Tonight we witnessed the death of the democratic process in the United States. Thanks to Citizens United, we now recognize the extent to which elections in this nation can be bought and paid for by corrupt corporate interests.
Gov. Walker's campaign outspent the recall effort by 7 to 1. And where did his money come from? Outside interests. Two-thirds of Walker money came from outside the State of Wisconsin. Can you say "Koch brothers"? Walker already openly acknowledged he's in their pocket, thanks to a prank telephone call that revealed his true loyalties.
Only one-fourth of the recall effort's funds came from out of state.
Walker succeeded with his demogogic divide-and-conquer strategy by making public sector workers (teachers, firefighters, police officers) the scapegoats for budget cuts as a consequence of the economic meltdown resulting from corrupt, criminal, unregulated "free-market" business practices.
Walker succeeded with the "fear and anger" tactic in which private sector workers are encouraged to bring public sector workers down to their level of misery rather than actively seeking solutions that would re-enable the private sector workforce.
Walker thanks god for his victory. What a fraud. He owes his victory to corrupt money and goon squad tactics aimed at suppressing the votes of those who would oppose him.
Witness the birth of the theocratic corporatocracy, the new evangelifascist state usurping what was once the United States of America.
Those who are now cheering this corporate victory against the ordinary citizen will come to regret these events. We all will.
Shame.