publicly elected chief executive issues that strategy in his own words against a constituency. Man, something is desperately wrong.

wislady
Conservatism is radical to those left of left. We just proved this week that this center right country is alive and well in Wisconsin.

Youkillme: That is not at all what I'm doing. I'm just not sharing the persons name who wrote it, but feel free to click over to Peace & Glove and find out for yourself. It was the ONE TIME(only) I've gone non baseball on P&G and it was regarding my 'none of the above' vote for gov'na, which I ended up flopping to myself at the last minute anyways. Read the quote again, you don't think this is trying to divide??

'I am a public employee, if you are not voting for Barrett, you are voting against my interests and against me. There is no cute blanket to hide under on this one, you are either for me or against me.'

Why do I have to be for/against an individual?? I am FOR every single American to have the opportunity to succeed and to do/attain whatever that American feels is in their best interest. That poster specifically said that if I wasn't with them, I was against them and that could not be further from the truth.

I hope it works out for the Governor. It's up to the Dems if they want to put down their rattles and try and get something done.

CallitasIseei

"Can't you people give it up for once!

Hopefully lawmakers on both sides can sit down and mend some fences. Compromise is possible if the lawmakers can start a dialogue. I think the posters on these blogs need to mend a few fences too. Your extreme views are only helping tear the state apart."

I don't know who you are referring to, but many conservatives, such as myself, are who worked for and voted for Walker. We are not corporations, and conservatism is NOT radical.

tthompson, in all due respect. Are you equating a person, a private entity, a group or even a sports team of being just as bad as a sitting governor when they imply using a divide and conquer strategy? Okay. And, you're going to associate that person or strategy with another person for absolutely no reason but for the sake of hearsay? Okay. If that floats your boat - that's all that really matters!

Really? The recall election is over and the hatred continues and from both sides I see. Sorry folks but extremest exist on both sides at this point. There's nothing wrong with having an opinion but to think the other side is always wrong and always up to no good is ridiculous. At some point someone has to initiate fixing the professional working relationship at the Capital. I too am skeptical about what will transpire from the Brat-Beer meeting but at least its a start! Just remember whether you are Republican/Democrat, Conservative/Liberal, it still took both parties to get us to this point and both played an equal role. Anyone too far to the left or right is the reason our state and country is in such turmoil politically!

T - you are always the voice of reason.

I do believe this was about conquer. This taxpayer says it best and why we the silent majority waited patiently for our moment.
http://www.scribd.com/vicki_mckenna/d/96...

What, you're back to calling me poobah now? Race to the bottom is not conservative, moderate or liberal. It's all of them - ever since they've all sold out to the economic elitists and have been milking this country dry. And Walker is the champion of the Race to the Bottom as the torch has been passed from Mississippi to Wisconsin. And we have plenty of cheerleaders to support the race!

You've apparently not read my other comments today and in the past that are critical of Obama and lump him in with Walker, Ryan and Romney and the other paid champions of the economic elitists. I've been talking about the dangers of economic elitism for years on this site and of the need for populism and progressivism. I don't know where you've been.

haha -youkillme uses unions and freedom in the same sentence. Best joke today. Thanks! hahah

This is a quote one of the anti-Walker peoples posted on my blog.

'I am a public employee, if you are not voting for Barrett, you are voting against my interests and against me. There is no cute blanket to hide under on this one, you are either for me or against me.'

It was quotes like this that kept me from voting for Barrett because this, in my opinion, is as much of a 'divide and conquer' as anything...

Why can't he make it for Wednesday? I have to work on Tuesday. Oh wait,,,, I'm not invited anyway.

poobah,
I love the phrase your stuck on Race to the bottom. It's a liberal motto. Food stamps up 100% under Obama. race to the bottom. Gas prices up 3 times under Obama. race to the bottom. Unemployment over 8% 40 months in a row under Obama. race to the bottom. Nation Debt 4 times higher under Obama. race to the bottom.

Youkillme.......The "divide and conquer" quote that you seem to have fallen in love with was used specifically when discussing the unions. You claim that compromise has been considered "evil and cowardice". You have one side that believes that unions have no place in the public sector and you have another side that believes that unions should have a strong presence in the public sector. Either you want them in or you don't. How would you introduce compromise into something that is so cut and dry? Have the unions run the show for half the year and kick them out the other half:) As this last vote has clearly shown, the people of this state has had enough of the unions--people like you are going to have to find a way to compromise your beliefs to fall in line with this reality....Good luck and good day sir.......

See wislady, that is the crap I'm talking about. I voted for Walker, I am a fiscal conservative who believes union and corporate money have no business in or election process and that term limits are needed now. This "victory" by Walker was won with the centrist vote, not by you and your buddies "my way or the highway" point of view. But all you know is to attack. What happens when the pendulum swings on the middle majority?

I only wish we had our own candidate, but extremist fools like yourself on both sides are just what the extreme politicians need to keep themselves in office year after year.

According to youkillme, the winners are the haties. So now what? The winners are happy here, why should they move? Another thing that doesn't make sense in their way of thinking..

I think the Haties who hate unions or any group for that matter should move to Haiti. No offense to Haiti. Or move to North Korea where they hate unions, freedom and equality.

LibertyBelle said, "Scott Walker received 203,000 more votes then in 2010."

Proof that Wisconsin is winning the Race to the Bottom! I see we have almost all of the Race to the Bottom cheerleading squad with us today. Pompoms in the air, girls! "Rah, rah, rah, Hey, hey, hey. The race to the bottom is here to stay!"

Sad thing is the Walker haters will never give him a chance. Therefore, they should move to another state and support someone else. Even if he parted the Red Sea, they would say the Koch brothers paid him off! They will not give it up, or give it a chance, or better yet offer support to the State of Wisconsin by paying their fair share, because that is why they became a teacher. Just my opinion, but I think this is a waste of their time being "haters".

LibertyB, I accept that Scott Walker, the Tea Party and divide and conquer won and moderation and compromise lost. I accept that completely! What part don't you understand?

Some people need to seriously consider walking away from the keyboard for a while. A LONG while. I didn't vote for Mr. Walker either time, I wrote myself in this time:), but I fully support him and hope he brings some jobs to Wisconsin!!

you kill me: why can't you accept the fact that you are amoung a small group of people that only think backwards.
Scott Walker received 203,000 more votes then in 2010. Wise up man!

It depends. If it's the politics of division or the politics of compromise. Division won in Wisconsin and compromise is considered evil and cowardice. So where do we go from here?

Talking politics over a few beers. What could possibly go wrong?

Bowlgal, divide and conquer won. It's time for all parties to draw on that success and move forward by incorporating it into everything we do. Plotting and scheming behind our neighbors back is how we get things done in the new Wisconsin. If a little divide and conquer works, even more will be better.

I would like very much to see my Senator Tim Cullen keep his promise now of working with Governor Walker.

Whats the over-under on the number of protesters that turn this into another circus?

I never fear going down in the gutter with anyone if that's what it takes to get on their level, especially you RAF. In fact, it's a pleasure:)

I expected no less of you. Congratulations for meeting the lowest level of expectations, you serve your party well.

Poor RAF, Empty on everything except regurgitated santimonious wingnuttery. You're are entertaining though. Like watching a circus monkey riding the unicycle over your size 28 speed bump shoes. :^D

I honestly think it will take a lot more than a cookout to mend fences.

YKM had a valid point to an extent. Both sides have been very guilty of extreme points of view, all one has to do is look at those who blog here.
For example those on the right are applauding Gov. Walker for his call civility but dismiss State Sen. Cullen for saying the same thing.
I know that Jon Eyster does not have a lot of fans but I agree with his blog from the other day, it is time for Gov. Walker to walk the walk. If he does I will be the first to say job well done. Until then I am not a supporter and a skeptic.

916WI some of these fringe posters are just too funny. There is middle ground with many things except principles...that they don't understand mainly because they have very few.

916WI, Is there something I wrote that is wrong?

This is a good thing. Beginning of mending fences.

youkillme........You really need to let it go:) On certain issues there is no middle ground. Either you believe that public workers unions should exist or you don't. The quote pulled from the WSJ said it best, "One of the stranger analyses of the Wisconsin brawl has been that it could have been avoided if only Mr. Walker had sought ‘consensus.’ ... Public unions are never going to cede their dominance over taxpayers without a fight.”
The majority of Wisconsin's residents made it very clear with their support of Walker, that they no longer wanted to fight this fight with the unions. It's time to accept this as a reform that the majority of our state--not just Governor Walker--wanted and move on with the other issues our state is facing.........

Donnaw, you know who I'm taking about. Look in the mirror.

SCOTTS COOKING JOHNSONVILLE BRATS!!!

ykm..."extremists who are war with you". By extremists you obviously mean the liberals.

When you're dealing with people who absolutely and firmly believe that "there's a right side and a wrong side and the middle is always evil," you're dealing with people who view moderation, negotiation, compromise and common ground as extremism. That's Scott Walker. The Tea Party is built on no compromise - no negotiation. It's the party of Anders Breivik. Those who voted for Walker and then think he's about seeking common ground and moderation have not been paying attention at all. You voted for divide and conquer as the way forward. You voted against your own best interests. Any overtures toward reconciliation are completely disingenuous. Until you recognize the fact that their are extremists who are at war with you whether you like it or not, you will lose again and again and again.

Wake up!!

If it is at the Governor's Mansion, I wonder if the protest boats will be offshore with their megaphones, screaming profanities.

Walker can invite them to the lunch, and he probably would. No Tofurkeys though.

Really? This is news. Big deal!

I can see the Governor holding a spatula, standing over a big black kettle Weber, wearing oven mitts, a big tall chef's hat, and an apron that says, "Kiss the Koch" !!!!

"Your extreme views are only helping tear the state apart."

What do you consider "extreme"....anything that does not align with your extreme agenda?

Can't you people give it up for once!

Hopefully lawmakers on both sides can sit down and mend some fences. Compromise is possible if the lawmakers can start a dialogue. I think the posters on these blogs need to mend a few fences too. Your extreme views are only helping tear the state apart.

Care to donate?

How about the democratic convention in Appleton....who pays for that?

I hope he's paying for his bratfest out of HIS pocket and not out of the pocket of the taxpayers! Of course, I'm sure Johnsonville would be more than happy to donate the brats!