Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. President and CEO William E. Gardner gave $43,800 to Scott Walker’s campaign illegally. Walker has of course returned the money. Walker has come out against the high speed rail Gardner favors.
“Little did I know, (until) after the story the other day in the paper, that in any way he was interested in high-speed rail,” Walker told reporters. “Clearly, my position on that has been constant. In fact, if anything it has been more aggressive in fighting it and will be.” -Journal Sentinel May 24, 2010
I have no snarky comment to make. Here, however, is a completely unrelated classic moment from the film Casablanca.
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