Running on issues and results, Governor Walker has resolved
since the beginning of his political career to advance limited government with
local control. As state assemblyman, Walker supported welfare reform, spending
caps and reductions, with a strong pro-life record. A harbinger of reforms to
come, Walker expressed concern and expedience on reforming state labor laws.
As Milwaukee County Executive, Walker returned almost half of
his pay while cutting costs, reducing employees, and lowering tax rates. His
push for privatization of state facilities facilitated cost-cutting measures. Overriding the scandals of
Operation Freedom appointee Kevin Kavanaugh, Walker ran successfully
for Governor in 2010, only to implement necessary
reforms, which ended statehouse-union hall corruption and collusion while
benefitting Wisconsin taxpayers.
Like the conservative groups targeted by the IRS, Walker was
unfairly pegged “a rock star for the far right” by his two-time political opponent
Tom Barrett of Milwaukee. Twice Walker won, not just on style or substance, but
a substantial record of practicing what he preached.
Recently, Republican Governors Association Vice-Chair Walker,
along with Chairman Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, have called for a special
prosecutor to investigate the skewed, biased, and discriminatory investigations
by the IRS against conservative groups over their tax exemption status.
Walker once again maintains a low-key status in high-profile
cases, but his leadership on major issues deserves as much scrutiny, if not
more. His call for accountability is both principled and prescient, as his own
record promotes a leadership legacy of doing what a leader asks citizens to do.
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