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Related: About this forumBurke (Walker-lite) really says some stupid things
One thing Scott Walker, Mary Burke agree on: Public employee benefits
"I do believe [state employees] paying a fair share of health care and pension costs is something we needed in order to be able to balance the budget," she told Isthmus last month.
Predictably, the comment upset Marty Beil, executive director of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, who suggested in a radio interview that Burke was unaware of the sacrifices that state employees had made in wages over the past 30 years in order to get good benefits.
"Unfortunately she makes these statements and I would hope that someone who is close to her will tell her that before she spouts off like this she needs to understand what the history is here," he told radio host John "Sly" Sylvester last month. "For her just to say they should have paid more is a stupid thing to say."
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Burke (Walker-lite) really says some stupid things (Original Post)
lutefisk
Jan 2014
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. "Walker-lite" is an appropriate name for this corporate Dem.
I will continue to support Kathleen Vinehout, although since her accident she's dropped completely off the radar.
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)3. This was always going to be Vinehout's decision period
I believe she will run if she thinks she will be physically able.
BobUp
(347 posts)2. Oh jeez, who else have we got
Tom Barrett?
yourout
(7,528 posts)4. Trying to win over some Republicans.....good luck with that.
Enough with the 3rd way triangulation bullshit.
dembotoz
(16,805 posts)5. yep /\/\/\
lutefisk
(3,974 posts)6. And trying to lose some Democrats, apparently
This strategy isn't really going to enthuse new voters enough to get out the vote. But this strategy will mildly annoy the Fox News watchers as they go to the polls to vote for the "real thing". Even with better advisors/strategists, I think Burke is a very poor candidate, and from what I know about her, she would be a figurehead (with who knows pulling the strings) as governor.
warrant46
(2,205 posts)7. Burke (Walker-lite)
About as interesting and dynamic as a dead fish