Monday, February 6, 2012

Walker surrounds himself with Rogues.

Do ya think? According to a recent Peoples World article:
Walker had already stubbed his toe on the questionable appointment of Brian Deschane to one of the top administrative posts of the government agency charged with oversight of Wisconsin's 300,000 licensed professionals. Deschane had no management experience, and at 27 already had two DUI convictions under his belt. Some felt it odd that the son of the lobbyist for the Homebuilders Association would be assigned to an agency responsible for the licensing of Wisconsin's Realtors, Land Surveyors, Engineers and others in similar fields. The Governor's solution was to move Mr. Deschane to the Department of Commerce and give him a $20,000 a year raise. 

Deschane resigned soon after.
Prosecutors have now brought a total of fifteen felony and three misdemeanor charges against six of Walker's closest aides and associates. Others have been granted immunity 

A former Deputy Chief of Staff to Walker, Tim Russell, had been dismissed from the quasi-public Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for 'gross misconduct'. Walker however thought Russell was just the man to administer a fund meant to aide the children of Wisconsin military veterans killed in combat. Russell and company instead swiped $60,000 and took a trip to both the Hawaiian and Caribbean islands.

The website 'scottwalker.org' was operated by Brian Pierick. Pierick held a post at the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction where he dealt with a program meant to assist in the education of homeless kids. But his computer and cell phone were found to be littered with child pornography.

Another former Walker Deputy Chief of Staff, Kelly Rindfleisch, has been charged with four felonies for sending more than 1,000 fundraising and campaign related emails while clocked in as a taxpayer-paid employee.

And Darlene Wink, Walker's former Director of Constituent Services, was apparently a little more interested in serving the Walker campaign on public time than serving the constituents and has been charged with two misdemeanors.

Walker is still stocking government positions with a rogues gallery of political reprobates. (And it) has not been lost on anyone.

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