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Walkering Back on the Issues 1

In the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Christian Schneider marvels at Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s refusal to take stands.

. . . so far, Walker has made news by sidestepping questions of fact, not of policy. For instance, when he said he didn’t know whether President Barack Obama is a Christian, his press office quickly followed up with a statement that said, “Of course the governor thinks the president is a Christian.” Walker’s spokeswoman followed up by saying, “these kinds of gotcha questions distract from what he’s doing as governor of Wisconsin.”

First off, asking Walker one of the most publicly known things about the president isn’t a “gotcha” question. But by not answering it, Walker offered a “gotcha” answer. And while Walker thinks he’s shooting down these types of “statement of fact” questions, he’s merely encouraging more of them.

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And of course, Clinton is once again reminding us of the etymology of the adjective “Clintonian,” as she fights off what could be a legitimate scandal. If l’affaire home email leaves Clinton a weakened candidate, Walker could have a puncher’s chance in 2016. Let’s just hope no reporter asks him a “gotcha” question like whether Clinton is a woman.

My guess is that, without his script from the Kochs, Walker has no answers.

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  1. Brother Bill

    March 11, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Walker has also “walked back” on the question of ethanol mandates and subsidies. Of course he changed his mind at the Iowa Ag Summit where “corn for fuel” has strong backing. Walker has been a critic of the ethanol mandate and subsidies. I guess that changes depending on your audience and your ultimate objective. Just more “…tell them what they want to hear…” politics.

    Ethanol is a hoax and corn for fuel is terrible public policy.