Austerity wins in Wisconsin…is the U.S. next?

Ignoring media trumpets of doom (they might be trumpeting prematurely), Wisconsin certainly is a major victory for ultra-conservatives. Even Scott Walker’s election was a major victory for ultra-conservatives, as was Scott Brown’s in Massachusetts (hmm…two Scotts?). The state has shown how big money can buy elections in the U.S., made all the easier by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Walker and the dark side of the force struck a blow for the evil Empire by outspending the Dems...