@Jerry Person -

You are aware that the GAB fully investigated Kathy Nicholaus and found no wrong-doing or hanky-panky going on, correct? But if you still want to believe in the conspiracy theories, more power to you.

As the Walker people have already pointed out, the people of the entire state of Wisconsin have already twice rejected Falk. But if she wants to take another beating, just as Kloppenburg did in last year's Supreme Court race, that's her prerogative. Are all of you lefties masochists or something?

Drugs are bad and stuff for your brain

As the late Rick James has said countless times prior to his passing "cocaine is a powerful drug."

@the 'sha guy -

Sounds like the Dems will end up having a primary and I don't think Falk will be the one to come out on top, so let's not be so quick to celebrate this 'victory.' Although I do agree that if Falk winds up with the nomination, it essential guarantees Walker victory!

He's going to have to get his arm back in a sling for press conferences. And State Fair won't be until after the recall election, if it happens.

Considering that the middle class may get a Democratic (at least) Senator in the recalls and many GOP assembly members won by razor thin margins, we might get our chance to correct this.

Not on the Falk bandwagon yet, but she did a much better job of running Dane county than Walker did in Milwaukee county. Bet if she would have moved home to Milwaukee during the last decade she would have beaten Walker.

Well you better get on it quick, Keith. Playing coy thinking you've got a valuable commodity to shop around could put you on the receiving end of some union persuasion.

@Bren -- I second your enthusiasm for Erpenbach.

I would also say, if it were not for his age and the resulting need to have a decent Lieutenant Governor, I would support Fred Risser. He's been a class act for over half a century.

@Bren -

Once again, I see that we're spending way too much time over on the Daily Kos. Do you actually believe the crap that you post?

Ok Bren... I'll play. How bout all the money the unions flooded the state with last year for the supreme court race and the other recalls? How much cancer treatment or micro farms could that money have bought?

Believe that was somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 mil....

How do you spell Hypocrite? L i b e r a l

Randy, I absolutely agree with you about Mr. Risser. He is a passionate advocate for his district and Wisconsin.

Young Mr. Hoffa, you know I present valid sources for my facts. Sometimes facts are hard to accept, but that acceptance brings maturity.

Terry, I'll play too. How much did the unions "flood" into the state, and lets compare it to the amount that has and will be spent by right wing PACs. I believe we will find that the right is spending more.

I'm sure you didn't honestly believe that I didn't know that Democrats have funding sources?

And thank you for the additional helping of sour grapes--I will add them to the stock I have already received. I'm planning to open a new "whinery," and I'm calling my new label, "Wisconsin Spring." Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

A lot of these corporations already do give to cancer research and other causes. It's all public record. You can look it up. Just for grins; google Koch Brothers charitable contributions.

The out-of-state corporate gas machine (AFL-CIO, American's for Prosperity, Soros, NEA, Acorn, Buffett, ActBlue.....) is about to descend like an odiferous flatulent cloud, clogging up every type of media available.

Was she in 'nam?

The money from the swift boating cracker from Texas will be here.

Compared to the trash you goofballs have been tossing around (and will no doubt continue to), it'll seem like puppy dogs and unicorns. But bring it on from both sides. Never has there been or will there be as much money spent preaching to the respective choirs.

Right-wing talking point inventory: "union money" - check. "Lefty liberal" - check.

What ever would we do without Fox News Network and Rush Limbaugh?

@Bren -

You're one to talk - you're constantly talking about the Koch Brothers and other lefty concepts in a vast majority of your original postings, coming straight from the left-wing talking points inventory, so you get a big check mark yourself!

Then you complain about Fox News and conservative talk radio, despite the FACT that the left has far more television outlets such as ABC, CBS, NBC, MS-NBC, CNN, HLN, Comedy Central, Current TV, RT, etc. Yet you never once complain about the accuracy of the information being reported by any of those networks, do you Bren?

Ah yes, Bren the big time leftist DEMOCRAT, what would we here on Patch do without your massive hypocrisy?

@Bren, look who's calling the kettle black. @JRH, well said. Difference is what Bren says is much more hateful than what cb says.

BTW -

I'd like to personally invite everyone to come check out the second install of Hoffa's Retro Cinema Club, featuring a filmmaker spotlight on B-movie veteran Charles Band and a look at his film 'Meridian: Kiss of the Beast' (1990).

It can be accessed here: http://mountpleasant.patch.com/blog_posts/hoffas-retro-cinema-club-film-maker-spotlight-on-charles-band-ft-meridian-kiss-of-the-beast-1990

Cheers!

Sounds like she's the union pick. If so, she'll win the primary. One way or the other.

I think that the unions will end up working in Walker's favor here. They are putting their money behind the person that will do their bidding--probably Falk. Those that aren't going to be beholden to the union interests (like Barrett) are going to have to survive the union attacks just to get through the primaries. By that time, they will likely have sustained too much damage to run an effective campaign against Walker in the general election.

You're right -- it's about so much more than the unions. I saw Ms. Falk on Rachel Maddow's show last night, and she's an improvement on Walker, but I'd like to see a platform.

Lyle, for the unions, IT IS A UNION ISSUE. And they will thank "the many of us" (your words) for being useful idiots in helping out. Please don't take ubrage with that characterization, Lyle, but you will end up with the candidate that best serves the union. For they have never been concerned about "balance of power and stopping the Republican overreach," when they themselves have overreached for decades regarding one-sided "collective bargaining." With all due respect,sir, please smell the coffee. And they won't come up with a platform beyond bashing Walker. Like a platform of more taxes, more spending, more union goodies is gonna fly?

This has been the union's stand from the get-go. They got the people out, they essentially spearheaded the recalls. They expect to be served as a result. Falk's apparently willing to play the part. She was front and center on the day the recall started and she's been visible at gatherings ever since. Barrett's already been sat down by the union leadership. Apparently the others have heard from them as well.

it's not a bad choice on their part. They need someone as different from Walker as possible, even on the most superficial of levels. Kind and Barrett have solid gigs. Obey's an unattractive candidate and has the potential of becoming a gaffe machine.

This will be a test of whether or not the Democratic party is going to allow the will of "the people" to prevail, should that will back another candidate, or if they truly are the servants of the unions as many have suspected all along.

@GearHead...Then they'll lose.

Now it's NOT a union issue? Where was your concern about bringing back a balance of power and stopping the democrat overreach? I guess that's different.

Pouting becomes you.

KS, Left wingers lint, sticky, icky. and has an odor of the "Union Made" label about its' presence. As GH stated the liberal overreach had come to a head and the silent majority put Walker in to stop the greedy union bosses from sucking us dry. Your side has been sniffling since Feb. for the status of "I had and I want back what the unions got for me" syndrome. Go Walker!