Thursday, June 7, 2012

Wisconsin

  • Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's triumph in a June 5 recall election brought him praise as a Republican standard-bearer unafraid to defy Democrats and their union allies and brave the consequences.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Before there was a crucial recall election about labor rights in Wisconsin, there was a crucial referendum on labor rights in Ohio.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson was among the first to arrive and among the last to leave Scott Walkers victory party here Tuesday night.
  • (RealClearPolitics)
  • SAN ANTONIO, TX — Mitt Romneys campaign seem bolstered in their hopes of winning Wisconsin this fall, with Romney predicting Republican Gov. Scott Walkers victory in last nights recall election would echo throughout the country this November.
  • (MSNBC Firstread)
  • Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory in his recall election Tuesday could have an unlikely beneficiary: Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic candidate for the state's open U.S. Senate seat. Mr.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • Jun 07, 2012 (Duluth News Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Wisconsin has proposed a preliminary quota of 143 to 233 wolves to be taken in a wolf hunt set to begin Oct.
  • (TMCnet)
  • COLUMBUS — Both Democrats and Republicans are claiming Wisconsin as a victory. Some Republicans see it as a harbinger for November, a convincing statement that voters are fed up with big government spending and generous public worker benefits.
  • (Dayton Daily News)
  • On Fox News, Charles Krauthammer urges Mitt Romney to take a hint from Wisconsin and incorporate an ostensibly riskier message which Wisconsin proved can be rewarded.
  • (Thehill.com)
  • The defeat of the effort to recall Scott Walker from his post as governor of Wisconsin is less of a victory for the Republican Party, or even a defeat for the Democratic Party, as it is a defeat for the labor movement.
  • (Huffington Post)

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