The WISCONSIN VOTER feature by Craig Gilbert published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday (5/3), "The good news/bad news for Gov. Scott Walker" - URL: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/15010... - indicates the votes of WE THE PEOPLE of WI in the RECALL ELECTION are NOT for sale! GOOD NEWS to me. What do YOU think? Here we go... John W. Eyster

Nevada: Pink slips may go out to hundreds of teachers by the end of this month after an arbitrator sided with the teachers union on pay raises, the Clark County School District announced Wednesday.

Could have been top story in Wisconsin for months without ACT 10.
Now top story is Democrats /union recall tantrum. Kills mining bill and thousands of job with it.

Look at it this way. WE THE PEOPLE are giving our hard earned money to Walker's campaign so the state ISN'T bought and paid for by Unions that TAKE hard earned money from the people they claim to protect.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may...

Headlines: With pink slips looming, arbitration victory is bittersweet for teachers union
Unions win and Teachers lose in this story. Bought and paid for.

Thank you again and again and again Governor Walker.

For Sale one so-called educator who only responds to someones post to correct them, but yet does not have the common courtesy to respond to questions put to him. Yet he claims to be a man of the cloth and an educator. To use his own words, that's "sad". Why don't YOU eyester respond to questions put to YOU?????? What are YOU afraid of???????

Third_Eye said, "It is not my goal to discuss philosophy, only to point out that your version and my version of common sense differ."

No doubt.

Third_Eye said, "much of our common sense is instinctive and imparted to us by our upbringing."

None of our common sense is instinctive and anything "imparted to us by our upbringing" is knowledge, not instinct or innate.

Third_Eye said, "My cat can survive because the instinct was enhanced by his upbringing."

Instinct and "enhanced by his upbringing" are two different things. The former being innate, the later being knowledge, which is not innate.

Poobah said, "Also, I take exception to your last comment and how it could be easily mistaken as you quoting me. Learn how to properly quote people if that is what you intend to do. And if you don't intend to quote people, then don't make it appear as such."
My intent was to parody your answer. Guess it worked.
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It is not my goal to discuss philosophy, only to point out that your version and my version of common sense differ.
Beyond your research is the fact that much of our common sense is instinctive and imparted to us by our upbringing.
My cat can survive because the instinct was enhanced by his upbringing.

Third_Eye, you are not even on the plane of a philosophical discussion of knowledge. You continue to muddle about with judgment and instinct. How about coming back up to the plane of "how you know" and "what you know?"

Also, I take exception to your last comment and how it could be easily mistaken as you quoting me. Learn how to properly quote people if that is what you intend to do. And if you don't intend to quote people, then don't make it appear as such.

You said:

"poobah May 2, 2012 at 12:12;
Common Sense is an instinct. Instinct is not learned, it is innate. There is a huge difference between instinct and knowledge."

I never made the first statement, which is absolutely incorrect. I said "Survival is an instinct," and not "Common Sense is an instinct."

That said, common sense is knowledge; it is clearly not innate. 'Common sense is defined by Merriam-Webster as, "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts." Thus, "common sense" (in this view) equates to the KNOWLEDGE and experience which most people already have, or which the person using the term believes that they do or should have. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as, "the basic level of practical KNOWLEDGE and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way".' [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sens... ]

916WI said, "coming in at around 23rd in the national rankings [...] Wisconsin's k-12 program is working so well in prepping it's students for higher education--so well that they bypass higher education all together!"

14th, not 23rd, for the national ranking of percentage of persons with high school diplomas or more. And it's not necessarily a problem of people bypassing college or one of getting people into college. It's keeping them there until they graduate. Scott Walker would be a good example of that. Are you suggesting Scott Walker was not prepped well for a college education?

poobah May 2, 2012 at 12:12;
Common Sense is an instinct. Instinct is not learned, it is innate. There is a huge difference between instinct and knowledge.

Feduptaxpayer
Exactly. Too bad Kenosha School system wasn't serious about doing the right thing to "help the kids".

Walker responds to Kenosha's request to re-open contract

"After the Kenosha Unified School District last month requested that Gov. Scott Walker grant them a window of time to negotiate potential benefit changes with the teachers union to save teacher jobs, Walker responded Wednesday by putting the onus on the union.

"I am not optimistic of their desire to reach a deal," Walker said in a letter issued Monday, adding that he thought it was important for the Kenosha Education Association to "publicly agree to demonstrate their willingness to honestly engage in these discussions."

At issue is a $28 million deficit in the Kenosha budget, which is likely to result in the elimination of 300 jobs, a Kenosha spokesman said Wednesday.

The move by Kenosha is a step taken out of the Milwaukee Public Schools playbook, but the timing is peculiar because there's no Legislature in session to grant Kenosha the window of time it's seeking to make potential changes to the teachers contract.

While the Legislature was still in session, a joint letter from the MPS administration, school board president and teachers union president asked for a window ot time to negotiate potential benefit changes to the teachers contract.

That window was granted, but the majority of MPS teachers later voted against seeking such concessions.

Kenosha's letter was submitted by the administration and school board. The head of the Kenosha Education Association, meanwhile, has called it a pubilcity stunt."

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/14985...

Third_Eye said, "My cat knows how to survive. He hasn't the first clue how he knows this."

Survival is an instinct. Instinct is not learned, it is innate. There is a huge difference between instinct and knowledge.

Third_Eye said, "Sometimes one knows something because the alternative is without merit or stupid."

That's an incredibly naive statement. You may think the "thing" you know is without merit or stupid, but that does not make the fact that you know it to be without merit or stupid. Judging some thing you know to be without merit or stupid can only impart the consequences of that judgment on the "alternative" thing you must already have known.

Poobah re: Common Sense "It's believing one can know something without knowing how one knows."
1- Sometimes one knows something because the alternative is without merit or stupid.
2- My cat knows how to survive. He hasn't the first clue how he knows this.

Lar80: Calling eyster a Professor is an insult to people who have EARNED the right to be call Professor and an insult to all true educators!

billnewbie, I'm not aware of the John Doe investigation leaks as you are. I have not mentioned any names of people who may be a target of those investigations. I asked you for evidence of your knowledge of such leaks and all you respond with are ad hominem attacks. Your response has made your lack of evidence quite clear.

916WI said, "Obviously the answer didn't lie in taxpayer financed full pensions, fully paid HC premiums and the "tax to the max" agenda that was previously pushed.".

You're not even in the same race, 916WI. I've been pointing out Wisconsin's progressively decreasing national ranking of the percentage of people with college degrees as you move through bachelor's, masters and doctoral degrees. I have not addressed K-12 education where Wisconsin actually ranks ABOVE the national average. But thanks for now giving me the opportunity to point out how well Wisconsin's K-12 program performs against the national average. Again, your assumptions are wrong.

So much wisdom in one place.
It is simply breath taking.

Money is a corrupting influence! Lincoln once said if you want to judge the character of a man give him power. What has Walker done with his power? Put himself out to be bought and sold by conservative business interests! Even if money from the Unions came from Washington they have members here in Wisconsin and don't you think they are working for those citizens interest? What are the interests of those outside the state that have little or no business here in Wisconsin? To perpetuate a governor in office who is willing to sell out Wisconsinites for big bucks to keep himself in office.

OK John, you did indeed ad a paragraph describing Wisconsin for Falk's out-of-state donations. You even mentioned Mayor Barrett once. Is that what you claim to be balance??? Considering that you posted about a dozen paragraphs bemoaning Governor Walker's finances, I would hardly think so. As I said before John, you've allowed your partisanship to blind you. And as others have said, you don't really speak for all of "We the People" because of that partisanship.

So Poobah wants to know what I have knowledge of concerning John Doe leaks. I have knowledge of people like Poobah spewing those leaks like a busted sewer pipe spews its filth. And I know those leaks were released by people such as the Milwaukee County D.A. who see political advantage in having lackeys like Poobah spew them hither and yon. Investigations are not convictions, Poobah. Suggesting otherwise is just a form of mudslinging. Not that mudslinging bothers you, as long as it hits the right targets, eh Poobah?

Third_Eye asked, "So all knowledge must be justified?"

Two important questions in philosophy are "how do we know," and "what do we know?" And the order of those questions is of paramount importance. Common sense is epistomological particularism. It's believing one can know something without knowing how one knows that thing. It's asking "what do we know" before, if ever, asking "how do we know?" Asking "what do we know" before, if ever, asking "how do we know" presupposes that we know and renders our knowledge closed to skepticism. The lack of skepticism is not philosophically or intellectually healthy.

Poobah is a true liberal.
First of all he will gladly define conservatism for you, just in case you don't know what to believe. Seems like the last time the liberals defined conservatism we ended up with John McCain.
Then there is this, QUOTE"Common sense is nothing more than knowing something without understanding exactly how you "know" it or how, and even if, it can be justified." end quote
So all knowledge must be justified? Seems like Ayn Rand was onto something in Atlas Shrugged.

Prof. Eyster.
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Your facts are accurate, but only half the story.
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Union Dues dollars from across the nation (not all dues payers support the recall and were never asked about where there money goes) go to support the recall. You're not sniveling about that.
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Did you castigate the Bus loads of thousands of out of state protesters who were transported and fed by out of state union dues dollars?
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Contribute their money to a jobs program? Really? Demanding/sniveling about what people do with their money is such crap Prof. Eyster. But typical for people who think they are entitled to other peoples hard earned monies.
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I don't see anybody being bought. Do you really think you are the only one that sees what is going on here Prof. Eyster?
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Some people support the Walker because he is prolife and that trumps anything else. Some support Democrats because they they want the government to provide for their every need in life and believe the lie that Dems will do that for them. Others are someplace in between...
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But to think that the Money spent on TV ads is really going to change the outcome is pretty silly.
Very few people are undecided on this one.
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Both Walker and the Unions are pouring their money down a rat hole... But it's their money not yours.

Latest reports of union donations to democrats.....over 8 Million.

Gov’t Unions Have Already Spent Millions in Effort to Oust Wisconsin Governor

[Madison, Wisc...] Public employee unions have already spent more than $8 million in their effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) according to campaign finance reports reviewed by the MacIver News Service.

The leading contributor is the Wisconsin Education Association Council, which has spent more than $3.7 million, including $3 million in contributions to the Wisconsin for Falk Super PAC.

According to public documents made available by the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, AFSCME has contributed more than $1.2 million to Wisconsin for Falk and the SEIU has given $500,000 to the We Are Wisconsin PAC.

http://maciverinstitute.com/2012/05/mone...

(Great chart on the site also).

916WI said, "With any luck Walker's reforms will turn things around."

Yeah, with luck is right! I wouldn't count on luck. The answer doesn't lie in dumbing down the population.

wislady said, "Art can run for governor without a college degree, but you think Walker can't be governor without a college degree."

You can't point to anything I said that resembles what you just claimed I think. And you surely are not a mind reader able to tell what I think. Where did you attempt to learn reading comprehension skills?

donnaw said, "Once again, having a PhD or law degree doesn't mean a person will be a successful governor"

Where did I say it did? Can you comprehend what you read or do you just make up what others say?

johnnyreb6977 said, "Just because someone has a collage degree does not mean that they have any common sense"

Another one...I hit the trifecta! Common sense is nothing more than knowing something without understanding exactly how you "know" it or how, and even if, it can be justified. Common sense is not an alternative to a bachelors, masters or doctoral degree in the real world.

Gazette, April 30th, “A Gubernatorial Grilling”. Read about the four Democrat challengers with PhDs and their so-called positions.
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Only one, Ms. Vinehout gave clear, well articulated statements of her goals in a response to basic issues addressed there! Only Vinehout. The other two wannabes could only mumble worn out generalities and political slogans.
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Clear communication and confident, well-worded speech should be critical to all of us. For all the union money packed into F. and B., they should learn a lesson from Ms. Vinehout.
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Because Vinehout lacks the advertising money, and therefore seems invisible, she probably won’t survive the Primary. She’s the only candidate who would earn my vote. EARN it!

OK WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU eyster?!?!?!?!?!????? SUCH AS YOU THE RECALL COSTING TOO MUCH YET YOU WERE IN SUPPORT OF IT?!?!?!???!?!?!??? WHAT'S YOU RESPONSE TO THAT eyester?!?!!??!?!!?
WELL???????? WE ARE WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

poohbah

You proved the point...thank you. Art can run for governor without a college degree, but you think Walker can't be governor without a college degree. Art is a progressive, not a republican.

In Art's own words..."Right now my views most directly align with those of the Progressive Republican party of “Fighting” Bob La Follette"
http://wcmcoop.com/members/arthur-kohl-r...

Trying to push the "progressive" agenda in the republican party didn't work for LaFollette in 1911, because there is NO "Progressive Republican Party".

There are "educated" ignorant people, your list proves it.

I note that many COMMENTS are written by authors who have NOT read the whole blog post! Sad, but true! Example,"johnnyreb6967" - "Btw eyster you complain about big out of state money going to Walkers campaign, what about all of the big out of state money going to the democrats????!???!?!???"

I specifially noted in the blog post, "EACH of the MAJOR CANDIDATES in the RECALL ELECTION CAMPAIGN have TOOOO MUCH MONEY from OUT-OF-STATE!" I am concerned about OUT-OF-STATE MONEY for any of our WI RECALL candidates! This is a WE THE PEOPLE of WI issue and election!

What do YOU think? Here we go... John W. Eyster

Btw eyster you complain about big out of state money going to Walkers campaign, what about all of the big out of state money going to the democrats????!???!?!???

http://mediatrackers.org/2012/05/02/excl...

What is your response to this??? Or are you going to be your usual hypocratic self and think that this is just fine?

Just because someone has a collage degree does not mean that they have any common sense, Look at eyster and doyle for examples!

Poo...Once again, having a PhD or law degree doesn't mean a person will be a successful governor (or successful at anything for that matter!) Example: Doyle!

bebe53 asked, "what does that say poobah?-besides the fact that they cannot connect with the majority?"

It says Wisconsin has some real educational challenges! According to 2009 data from the Census Bureau's "Educational Attainment by State: 1990 to 2009" report [ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2... ] our state has a real problem with getting people to complete bachelor degrees and advanced degrees.

We rank 14th in the nation for percentage of people with a high school diploma or more, 29th in the nation for percentage of people with bachelors degree or more and 35th in the nation for percentage of people with advanced degrees or more. It's no wonder a college dropout governor connects so well with the electorate here.

wislady, ARTHUR KOHL-RIGGS is the REAL LINCOLN REPUBLICAN, running with the progressive Republican policies in the tradition of Lincoln and LaFollette.

Regarding his education, I do not believe ARTHUR KOHL-RIGGS has a college degree. Of course, neither does Scott Walker. I'm glad if educational backgrounds has suddenly become an factor for you. In that case I would recommend the following highly educated individuals:

TOM BARRETT, BA from the University of Wisconsin and JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School

KATHLEEN FALK, BA from Stanford, JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School

KATHLEEN VINEHOUT, BA from Southern Illinois University, MA from St. Louis University and a PhD from St. Louis University

DOUG LAFOLLETTE, BA from Marietta College, MS from Stanford University and PhD from Columbia University

Isn't that interesting. All four Democrats with doctorate level degrees. Neither of the Republican candidates have any college degree. I guess you have a tough decision between those four, wislady!

poobah

Art is a progressive, running as a protest candidate, on the ballot as a republican.

By the way, is Art a college graduate?

billnewbie said, "Shame on the Milwaukee County D.A. and his office for allowing these leaks to get into the hands of unscrupulous people in violation of the very law he has sworn to uphold for nothing more than petty political advantage for his party."

Do you have knowledge from the authorities conducting the John Doe investigation that politicians facing an election are the target of the investigation? If so, do you have knowledge that the names of those politicians have been leaked by authorities conducting the John Doe investigation?

Now why is it that John Doe and F.B.I. investigations are supposed to be kept secret? Isn't it because if unsubstantiated accusations get out, reputations can be ruined without grounds? Isn't that especially true when the subjects of such investigations are political figures in the midst of political campaigns? Why is that I wonder? I suppose it's because certain people who lack even the most rudimentary sense of fair play and personal honor would use the very existence of such an investigation to smear a candidate for petty political gain, casting aspersions that the existence of an investigation is proof of guilt. Shame on the Milwaukee County D.A. and his office for allowing these leaks to get into the hands of unscrupulous people in violation of the very law he has sworn to uphold for nothing more than petty political advantage for his party. And shame on the rumor mongers who gleefully spread these leaks and who apparently wouldn't recognize the unfairness of same unless it happened to be directed towards their candidate of choice, in which case they would no doubt cry foul as loudly and as often as they could.

Third_Eye said, "So which one is it?"

What's with your reading comprehension skills, Third_Eye? As I said, "Guess we'll just have to wait to learn the names of all that are targets of the investigation..."

poobah;"KOHL-RIGGS is NOT the subject of an ongoing John Doe investigation"
Nor is Governor Scott Walker.
So which one is it? Falk? Barrett? LaFollette?

John Eyster, I thought you were a man of the cloth????? I can understand why the churches are crumbling. There's no men left to lead them.

Third_Eye, thanks for adding to the list of patriotic accomplishments of ARTHUR KOHL-RIGGS, the REAL LINCOLN REPUBLICAN in the Republican primary. [ http://www.iartwi.com ] He should make every LINCOLN REPUBLICAN proud with his progressive Republican positions.

Oh, by the way, you forgot to mention a John Doe investigation. Maybe you haven't heard about that. As stated on KOHL-RIGGS website [ http://www.iartwi.com ], KOHL-RIGGS is NOT the subject of an ongoing John Doe investigation. Guess we'll just have to wait to learn the names of all that are targets of the investigation...

totellthetruth said, "You are complaining about being bought..."

You sure have a bad habit of putting words in other people's mouths. Please show me where I complained about being bought. On the campaign contributions, I'm using numbers provided by the Associated Press in the Gazette today. [ http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/lates... ]

"Campaign finance records filed Monday show he [Walker] has already easily surpassed that this year, raising $13.1 million between Jan. 18 and last week.

Falk's report showed she raised $977,059 and spent $884,859 between Jan. 1 and April 23. She had $118,062 on hand. Barrett, who didn't enter the race until March 30, raised $831,508 and spent $808,975. He had $475,496 on hand."

I just ran across this article in Sunday's New York Times. "Unexceptionalism -- A Primer." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinio.... Bush set Phases 1&2 in motion; this is the mess Obama was handed as President. Phases 3&4 is where Wisconsin is right now with Walker and his buddies. It's a good, thought-provoking read -- those of us in the 99% need to pay attention and stop this now!

"Arthur Kohl-Riggs has maintained a steady presence at protests against Scott Walker over the last fourteen months...He’s been arrested three times on “disorderly conduct” charges or for “other conduct prohibited,” though his alleged offenses have been for filming in the Assembly gallery, or having a camera there,or for silently protesting."
" Kohl-Riggs was co-chair of the campus progressives at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. He served in the student senate there, and went on to work for Greenpeace."
http://progressive.org/arthur_kohl_riggs...

Well, bebe53, Walker has raised $13.1 million this year to date. Barrett and Falk COMBINED have raised $1.9 million. When Barrett defeats Walker, it'll be clear it wasn't because of Barrett's money disadvantage, but in spite of it.

I'm more concerned about the REAL LINCOLN REPUBLICAN in the primary, ARTHUR KOHL-RIGGS [ http://www.iartwi.com ] who has raised just $2,045. Walker has raised more than 6,400 times as much as his Republican primary challenger.

We need campaign finance reform, the reversal of Citizens United, spending limitations and public financing of elections in order to keep politicians honest and allow citizens who aren't rich the opportunity to serve.

Thanks for such a well-written and researched blog, John. I agree with your statement about supporting FULL TRANSPARENCY for ALL MONEY flowing into any election campaign. That said, I think this will be one election that money can not buy.

Yes, Eyster, we are all for sale. You sold out to the DNC, for example.

What remains to be seen is whether or not thug bullying tactics will remove a sitting elected official so that a tiny minority of the state's population gets their sweetheart deal reinstated.

So the question isn't "are you for sale", but rather "will you allow yourself to be intimidated?" Seeing as how the ballot/booth is private, I think you'll be surprised at how many people repudiate the thugs.

Are We the people of Wisconsin for sale? No, but it appears our state motto "Forward" is free for the taking by the Obama campaign.

Alright John, I know you know that the Democrats have raised a lot of out-of-state money for the recall elections, too. So what are you upset about? That Governor Walker does it better than the candidate of your choice? You complain that we the people of Wisconsin are for sale, but apparently that's not really true. What you really seem upset about is that the wrong buyers might win.

You know, when you see evil in the things your political opponents do but ignore the same actions by your political allies, that's proof that you've allowed your partisanship to blind you to the truth, which makes your rants like the one above rather pathetic. Not that I think your partisanship will let you see that fact either.

It takes a lot of money to fight the out-of-state unions. Remember, they spend about $40 Million fighting Walker in Wisconsin last year. This year, they may spend more! Besides, you people wanted this silly recall; and now you sit there and whine!

I am reluctant to put faith in my fellow man and his/her support of politicains. Perhaps the game of politics is best left "rendered unto Caesar." Shouldn't we reserve our faith for church? How will the election turn out? Maybe prayer is in order, at this point in time, isn't it?

You wanted this mess and now you're complaining about what you wanted...how typical.

I seem to recall a candidate for Sheriff in Rock County a few years back that took his retirement money and spent it on the election. Bought all kinds of stuff with his name on it. Outspent his opponents by a wide margin. He lost in the primary.
Just saw a story about a mother who bought a billboard because her daughter was running for prom queen. She didn't even make court.
I guess that sometimes voters actually look at the candidates and issues and vote accordingly.
I guess that sometimes an election cannot be bought.

All politicians are for sale and have been for 30-40 years. Washington and state houses are run by corporations and the wealthy. Get your heads out of the sand and pay attention people.

Put your money where your mouth is eyster! Man up and make a contribution yourself to the Job fund! More of your same old rehtoric and dribble you liberal lunatics wanted this recall and now your complaining about our tax money being wasted? You wanted this waste of time and money recall! You want to know another waste of tax payer money eyster? Our tax dollars going to pay for your wages and retirement, you are nothing more than a waste of tax payers money trying to be a so-called educator! You are part of the problem and not part of the salution eyester!

“Anarchy 101: How Wisconsin’s Left Embraces Chaos” – An EAGnews.org exposé

"MacIver’s Healy told us it cost Madison Metropolitan School District $900,000 a day in pay for employees who refused to show up for work."

http://eagnews.org/anarchy-101-how-wisco...

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Yes, John, we ARE for sale!
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If it stinks of partisan politics, by all means, it's for sale! And YOU as one of the many advocates of same, help make it possible!

"There is a quirk in WI law dealing with RECALL CAMPAIGN which is identified by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Normally, donors can give a maximum of $10,000 to a candidate for governor. But from the time recall petitions are taken out to the time a recall election is called, donors can give any amount.”
An unintended consequence of the recall folly.
So your idea is to modify this part only?

""I am thinking there is a great deal of money being WASTED in the RECALL election noting the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s report""
--John Eyster

Yes, a lot of tax payer dollars are being wasted on the recall. Correct me if I'm wrong John, but YOU supported the recall.

Where is the outrage over the COST of the recalls.....estimated at $20 Million?

Walker and the Kochs and their ilk were able to buy the Office of the Governor once, but now that the public has been educated as to what his objective is, I hope the voters will do their homework instead of watching and listening to their ads. And in my district it'll not only be the governor and lt. gov., but the state senator is also being replaced. Walker and his buddies are so blinded by greed that they forget that they work for all of the people -- not just those with money.

“There is a quirk in WI law dealing with RECALL CAMPAIGN … I think this law needs to be repealed.”

Allowing recalls without cause is a pretty darn big quirk in itself. Change that one, so that recalls are only allowed via an impeachment process, and you can go ahead and modify the contribution law.

“I myself think the candidates – ALL OF THEM – ought to contribute CAMPAIGN MONEY … to a special JOBS IN WISCONSIN FUND. WHY NOT?”

Well, because the people who contributed that money did so for a specific purpose, which had nothing to do with the jobs fund. Do you liberals sit up nights thinking of ways to spend other people’s money? Why don’t you yourself contribute this year’s earnings to the jobs fund. WHY NOT?

And Obama has raised $127 million! George Clooney had a fund raiser at his home and raised $10 million! What madness!