From the Forbes: Through the constant reminders by the Walker forces that it
was Scott Walker’s own office that originally approached the Milwaukee District
Attorney with a request for the investigation, along with Scott Walker’s
steadfast denial that he is a target of the on-going probe, the Governor has
been largely successful in keeping the investigation in the background of the
campaign—always “there” but never moving to the forefront of the debate.
To many Wisconsin voters—roughly one-half of the 77 percent
of Wisconsin residents who are familiar with the investigation according to the
most recent Marquette
Law School Poll —the issue is nothing more than ‘politics as usual’,
involving a Democratic District Attorney playing cat and mouse with the
potential of Walker’s involvement in order to score political points against
the Governor without having to actually charge him with any criminal activity.
Indeed, the DA’s office unwittingly aided the Governor in
his public defense when it came to light that employees of the District
Attorney signed petitions calling for Scott Walker’s removal, allegedly in the
very office location where the investigation is taking place. While there was
nothing apparently illegal about these people voicing their support for recall,
their actions played directly into the narrative of those who argue that
keeping Walker’s name as a part of the investigation is little more than a
politically motivated witch hunt.
This is exactly the strategy of the Left, much more so than the Right. Politics is "hardball,:" but the Democrats have used "lowball" for decades. It may be worse, now, but I remember their attacks on Reagan and Goldwater, totally unfounded but, in Goldwater's case, very effective. In fact, the strategy of "he's going to take us to war and get us all killed" was first used on Goldwater, successfully, and a second time (Ithink at Reagan's second term reelection), unsuccessfully. Only the most ignorant latch on to such tactics - which tells you how far our country has fallen in recent years.
ReplyDeleteWalker may be a GOP presidential candidate. Maybe that is what is going on, here; trying to kill his chances in 2016??
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary measures are required when faced with extraordinary obstruction... as the GOP has shown.
ReplyDeleteWalker recently lied in an interview, said he voted for Reagan. He was 17 in '84.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rightwingnews.com/interviews/an-interview-with-scott-walker/
Walker reminds me of Ryan... the guy who lied about his athletic ability. That's one thing you'll never be able to get away with... lying about your race time. Real athletes notice.
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/paul-ryan-has-not-run-sub-300-marathon