Wisconsin: Joe McNally, Cap Times - Walker recall a two-fer

[Scuba]

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/joel_mcnally/joel-mcnally-walker-recall-is-shaping-up-to-be-a/article_203bc4ad-e5cf-5991-8b56-776be26c220d.html

The dramatic filing of more than a million signatures from all across Wisconsin to recall Walker already has served one highly desirable public purpose.

The overwhelming number of signatures abruptly ended the fallacious argument perpetuated for weeks by right-wing talk radio that fraudulent or duplicate signatures would be necessary to reach 540,000 signatures, the extremely high number required for a gubernatorial recall in Wisconsin.

The argument never made any sense. Before a single signature was submitted, right-wing radio and Walker himself were telling made-up stories about people signing petitions 80 times or signing the names of Disney characters.

The only people with any incentive to add Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or multiple signatures to petitions were dishonest Republicans who wanted to sabotage the recall drive.

The petitions will be online Monday. I hope the Republicans spend a lot of energy looking for Disney characters.

more on the GAB making the signatures available.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002232801

[tularetom]

1. They've done a fantastic job gathering these signatures

But when are they going to select a candidate?

"Anybody but Walker" may actually be able to win a statewide election but somebody is going to have to be governor.

[TroglodyteScholar]

2. I know he's already said he's not interested, but...

...we need a solid candidate like Russ Feingold to really lock this one in. I'd strongly encourage any DUers from WI to contact him and ask him to kindly reconsider. How sad would it be if all this effort was for nothing?