Thursday, June 7, 2012

Democracy - have they exported too much of it?

I don't live in the US - and don't even want to visit anymore - given their scatty ultra right wing politics.  The nonsense that has been going on in Wisconsin is just way over the top.

The Republican Governor Scott Walker has been slashing and burning the place and feathering the nests of his rich ultra right wing mates - all to the detriment of Wisconsin citizens.

So the people decided to revolt and under local laws forced a *recall* election to bring him to heel.

But then his rich mates spent $30 million in the campaign - versus a paltry $4 million by the Democratic contender.  You can probably tell that it was a very even and well balanced contest ;-)

Needless to say Walker won the day and is back on his rampage again.

The Democrats were outplayed, outsmarted, outspent, outcampaigned and are now just out of it.  Obama must have known all of this because he didn't even bother to appear in the campaign.  His sole contribution was a *tweet* on the last day.

So much for American democracy.

PS Good update here.

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