Walker administration interviews woman for job filled three days earlier by Cynthia Archer

From the files of “conservatives are far better at campaigning than they are at governing” comes this gem: Three days after Cindy Archer was to have started her job as the legislative liaison at the state Department of Children and Families – and while she was already being paid sick…

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Walker administration official Archer says she has “done nothing wrong”

On Wednesday, federal agents executed a search warrant at the Madison residence of Cynthia Archer, a high-ranking official in the administration of Republican Gov. Scott Walker. According to reports, agent took photos and did seize a lockbox of some sort. We’ve already covered that story HERE and HERE, but in…

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First arrest made in Milwaukee County John Doe investigation

Yesterday Dan Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported authorities have made the first arrest in the John Doe investigation that was first initiated after it was revealed that Darlene Wink, a staffer in then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s office was using her work computer (on work time) to post…

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Keith Gilkes resigns as Gov. Walker’s chief of staff

Move along….there’s absolutely nothing to see here! In the latest sign Gov. Scott Walker is preparing for a recall effort, his chief of staff is leaving the governor’s office to work on his campaign. Keith Gilkes ran Walker’s campaign last year, helped lead his transition and has served as chief…

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Republicans on Gov. Walker’s waste committee: let’s talk about flower beds instead of govt. waste!

From Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson’s Facebook page comes this gem: Just finished with “Governor Walker’s Commission on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse”. They ignored the fact that one commission member, Cynthia Archer, resigned without explanation while her transfer to a new political position that gave her a 60% salary increase…

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Someone should tell Rick Esenberg there’s a difference between a crime and a non-crime

For being a licensed attorney, Rick Esenberg sure doesn’t seem to know the difference between a crime and a non-crime. I understand that Chris “capper” Liebenthal has become a popular whipping boy for so many on the right who want to attack public employees, liberal bloggers, and public employees who…

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An Introduction to Walkergate

Here at Blogging Blue we’ve written a bit about the law enforcement search of a residence owned by Cynthia Archer, a high-ranking political appointee in the administration of Republican Governor Scott Walker (See HERE, HERE, and HERE), but if you want to read perhaps the most detailed account of Milwaukee…

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Fiscal Conservatives – Crony edition

There is another chapter to the ongoing series of stories of how the republican \"fiscal conservatives\" are breaking us. Now comes more information about Walker Crony Cynthia Archer. As JSonline points out, that when the republican legislature went along with Scott Walkers desire to have more political appointments(Umm wasn’t smaller…

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About that FBI Raid in Madison

On the surface, the FBI raid on the home of Cynthia Archer, former Scott Walker Aide when he ran Milwaukee County, and current Scott Walker appointee in Madison, seem to be small potatos.  Sure, the FBI seized some files from Archer’s home, and  one source is claiming this investigation to be…

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UnionTown

For Thursday Music, I thought this song fitting. When they put the Governor on trial, I’ll be in the front row… I wonder if Cynthia Archer likes this song?

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