Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Walker: Practicing What He Preaches


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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