I feel left out!

I tried to vote again and the message came up just above Reponse -
that I voted already - how do the democrats keep getting extra votes?

Look at any other poll regarding Walker and/or the budget repair law on this site. The vote totals don't come anywhere near the totals on this one. Obviously this poll has been hijacked by people making use of the private browser window which masks your computer's ip address thus allowing you to vote as many times as you like. Obviously both sides have been doing this, but the GOPers seem to have much, much more free time on their hands.

The shoe seldom fits the other foot, for sure.

garyprimer: Seems to me that there is large majority of commentors from the Left that are pretty much cranky cause they didn't get their way. Guess the shoe fits there as well.

I just voted for the second time.
"Thanks for your vote."
I will resist the temptation to try again, as I would not want to unfairly skew the vote away from the TEA party members here who become very cranky if they don't get their way.
Actually, they are fairly cranky when they do get their way.
Go figure.

We didn't record your vote, because you or someone from your computer's address has already voted.

New bumper-sticker:

Recall Walker.... to office for another four years!!

I'm wondering why anyone would compare an on-line poll to our voting system.

greatplain
This is the message you get from voting the same computer.
do you have three computers?

We didn't record your vote, because you or someone from your computer's address has already voted.

Very interesting. Where can I get a 'Recall Cullen' sign?

Hey! This poll just accepted my third vote!

The only thing this poll shows is who has the better social network. 65% before the take over according to the second post...
65% in favor afer 23,000 votes.

Interesting.

Too bad they only get to vote once in a real election...
or do they?

Scooter: Need to know what union you are in that only charges $24 per year so I can join it. The union I am in charges 2 hours pay as dues per month. So does the union my wife is in. Also if there is any profit sharing check (not for years) or any contract signing incentive bonus, the union also takes 1% of that. So unless you only make a dollar an hour, you are really paying cheap dues.

Which one of you taught the teabags how to vote more than once on these polls?

Well what do you know. The vote totals just about doubled since yesterday. Either this web site is getting very much more popular, or the Gazette needs a better voter I.D. system.

Now that it is law lets give a chance to either work or fail. If it fails then we can vote in some more union bullies.

And sjra, your vote is only counted off of the computer you are on. If you go to a different computer it will record it again.

Nemesis, lets see, we would save 24.00 a year not paying union dues. Wow, I can get a subscription to the Gazette for a week and a half! Taxandspend, private sector workers are the only true wage earners? WHAT? You don't think the fire fighter that saves your relatives life is worth their weight in gold? I do. Or the teacher who teaches your kid how not to grow up to make stupid comments like you do?

"would love to see your service medals?"
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First off statements/requests don't require question marks. In order to see them you will need to leave your mom's basement and find transportation to my house.

"Would love to see what you really do for people in need."
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Again, first you need to leave mom's basement.

"Would like to see your explanation for why Walker lies all the time."
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Because he is a politician; part of the job.

"Would like you to explain the day he thought he was talking to Koch."
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He thought he was talking to him, what's to explain?

Ronald, it's not the teachers dumming America down.... it's ignorance that's doing it. "Reality" a.k.a. common sense and principle have been compromised and replaced by fake reality... garbage media, video games, publications, social networking (such as "FAKEBOOK") texting as opposed to talking....I could go on and on. Fact is, most people are aware of it, it's just that most don't want to deal with it because it's just too tough. The truth is, we're reaping what we've sown and it's happened on your's and my watch.

I do not stand to benefit one iota. I will agree that are some places where a person will be rewarded for their work, but I believe that is few and far between. In my opinion, that is the not the norm. I think that more workers will be exploited and not be treated fairly because of the bill. I do not see Walker as having the best interest of most Wisconsin citizens at the heart of the matter. I believe he is bought and paid for, and that he is being told "how to govern" the state of wisconsin.

No, the Fox-impaired zombies.
They invented "my way or the highway" and personified it in Scott Walker.

garyprimer: Sort of like the NPR clones..."my way or the highway" mentality. Remember Juan Williams? Thankfully, many people have a mind of their own and do not need our self-serving left-wing nut jobs telling how to interpret events.
I am sure you and the others that support the socialist unions stand to benefit greatly from their continued power.
About time to stand on your own merits, don't you think? I have done it for years as a non-union employee and have done well with being recognized for my accomplishments and being rewarded for such.

Madeinusa how does an an incomplete comment have anything to do with my post?

Seems like the more people look at this, the worse it polls.
Fox-impaired zombies must have all voted first.

Most people think that it will save money by stopping some of the unreasonable demands by the unions. Many of the union demands seem to be driven by financial gain. Most of the workplaces are very safety focused, so they have nothing more to thrive on except the financial gain of their members by shorter hours, less oversight by management, more sick leave, more holiday's, less productivity, more assurances that their positions will always be there, more flexible work hours and attempting to take over control of the company. This comes at a cost to the consumer whether it be at a grocery store or a taxpayer.
If you do not feel that the state will save serious money by limiting collective bargaining, you must be out of touch with reality. Why do you think the unions are fighting this so hard? Do you really think it is for the non-monetary benefits?

"Walker does not love America. He loves his own pocketbook."
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Would love to see you back this up...

Walker does not love America. He loves his own pocketbook.

It is amazing how little or no reporting of the simple little fact of how much money the average union worker will now save being they no longer HAVE to pay union dues.

"Why did GM pack thier bags and leave town ???"

Because Janesville GM happened to make gas guzzling SUV's when the worst recession since the Great Depression hit, and gas jumped to $4+/gallon. Total auto sales dropped by 30+% in less than a year. Non-union plants closed too.

Ronald, get off the GM kick that went out a long time ago. Teachers dumbing down our kids? I think you need to look more to the parents who don't help with homework, help at school or really give a rats butt about what their kids learn as long as they are gone 8 hours a day! Our country needs these folks..teachers, firefighters, police, nurses, doctors, the list goes on. Why should we deny them what they rightfully earn? Could you do their job? I am sure I could not. I feel for every last one of them, union or not. Read the paper, this is not only going to affect the unions, it will also affect nonunion. Wait, it will come down to everyone, even you!

Partial term Scotty.

One-Term Scotty

Ronald: It's quite obvious you didn't do very well in school. Your post if filled with errors. If you actually speak like this, I doubt many would understand you.

Ronald, I do not see many posts that are even talking about the unions nor supporting the unions. The union piece was passed in separate legislation. This is about the budget and the devestating burden that is being put on the middle and lower class to balance it. The hundreds of millions of dollars being cut from our schools, while giving rich corporations huge tax breaks.
If you are rich, I understand why you support the bill.

Now all we need is Walker to address the private unions in this state, and Wisconsin will be on the true road to recovery.

Wow what a bunch misguided union supporters.
Unions are so great huh ? Why did GM pack thier bags and leave town ??? Bargained right them to bankruptcy. Yay Unions.What part of overspending you anti Walker crowd dont understand ?? give you more for what ?? Teachers are dumbing our kids down?? Ask them a simple WWII question they cant answer cause they dont cover the important aspects of that war.So let the Govenor do his JOB and fix this state so we MAJORITY can be proud of it again !!

Well, we could keep paying everyone and bankrupt the state, that obviously would be better. We could stick it to businesses and corporations until they leave for greener pastures, that obviously would be better. This dreamland that the opposition is in, it sounds nice. Keep on spending money we don't have and hope it magically gets solved.
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The reality of paying the bills with the means we have available is far too prosaic to be anything but an assault on everything we hold dear.

I don't believe that the majority of the folks that are for the plan, know what devastating consequences Wisconsinites are in for. They can't believe that Senators, and our Govenor would put forth a plan to harm Wisconsin families. Sorry folks, you have been duped.

oldvet: Aren't you due back at the nursing home by now?

I just received email from my local union encouraging us to "skew" to poll

Here is a brief summary of Mr. Walker’s political goals (to summarize: “He had three primary goals: 1) to break up the unions (public and private) in order to deliver Wisconsin for the pro-corporate (anti-American worker) Republican party, 2) to legislate huge corporate welfare tax breaks for those who put him into office and to whom he must now re-pay with “favors”, and 3) to reduce taxes…NOT for the middle class (those taxes are going up per the State Fiscal Budget Bureau) but for the wealthy, and for himself”) and after being “out-voted” by 10 to 1. Now who is remembering any of this?????

I'll take Russ anyday. He actually had a voice for the people.

Alas oldvet, I failed to see the story that said all democrats are employed in a union shop.

Here is a short (under 3 minutes) video of a former Labor Secretary explaining why the economy is where it is. http://front.moveon.org/scribbling-sharp...

This governor is merely a puppet that is orchestrated by the Koch Brothers to rid states of union support of the democratic party. It is a sad day in Wisconsin when this governor can ram through his extremist agenda of corporate pay backs while robbing the middle class, handicapped, elderly and kids of this state. Hopefully the frustration and disgust for this governor will energize Wisconsites to take back this state through recall elections.

Recall SarahB1 ... recall Mouse ... recall concernedperson ... recall mrbread ... (ain't sarcasm great?!)

Alas and Alack.....the Poor, poor Demo-libs ! They are actually going to have to contribute a little bit to their own retirement and health care...who ever heard of such a ridiculous thing ?

OUT WITH THE OLD (WALKER) AND IN WITH THE NEW (RUSS FEINGOLD).

Right you are grandmam. Businesses will be taking in less money because the poor and the middle class won't have it to spend. Small business will be hurting for sure.

Don't you just love liberals,
they can't even stand to loss a poll that no one cares about.
so funny!

as for those who put ANY stake in polls like this... forget it. waste of data-bits. just one or two people paste these links on thier facebook and BOOM ! lots of hits and votes for one side. this is ONLY a poll of the people who care to take this poll, or an excersice in the how uneducated our public can be... rule #1 in jouralism, never write for higher than the 8th grade level

missed it,, no room, even here.. for the "undecided"

those "56" dont care's better watch out... you phone will start ringing of the hook and your mailbox will fill to push/pull you into a stand. read a book about just this, writen in the 50's... didnt end well for the last person to decide, but at least it was by his choice.

mrbread don't you mean, spend your time?

everytime you make a statement like that grandys, you make a fool of yourself. BTW, where do you work that you can blog on the gazettextra all day?

What a poorly constructed poll. The lead word is the exact opposite of the vote. This poll is so poorly written it cannot be remotely validated as accurate.

This is in an e-mail I received this morning from my State Representative: "We keep hearing this budget is all about shared sacrifice, but the fact is it unfairly shifts the burden onto the backs of middle-class families, raising their taxes by $69 million and fees by $111 million while creating $328 million in new business tax breaks." Unfortunately, the tax breaks for businesses are not creating jobs in Wisconsin, and by stripping the middle class (who are making less than they did 10 years ago)of more of their hard-earned money, they will have less money for essentials like food, shelter, clothing and health care.

When this bill targets our representative's pay, pension and perks also, then my opinion would probably change. When our representative's do NOT speak of giving big corporations more in tax-cuts while widdling away our wages and benefits, then my opinion would probably change. When our representative's quit wasting tax-payer's money away on foolishness, then my opinion would probably change. I do not like our representatives to live high on the hog while they put everyone else's future on the burner.

What can be said? The budget had to be repaired. However, I am surprised that of the 620 votes so far, 65% favor it. What's happening to the statewide case of "Walker Derangement Syndrome" that seemed so virulent, especially in Rock county, not all that long ago? Is it past it's peak?

551 votes and no comments ??