JONATHAN CHAIT MARCH 14, 2011
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This is a family I want to read more about:
Wisconsin State Sen. Randy Hopper, a close Republican ally of Gov. Scott Walker, is among the eight senators that activists will try to recall for supporting the infamous "budget repair bill" to weaken public sector unions. So this weekend, some protesters marched to his house — yikes! — to have a chat. But his wife answered the door and told the protesters that Hopper lives with his 25-year-old girlfriend now, and a divorce is underway.
Not surprisingly, his wife said she would join Team Recall and sign the petition. The (ex-)family's maid, apparently, had already signed it.
If 1970s network sitcoms have taught us anything, it's that wisecracking maids are an incredibly subversive economic force.
7 comments
Ah, the Jeffersons. I grew up with that show. Well, I was already a young adult when that series ran, but still. Thanks for the memories, Jonathan.
- liberalref
March 14, 2011 at 1:42pm
Oops. Well, that's one seat the GOP will have to write off for a few years.
- benjamin81
March 14, 2011 at 1:47pm
"Randy Hopper"? Really?
- AllanL5
March 14, 2011 at 2:27pm
Allan - Nice pic. Thank you, that was a well needed laugh on a monday my friend.
- Tristan
March 14, 2011 at 2:49pm
Are you kidding, Benjamin? The guy is a sure bet to be retained by a wide margin! Wait, this isn't Louisiana or South Carolina, so I guess maybe not.
- wildboy
March 14, 2011 at 4:44pm
Yeah, I think it needs to be not a girlfriend for the electorate to go "ewwww!"
- ironyroad
March 14, 2011 at 5:24pm
Doesn't this make it 3? That's THREE - recalls whom are most likely to fall?
- Bukharin
March 14, 2011 at 7:27pm