Uppity Wisconsin

Scott Walker's candidacy for governor should be good for the blogging industry, if that's what you call it. He offers so much fodder it makes a person want to write about him all the time.

If you thought Day One was fun, just stick around.

*** When he announced, folks were speculating that Walker's ties to Milwaukee could be fatal. But he has an answer to that, although not too plausible an answer:

"I'm not a politician from Milwaukee."

Right. And his name's not Scott Walker. And I'm not a Democratic blogger from Milwaukee, either.  I'm the King of Siam.

Turns out Walker's "a public servant who grew up in Delavan." It takes a lot of chutzpah to call yourself a public servant. Why not just call yourself a statesman?

It's not like he was unwillingly pressed into service by an adoring populace. He's a poliltician, and an ambitious one who's always looking for the next opportunity for personal advancement. Spare us, please. I beg you, as "just a recovered journalist who grew up in Eau Claire."

*** More small town antics. One of Walker's announcement stops, according to WisPolitics:

Walker stood at a podium displaying a sign reading "Believe in Wisconsin Again." On the stage on either side of Walker were stacked bags of seed corn and behind was a massive machine used to harvest corn and beans.

Supporters held campaign signs and chanted "Go Scott, Go."

Pretty catchy, eh?  I won't touch the corn and beans.  Make up your own punch line.

*** Waterboarding for Walker. Will it catch on? A new blogger, Harris Kane,suggests that if Fox News's Sean Hannity will be waterboarded for charity, that Charlie Sykes could be waterboarded for the Walker campaign.

Hey, it's not torture, is it? More like a dunk tank.

If Sykes decides to do it, let's hope he goes to make the Guinness Book. The record is 183 times.

*** Convention breakthrough/ Republican National Chairman Michael Steele speaks at the opening of the state GOP convention Friday night. Why is that noteworthy? Because it guarantees there will be at least one black face in the room.