Comments on: Chafee popping up in stories about why Walker survived recall

By: Cosmo

Cosmo — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:23:03 +0000

Ed, gotta give you credit for being a glass half full kinda guy. However before RI votes out our bought and paid for GA, I fully expect to be turning triple axles on an ice skating rink in hades.

By: Cosmo

Cosmo — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:20:28 +0000

Correct on all counts, couldn’t have said it better myself. Between you and Downsized, you said it all

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By: Downsized54

Downsized54 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:44:25 +0000

Walker should run for President.GA is in the unions back pockets in the corrupt state of RI.Union members have very little to fear.May change in November if some that stench in the GA get voted out.

By: YRI

YRI — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:28:06 +0000

Sorry, there is little similar between Wisconsin and Rhode Island. Politically, there hasn’t been a real two party system in Rhode Island for at least two plus generations. It’s more like a one and one quarter system. Wisconsin has many more small cities/towns and rural areas. With few exceptions that are conservative and Republican. Wisconsin’s growing suburban belt outside of Milwaukee has trended conservative and Republican. Rhode Island hasn’t had anything like a conservative alternative for generations. Merely using and abusing a Republican label isn’t synonymous with conservative. The career of Rhode Island’s current Governor, whether as Mayor of Warwick or US Senator can hardly be characterized as conservative. So the article rests on supposed similarities between Governor Walker’s and Chafee’s approach to state retirement benefit modifications. The problem for this comparison is that Governor Walker went much further to limit public employee union clout. Governor Chafee has no intention of doing that. The Rhode Island Legislature still behaves as a wholly owned subsidiary of those unions. That’s where the real clout remains. How can we even imply a comparison when there is no effort at changing Rhode Island’s Teacher Collective Bargaining Law. That law has, does, and will continue to drive excessive inflationary increases in public sector spending and taxes at both local and state levels. Finally, there is something called an economy in Wisconsin. Rhode Island is a basket case,period.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:46:09 +0000

We can only wish the voters in Rhode Island vote anti-incumbent. It is also happening in San Diego and San Jose. It will come west.

By: sleepless in ri

sleepless in ri — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:19:56 +0000

Many of the news stations are indicating that the exit polls in Wisconsin proved to be flawed, so whether that is true about Obama may be questionable.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:04:43 +0000

Quite amazing how fast Walker’s turning that state around. Wish we had him here.