Between the war on women, the war on poor people and the war on the middle class, the GOP has hardly had time to think about creating jobs or helping the economy. The first jobs plan we saw was to give jobs as IRS abortion enforcers, but I doubt that will go anywhere. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has a new jobs program – jobs for mistresses.
Even though the state is supposedly broke, top officials in Gov. Scott Walker’s team were able to scrape together enough money to give a state job to the woman identified as Sen. Randy Hopper’s girlfriend.
Anything for a political ally.
Valerie Cass, a former Republican legislative staffer, was hired Feb. 7 as a communications specialist with the state Department of Regulation and Licensing. She is being paid $20.35 per hour. The job is considered a temporary post.
This pay is a 38% increase from the previous holder of this position.
But who exactly recommended her for the post?
Cullen Werwie, spokesman for the governor, confirmed that it was Keith Gilkes, Walker’s chief of staff. She was then interviewed by the Department of Regulations and Licensing’s executive assistant and deputy and hired by Secretary Dave Ross, a Walker cabinet member.
Oh no, it wasn’t a political favor or anything, bite your tongue.