Walker ends the long Menominee tribes journey to put a Casino in Kenosha, by not having enough time to meet with them.

Scott Walker just gave the nation another frightening look at his governing style. As reported below, Walker said they can protest all they want, but he believes in his convictions, and he thinks he's on the right side of the argument.

So much for the 1st Amendments "right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Oops, looks like Walker lined that out already, like he did with the UW's Wisconsin Idea. It's worth a try I guess.

So add killing the Menominee casino in Kenosha to the long list of bad job and revenue killing decisions by Scott Walker. It was obvious from the start, that he would play the locals for election year saps, take whatever votes he could steal, and then spectacularly blow up the deal. And we acted surprised? Unlike the 9 competing casinos in the Green Bay area, the densely populated southern corridor has only one, in Milwaukee. How fair is that?

The Menominee tribe did everything they could...and more. I've documented the 160 mile trek in freezing temperatures and failed attempt to meet with Walker below. Disgusting behavior from our smirking governor. Thanks to WISC, WKOW, and TMJ4:



TMJ 4 described Walker perfectly in the clip below; defiant! Walker's two sons, Matt and Alex, are as politically cold as their father, whining about the protests in front of their home that now houses their grandparents. I guess it never occurred to them either that protests aren't normal, and that elected officials must be doing something wrong to bring people out in the coldest of temperatures.   

WisPolitics: Hundreds of Menominee tribal members and others packed the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to convince Walker to reverse his decision. But a governor's spokeswoman responded by pointing to the letter Walker sent the tribe earlier this week. "We had hoped this trek would show him this is not a game for the Menominee people," Menominee Chairman Gary Besaw said.

Reportedly, Walker was there, but didn’t give them the common curtesy of a quick meeting to hear them out or explain his position privately. Listening is not a Walker talent, but dictating…of course:

Following the rally, Besaw walked to the governor's office, but was told he could not enter and that there was no one available to meet with him. 

Mr. "Unintimidated" Scott Walker running from Casino decision till After Election?

Looks like the casino decision is more toxic than signing away women's health issues. Or maybe this had something to do with delaying it...this headline from the jsonline:

Potawatomi tribe pours $35,000 into GOP coffers

Remember when the big talking governor gave a hard deadline of 60 days:

Walker said he … believed fast action was important after a debate … "If it's going to happen, it should happen," Walker said. "If it's not, we should move on."

Well, nothing is more intimidating than losing tens of thousands of dollars around election time:

The Side Splitting Anti-Menominee Casino Ad Campaign...I can't wait for the next one.

Soooo dumb!!! The following ad against the Menominee tribes proposal to build a casino in Kenosha is so hilariously dopey that you've got to see it to believe it. Take this line for instance:

"Look, Wisconsin already has 24 casinos...and that's a good number!" 

Yeah, no likes the number 25? "A good number?" What does that mean? And this Kenosha casino is bad for business, despite adding thousands of permanent jobs:

"Studies show it'll also steal jobs, revenues and tourism from other cities, resulting in no net gain for Wisconsin. And that sounds bad for everyone else." 

Competition, more business...that sounds bad? Can we say the same thing about Wal Mart stealing customers from nearby small town shops too? Too many nearby McDonald's for Taco Bell and Wendy's? Or Target stealing revenues from Shopko? Gee, adding more stores results in no net gain for the state. Really? This is what Walker means by being open for business?

Throughout this Onion-like ad, the opponents appear to have no real reason to oppose the Menominee casino.

If you look at the map in the ad, you'll see there are five casinos in the Shawano/Green Bay area alone. Now take a look at the most densely populated area of the state in southeastern Wisconsin. One. Just one casino. And they're whining about the competition.

It's even paid for by, get this, "Enough Already Wisconsin."

You'll laugh, you'll cry, but you won't forget the stunning stupidity of what I think is a bizarre but funny ad. I don't like gambling, but after seeing this, I support the casino.