A while back I mentioned the story of Randy Hopper - the Wisconsin GOP state senator who, after a recall campaign was started against him, had his wife come out and reveal that he was divorcing her and had shacked up with a 26yo legislative aide.
Well, the news just got better . . . .
It turns out that the mistress/legislative aide recently got a state job in, surprise, the executive branch.
It also turns out that she got that job not by applying for it, but by simply emailing the Governor's Chief of Staff and asking for it. The CoS then called up the Secretary of Regulation and Licensing - another appointee of the Governor - who promptly hired the girl himself.
To make it even more fun, she didn't start off at the minimum pay scale like all the other new hires. She's actually getting paid 30% more than the person who had the job before her. She's pulling down $43K for an entry level secretary position in a state that's supposedly so poor that it's cutting salary and benefits for state workers across the board.
Think about it ladies. $43K a year and she doesn't even have to pay for a webpage or P411 account!
Nothing like a nice juicy sex scandal to liven up a recall effort, eh? The ethics investigation has already swung into gear.
When Governor Walker said that state employees needed to lie down share the pain who knew he was talking about this!
Cheers,
Mazo.