Republicans Are About To Introduce The Third Ring To Their Recall Circus

Courtesy of Green Bay Progressives

As anyone who isn't a hermit knows, Scott Walker and the Republicans have proven themselves to be quite the community organizers.  After showing a complete disdain for things like common courtesy, common sense and the Constitution, they have managed to bring record-breaking numbers of Wisconsinites together to fight their totalitarian ways and, when they still refused to listen to the people, to remove them from office.

The Republicans, instead of showing any introspection, much less remorse, not only continued to follow they bully ways, but doubled down on their amoral and unethical gimmick by pulling a number of stunts. Or, in other words, opening a couple rings in their circus.

The Republicans opened the first ring of their recall circus by running fake Democrats.  And even as they were touting themselves as being the fiscally responsible ones that would never squander tax payer dollars, they did just that by having these unnecessary elections.

But even as the Democrats, the unions and the people of #wiunion were preoccupied with contending with the clowns in the first ring, the Republicans were hard at work getting the second ring of their circus in place.  Sadly, the second ring of the Republicans' recall circus wasn't droll at all.  They went into full voter suppression mode by first disenfranchising a large number of people, first passing one of the strictest voter suppression laws and then moving to close several DMV offices, making it all the more difficult and expensive for people to get past their Jim Crow laws.

At the same time, the ring master, Paul Ryan, was also leading them into totally upending the traditions of generations and throwing all the rules to redistricting to the wind, all in an attempt to secure their tenuous grasp  on the seats they do have.

And now I see that the right wingers are bringing in the A-Team of circus clowns: The teahadists.

Yup, despite his repeated protests and whines about "out-of-state big money" coming into Wisconsin, I don't imagine we'll hear anything from Scott Walker when it comes to the Koch Brothers winging a fraction of the wealth in to support him and his unethical cronies.

And the Mad Hatter Bus Tour doesn't even wait until they get into the state to start their antics.

Heck, just look at what they're calling their tour: "Reclaiming Common Sense."  If they actually did reclaim common sense, it would be the most self-defeating maneuver in the history of mankind.

Besides the usual bits of histrionic and hysterical hypocrisy, such as saying Luther Olson is pro-education, that Alberta Darling cut our taxes, or throwing Dan Kapanke out to the wolves by hanging the target of union-buster on his chest, the most unintentionally comical must be their defensive biography of Randy Randy "Bed:" Hopper, who, as the reader, will remember, left his wife after having an affair with a lobbyist and getting her a job with the state:

Senator Randy Hopper (R) – Senator Hopper ran for office wanting to change the “politics-as-usual” mentality. Upon entering office, he donated his legislative pay raise to three YMCAs’ Strong Kids Campaigns. As a former small business owner, he is focused on economic development and job creation. He has committed to lowering taxes and growing the economy – support Senator Hopper as he fights off this unwarranted recall election!

And as his mistress and his divorce attorney can testify, Hopper has been very good for finding them work and growing their personal economies.

We have a week to prepare for the circus train to come through our state. I say we start preparing to give these outside agitators the Wisconsin welcome they deserve. Who's with me?