Headline: Scott Walker is now toast..

[SummerSnow]

Scott Walker is now toast: The crazy move right that cost him the Koch brothers — and probably the nomination

First he had the Koch endorsement. Then he didn't. Why? A Glenn Beck interview where Walker moved wackier than Cruz

HEATHER DIGBY PARTON WEDNESDAY, APR 22, 2015 05:15 PM EDT

http://www.salon.com/2015/04/22/scott_walker_is_now_toast_the_crazy_move_right_that_cost_him_the_koch_brothers_and_probably_the_nomination/

They are now reportedly going to hold an “audition” of sorts during the summer for the Kochs’ primary Prom King. (Apparently their earlier “Koch Summit” was just a casual mixer.)

So what, exactly, did Scott Walker say that appears to have made the Kochs do such an about-face in record time? Well, it’s a doozy. Walker, you see, was once a “pro-immigration reform” Republican, which is likely one of the reasons the Koch brothers back him. Like most of the more libertarian-minded Big Business Republicans, they tend toward a more moderate stance on immigration. It’s good for business in a number of ways (for both good and bad reasons). Walker, being a proven anti-union, pro-immigration governor, was naturally at the top of their list of nominees. He had recently “moderated” his stance on illegal immigration but it was widely assumed to be a mild feint to the right for the purposes of winning the nomination. It brought him into line with all the other candidates like Rubio and Bush who had once also been pro-reform, so it was no harm-no foul as far as the primary was concerned.

But yesterday he went a step further. He appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio show and he said this:

“In terms of legal immigration, how we need to approach that going forward is saying — the next president and the next Congress need to make decisions about a legal immigration system that’s based on, first and foremost, on protecting American workers and American wages. Because the more I’ve talked to folks, I’ve talked to [Alabama Sen. Jeff] Sessions and others out there — but it is a fundamentally lost issue by many in elected positions today — is what is this doing for American workers looking for jobs, what is this doing to wages. And we need to have that be at the forefront of our discussion going forward.”


*The whole article is hilarious*

[KamaAina]

1. The question is, who will the Kochsuckers turn to?

[HereSince1628]

2. I don't believe it. Walker is pretty much sworn to ALEC and Americans For Prosperity

The Kochs are quite unlikely to find someone as committed to following their agenda.

[underpants]

3. I don't either. Koch money will tell "the base" what to think

Walker is their guy

[HereSince1628]

4. More importantly it will allow whoever the Kochs support to stay in the game to the end

This was a lesson Bill Clinton learned from Rahm Emmanuel during Clinton's first campaign for the presidency.

"Follow and amass the money" is the singlular advice that anointed Mayor 1% a "political" genius.

If Walker is their choice, they'll simply exhaust all competitors trying to keep up with their media presentation.

Based on the money H> claims to be pledged, it looks like her campaign still believes in the wisdom of Rahm.

[hifiguy]

5. Eeyup.

The mouth-breathers and fly-eaters will believe exactly what the Kochtopus tells them to believe.

[underpants]

6. Fly-eaters

[hifiguy]

8. The source.

[Eleanors38]

7. Maybe the Kochs have seen some polling numbers and realize that supporting...

the Shit-in-your-pants-and-go-heaven-Right could leave 'em short, even against an easy target like Hillary. Walker is mean, smart, aggressive to a fault, and successful in his agenda. But it may not be enough with which to win. The Kochs may be drifting toward Jeb; I mean, anyone who held office in FL who now advocates cutting up SS may have proven his bonafides to the Kochs.