Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Governor Walker of Wisconsin, the whippersnapper who was going to "take on" the unions on behalf of all the poor people of the state of Wisconsin and rescue their economy now finds himself on the verge of being disgraced and struggling to regain any semblance of credibility.

First, he's their governor, and he gets snookered by a reporter pretending to be a billionaire. Well, not just a billionaire, but one of the infamous Koch brothers. They are as "conservative" as you get. But it isn't bad enough that he was snookered on taking a fake call, but he confided in this guy and admitted some things, such as, that he discussed planting troublemakers in the crowd with his fellow republican politicians. The thought of it is so troubling that the Madison chief of police wants to know more.

But that's not even all. Buried deep in this bill to strip away the union powers from public employees is a section which allows the state to sell property to private interests with no bids. It just so happens that some of the properties are within the Koch Brothers' interests, although, of course, they deny everything. But the fact is they donated the maximum allowed under Wisconsin law to Walker's campaign. Walker's response seems to be that what he said isn't anything new - that he has been saying it all along. Oh, that's reassuring.

The latest news tonight is that he has ordered the state police to go to the homes of these state senators. As Onslo, on the classic BBC comedy, "Keeping Up Appearances" would say, "oh nice."

Walker is a phoney and he is being dishonest with the people. He has an agenda and his trying to window dress it with crocodile tears about the deficit. He's nothing more than a political opportunist. I feel confident that the good people of Wisconsin will see through him.

But, a cornered animal is a dangerous one, and it still looks likely to me that he will get the bill passed. It is going to be heartbreaking, but the union folks are going to have to do a lot of community outreach and education and through the ballet box have it reversed. One thing I have said more than once and I know is true is that whatever a legislature does, it can be undone.