Almost immediately after President Obama and Sen. elect Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) handily won the state of Wisconsin with a strong show support of minorities and young voters, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Koch) found himself concerned over the strain on volunteer poll workers, then declared, "It'd be much better if registration was done in advance of election day. It'd be easier for our clerks to handle that. All that needs to be done." Well, easier for his career in politics maybe. This is a typical Walker-deflection, bringing the public eye away from his own failings, so that he can posture himself for a presidential run.
Poll workers volunteer because they believe in the right to vote, which is evident by their volunteer status. Unless, Walker thinks they're doing it for laughs.
Just to highlight how absurd this is, Walker will have no issue pushing this through with Republicans in control of the State legislature. This type of political gymnastics has all happened before with Walker's assault on Collective Bargaining, his finagled jobs numbers, etc. If Walker is concerned over the strain of Wisconsinites, perhaps he should vet his own job record, which is lacking. It's funny how having a job in an economy such as ours, takes the strain out of volunteer work. It's just not 'ha ha' funny.
Walker ran on a moderate platform of job creation but has failed miserably on his promise to create 250,000 jobs during his first term. In September, JSOnline reported, "The monthly survey shows 500 fewer jobs in August than when 2012 began. That puts the rough total of jobs created since Walker took office at 27,311. That leaves about 222,689 jobs to go, with a little more than two years left in his term."
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