@Nuitari...Why are you so upset, Bren is just stating the obvious. When Walker talks about sacrifice and service; it's just words, nothing more.

Lyle, I'm not upset at Bren, just baffled as to why there's always a ALEC or Koch Brothers reference that appears in any post against Walker. Pretty irrelevant and retarded concerning this particular article.

@Oak Creek Resident...There is a big difference between Scott Walker, the Governor of Wisconsin and Barack Obama, Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States. I am sorry that you don't know the difference. BTW, how many and which wars did you serve in?

Your obsessive hatred of Walker is consuming you to the point where you look like a complete fool.

Wow... have people become so unhinged that there is nothing that they won't argue about.

Lyle "When Walker talks about sacrifice and service; it's just words, nothing more."

I remember a day, not to long ago, when seeking public office WAS considered sacrifice and service. Isn't that what you and I were taught in civic class?

Aren't teachers also constantly harping on the sacrifice and service they are making to teach our youth? Should they also deserve the same disparagement in this regard?

I give respect to those from BOTH sides in this regard that choose to take their ideas, whether I agree with them or not, and put them on the line by seeking public service.

Seeking public office IS public service. I have nothing but respect for those that chose to serve this country in the armed forces, or public safety. But their are other forms of service that also deserve respect, even if you disagree with their positions.

Lyle, you've become unhinged. Usually you leave to meaningless cheap shots for Bren, since that is her job.

Walker says that the troops deserve to be honored. Why are you objecting to that?

Lyle, I expect a response to this post.

Lyle steps in it again! Walker is the commanding officer of the WI National Guard, the point of the story. Blinded by his own partisanship, he creates a dark side where there isn't any. Shameful!

I love your comment ,I am so sick of ALL these clowns saying (we will never forget) just like they did on 911, remember when they showed all of our elected morons singing and holding hands and vowing to work together . may they all rot in hell . I know I will never forget

Bren and Lyle have no shame. They are a cancer and must continue to be defeated. The total disregard for any values is sick.

Wow, now there's the pot calling the kettle black. Always vile & negative.

What I find repulsive of Walker is how he abuses the rights of what these soldiers fought for. Bashing the voices of unions to represent laborers an their productivity distributions or even basic voting rights of our citizens. Aroma of plutocracy emanates from his policies. New York Time just did an article to give us a view from outside of this box that has and is constructed for us. Framing and skewing the facts and rights of individuals.

Editorial New York Times.
Voter Harassment, Circa 2012
Published: September 21, 2012

On the day of the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, the group used inaccurate lists to slow down student voting at Lawrence University in Appleton with intrusive identity checks. Three election “observers,” including one from True the Vote, were so disruptive that a clerk gave them two warnings, but the ploy was effective: many students gave up waiting in line and didn’t vote.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits intimidation or interference in the act of voting, but the penalties are fairly light. Many states have tougher laws, but they won’t work unless law enforcement officials use them to crack down on the illegal activities — handed down from Jim Crow days — of True the Vote and similar groups.
This is but two small exerts from the article that goes further into voter rights being denied by the republican party.

What, specifically, is wrong with honoring those who serve this nation in our armed forces? What's wrong with anyone doing that? Politicians, both Democratic and Republican, those who've served and who haven't - do so regularly. Why is it only a problem for you worth mentioning (twice, I might add), when Walker does so?

If you want to double down on looking as petty, vindictive and obsessed with hating Walker as Bren does, have at it. But, frankly, Lyle - people expect better of you than that.

@Bob McBride....I'm not making any excuses, but during Vietnam we got regular visits from every politician you could think of. I didn't like being used as a prop to advance someone's political career and I object to it now. I found it a bit strange that he would go overseas to honor troops and specifically Kosovo. With politicians I am always looking for covert motivation.

Once again, it only seems to be worth noting for you with Walker. There's absolutely nothing about this article, ostensibly penned by Walker, or the "photo op" aspect of it that differs from similar articles and "photo ops" found here or elsewhere credited to other politicians.

There are legitimate areas where Walker may be criticized. When you criticize literally everything he says or does, you essentially negate the value of the legitimate criticism and present yourself as obsessed with hatred of the individual rather than as someone who can rationally discern between the person and his policies.

Really Lyle, let's review your lack of respect....

Walker quickly fixed the damage eight years of an idiot running the state did, therefor he can go and do whatever he wants. After all you must have missed the fact Kosovo happens to be where a lot of our state's national guard are. You must want him to be in the Middle East instead to seem more relevant.

You claim he is just there for photo ops, when I've never seen any objection from you when Obama claimed the glory over killing bin Laden. Then recently we had more patriotism on display from Obama when instead of caring about a dead ambassador, he goes to Las Vegas for his campaign fundraising.

So can I get you to call out someone other than Walker for their fake patriotism and claims to military support?

@Bob McBride....I am the first to admit that the governor's ideology and actions are antithesis to my own. I have accepted him as our governor, but I don't trust him to do anything that isn't politically motivated. I know that all politicians fall into that category, but I would find the governor more believable if he spent time at "DryHooch" and over at the V.A. facilities in the state.

I will own my irrationality of feelings and I will not attempt to support them in some logical manner. I know my feelings were shaped some four decades ago. I've had to accept all those that did not serve even though I have more respect for those that did. I will modify my rhetoric and to not personalize my comments toward the governor but limit it to his ideological actions.

amen brother

Per limpwrist Lyle only Obama may honor the troops. He forgets that Walker is head of the wi national guard. Sorry you don't know that Grandma.

Your liberal hate has blinded you and made you nothing more than a hack just like morninmist.

Denise, per Lyle you are not allowed to do that. Have you served in any wars, or, are you Obama? Only those 2 things qualify you, per Grandma Lyle.

The only singing and chanting these clowns do is their silly solidarity crap at the capital.

Simple question. Were you drafted or did you volunteer?

Okay - everyone serves their country and some die in the process.

Everybody happy now?

Jesus H Christ.....

And the state honors them as well with the Ride for Remembrance and other events don't we?

Teachers, lol

Obama Gaining steam. Walker well… looks like he is slip sliding away.
Latest up date to Markets; The Fed pledged Thursday to buy $40 billion in mortgage-backed bonds every month from large banks and other dealers in an effort to help free up capital and spur lending. The move is also expected to help push down mortgage rates, already near record lows, to further stimulate the housing market. The central bank said it would continue buying until the unemployment rate, which stood at 8.1 percent in August, decreases significantly.
Wall Street continued to cheer the news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which surged more than 206 points after the Fed announcement Thursday -- climbed another 53 points Friday to 13,593, its highest closing since December 2007. Global markets also reacted positively: the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong surged 2.9 percent, the Japanese Nikkei 225 index shot up 1.8 percent, and the British FTSE 100 rose more than 1.6 percent.

Obama has had the slowest growth in spending of any President in the past 60 years: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/may/23/facebook-posts/viral-facebook-post-says-barack-obama-has-lowest-s/

Once again Bernie, no he doesn't:

( http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/hist.pdf )

YEAR ------ TOTAL SPENT ---% INCREASE
----------------(in millions)
2008 ..........2,982,544 .............9.30% (last year of Bush)
2009 ..........3,517,677 ...........17.94% (transition budget with TARP)
2010 ..........3,456,213 ............-1.75% (first Obama budget)
(still higher than 2008 by 15.88%)
2011 ..........3,603,061 .............4.25%
2012 ..........3,795,547 .............5.34% (estimate)
and the politifact followups:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/may/25/lots-heat-and-some-light-obamas-spending/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-facts-about-the-growth-of-spending-under-obama-part-2/2012/05/30/gJQA3V4d2U_blog.html

So how do you go from 2.982 TRILLION to 3.795 TRILLION (a 27% increase in four years) and still have "the slowest growth in spending of any President in the past 60 years"?!?!?!?!?!

According to the links you posted then it would be second lowest.

“Buyer Beware” is an old adage that is not sufficient for our technology evolved society. Regulatory measures preventing finical products from being used to promote fraudulent, abusive, deceptive, and inappropriate products.
Banker’s soon came to realize that regulations were required. Their institutions would suffer from a growing distrust of individuals in relinquishing their monetary reserves to them. Individuals were not going to stabilize a complex financial institution that they and government cold barely comprehend. Yet the Banker’s resisted provisions creating an agency to address this issue.
Dodd-Frank bill, with Elizabeth Warren establishing the architecture’s foundations, was vehemently opposed to having one so knowledgeable to manage its functions. Her sin of her fervor to pursue the construction of such an agency for consumer protection, was unforgivable. Elizabeth Warren exposing bail out investments were detrimental as an investment. Government were receiving less than 50% return on investment. {Preferred Shares} Not good ,in the Banker’s eyes, of such a formidable adversary to remain on the fields.
Promotions for deregulator measures remain to pursue, by the Banker’s at the peril of all concerned.

Indeed Greg... The obsession with Walker has reached the point that if he came out in support of puppies, rainbows, and apple pie; people would complain that he hates cats, prefers rainy days, and hates pumpkin farmers.....

BOOM! Well said. Pass on my thanks to your son for his scacrifice & service. Maybe if we switched pay checks between the soldiers & politicians we'd see some sense of urgency?

And Burnout Bernie babbles on.......and on.........and on.........

I agree. The Governor also made a great presentation at the Field of Honor event, at Miller Park. He got a resounding standing ovation from active troops, veterans and just plain patriotic Americans.

Some of them certainly are. I think the core of the democratic left is still the working class, union type. Unfortunately they have allowed their party leadership and positions to be dominated by the fringe elements, to their detriment.