MU not funding Arena up front

[mu03eng]

These days, it is pretty easy to hide where money is being spent and for whom.

From the lazy, yes.  If someone wanted to spend the time, they could track it down as all the transactions are online.  If someone who was, ya know, paid to be informed and in turn inform others wanted to take the time to chase that down.

Signs would point to Poto doing some back scratching for Walker....you'd think some of the reports that signed a petition of consequence would go after this type of thing.  I guess not.

[hairy worthen]

From the lazy, yes.  If someone wanted to spend the time, they could track it down as all the transactions are online.  If someone who was, ya know, paid to be informed and in turn inform others wanted to take the time to chase that down.

Signs would point to Poto doing some back scratching for Walker....you'd think some of the reports that signed a petition of consequence would go after this type of thing.  I guess not.

Look at the former administration as far as "back scratching" from POTO. That's why JS won't go after that type of thing. There is nothing illegal or unusual about it anyway.

[GGGG]

From the lazy, yes.  If someone wanted to spend the time, they could track it down as all the transactions are online.  If someone who was, ya know, paid to be informed and in turn inform others wanted to take the time to chase that down.

Signs would point to Poto doing some back scratching for Walker....you'd think some of the reports that signed a petition of consequence would go after this type of thing.  I guess not.

Poto might incorporate a Super PAC to help Walker in Iowa when the time comes.  There is no disclosure now, nor anytime in the near future. 

[mu-rara]

From the lazy, yes.  If someone wanted to spend the time, they could track it down as all the transactions are online.  If someone who was, ya know, paid to be informed and in turn inform others wanted to take the time to chase that down.

Signs would point to Poto doing some back scratching for Walker....you'd think some of the reports that signed a petition of consequence would go after this type of thing.  I guess not.

It may be as simple as agreeing to sit out the election.   Not supporting his opponents is something, especially when your profit (not revenue, profit) is $350 million per year. 

[mu03eng]

Do we really think Poto money is significant enough that keeping it out of the race is worthy enough to screw-up two things within Wisconsin that will become campaign fodder for opponents?

Geez, Koch's could easily drown Poto money.  Plus once the 19th passes, the Kenosha casino can't happen(it could but not for like 9 years) so Walker has no way of enforcing the "agreement" since its an under the table deal and there is no leverage left.

Honestly, this seems a perfect application of Occam's razor.  Which is more likely, Walker is opposed either fiscally or morally or both to the Kenosha casino.....or there is some shadow deal in place that benefits Walker's prez campaign enough to scuttle both the casino and an arena, and the deal is big enough to overcome the hugh hit of those two things.