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Saw this coming: National ethics group ranks Scott Walker as one of the worst governors in America

This is not only entirely self-explanatory but predictable:

SCOTT WALKER IS AMONG SIX "RINGMASTERS" CONDUCTING A POLITICAL CIRCUS IN AMERICAN STATEHOUSES, RANKING HIM ONE OF THE VERY WORST GOVERNORS

That declaration comes from Citizens for Responsibility And Ethics in Washington, a not-for-profit organization that promotes ethics and accountability in government and public life "by targeting government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests." And Walker is one big fat target.

Here's CREW's rundown on Walker. See the URL in the links section for the entire report, which besides Walker and the other five "worst of the worst" lists another 12 governors as generally bad:

Gov. Walker rode the Koch Brothers’ coattails to victory in 2010 and went to illegal extremes to pass anti-union legislation.

Immediately after assuming office with help from campaign donations by anti-union corporate funders, Gov. Walker proposed legislation to strip collective bargaining rights from public-sector employees. In violation of the Wisconsin Constitution and state law, Gov. Walker dispatched state patrol officers to track down state senators who had fled the state to deny the chamber a quorum to vote.

For much of his tenure as governor, Gov. Walker has faced a wide-ranging probe by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office. This probe resulted in embezzlement charges against two of Gov. Walker’s aides and campaign-finance related charges against two separate aides and a donor. Gov. Walker himself was never charged and the investigation was closed in 2013.

CREW is now accepting votes from citizens on which of the six ringleader governors -- Walker or another governor-- is the very, very worst among the very worst. Vote here:

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July 18, 2013 - 2:17pm

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