Scott Walker Bends Over For Koch, But Its The Workers Who End Up Screwed.

The BEAST's Ian Murphy prank calls Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, posing as one half of the ultra-wealthy,  arch-conservative Koch brothers duo. As David Koch, he and Walker casually discuss crushing public unions.



Note that Scott Walker tells Koch he'd gladly accept a weekend getaway on his dime. Look, here comes an ethics violation!  And he freely admits that this really is just about cracking heads and union-busting.

Koch Brothers likeness from The Daily Beast

Partial Transcripts avail available from The Grist

But Ezra Klein points out something much more insidious, and unfortunately much more pervasive:

The state's Democratic senators can't get Walker on the phone, but someone can call the governor's front desk, identify themselves as David Koch, and then speak with both the governor and his chief of staff? That's where you see the access and power that major corporations and wealthy contributors will have in a Walker administration...

So, as usual, the politicians will bend over for it, but it's the working class that ends up screwed.