This week kicked off the first of sixty days of the Recall Walker campaign. It amazes me the time and effort the opponents to Governor Walker will put into this. Let us imagine for a moment what might have been if they had been this passionate and dedicated to the elections in the 2010 season. The Chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin is quoted on October 26, 2011“ One of the most inspiring experiences I’ve had as Chairman of this organization is calling the Chairs of our 23 chapters the day after our state party Chairman Mike Tate announced we would be moving forward with the recalls in November.”
Wow. How inspiring is that? Just imagine how inspiring it might have been if the Democrats had won the Governorship, or retained their US Senate Seat, or had some sort of majority in the Wisconsin Assembly or Senate? But no, instead their most inspiring moment is attempting to recall a Governor after a single year in office for proposing legislation they did not agree with. It was partisan politics, fair enough, but that is politics.
When Barack Obama was elected President he was quoted as saying “Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won” or “We don’t mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back.” Funny how he is no longer saying these things without the majority in both houses and the ability to pass whatever legislation he pleases.
How are these colossal losses not being blamed on Democratic leadership? Mike Tate was elected Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in 2009. Since he has become Chair of the state party they lost an open race for Governor and had an incumbent lose his Senate seat against a political outsider. They continue to claim that Wisconsin is going to fight back and that they won’t tolerate this “power grab.” Are they incapable of admitting that the people of Wisconsin possibly elected these individuals because they were tired of the direction our state was going? They have fought for a recount in an election they lost, and still not gained a majority the Senate or the House. The answer is yes, they are incapable of doing this, but instead of looking at their leadership as the possible problem they must pass the blame to others.
This brings us to where we are today; there are those who ignore all logic and facts simply because Rachel Maddow told them to. To some, it simply cannot be true that Wisconsin could possibly be turning in a positive direction under new leadership that we haven’t seen in years. Instead our beautiful campus is covered with signs of slander and outright lies. “Scott Walker is for the one percent,” this claim is ridiculous in itself to believe that Governor Walker only cares about the wealthiest one percent. “Scott Walker is against green jobs,” Ruud Lighting is planning an expansion in Racine and to create aver 400 jobs in the next four years. The expansion would produce LED light bulbs which are energy efficient and better for the environment than incandescent bulbs.
What is the egregious sin that Governor Walker committed within his first year of office? Cutting collective bargaining to public employees? Does that action truly justify the subsequent actions certain groups have taken since then? Today there were protesters marching outside his home as a symbolic start to this process. Is that too far? The recall may happen, but think before you decide to sign that petition. Is this really what Democracy looks like, or is Democracy allowing elected officials completing the term they were elected to serve? Elections have consequences, and the people of Wisconsin have spoken.
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