My choice was Walker

It's over and Trump is the GOP candidate, but my choice was Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor. Next to Palin, I think he must be the most hated Republican. And why not? Unions REALLY hate him. (from his last e-mail)

• More people are working in Wisconsin than ever before.
• Wisconsin moved up to #11 in Chief Executive magazine’s “Best States for Business” survey -- up from an abysmal #41 in 2010.

• By fighting fraud and abuse, we reformed our unemployment insurance trust fund from a $1.3 billion deficit in 2010 to a $743 million positive balance today.
• We passed a landmark Voter ID law that makes it easy to vote but hard to cheat.

And the Illinois Democrats were so pathetic and naive, they actually swarmed over the state line into Wisconsin to protest Walker, who is making their state look backward and broke.

 http://watchdog.org/103945/a-tale-of-two-states-illinois-vs-wisconsin-in-the-public-pension-debate/

http://illinoisepi.org/countrysidenonprofit/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ILEPI-on-State-Taxes-A-Comparative-Evaluation-FINAL.pdf

Who are the good guys?

Yesterday I caught a few minutes of Rush while out on errands; same impression I had when I heard him last week. Why is he supporting Donald Trump? He says he isn't, but I know what he sounds like when he's taking sides. Just because conservatives are irritated by the spineless frauds they elected who lie and vote like Democrats, doesn't mean you support someone worse. Get out there and support the good ones.

Well, how do we know who the good ones are?  It’s a large and deep bench.  All with talents and weaknesses.

Obviously, handling the opposing forces in DC is different than Madison, Columbus, Austin, or Baton Rouge. It's a different culture and the colleagues and enemies are different. You need alliances and experienced staff. But I don't want a socialist, I don't want someone who's fuzzy on life issues, I don’t want a dynasty, I don't want a flip flopper who calls his flips "progressive" when they looked like flops to me. And I don't want someone who divides us into victim groups.

I want a strong economy, and strong security, although increasingly that depends on global forces. That said, a weak, bowing president and sycophant Congress doesn’t help our case with our global partners.  I know from history and the economic and social failures of the 60s War on Poverty that mandatory health insurance that fines or makes criminals out of citizens who don't obey is a very dangerous road to go down--good jobs, not forced insurance, is what helps the poor.

So start with what matters most to you, and hold your nose for the rest. For instance, Jindal has had more opportunity to offend my friend Diane who lives in Louisiana than me, and Kasich has been able to offend me, but probably not her. So support and vote with what you know.