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Title: Gov. Scott Walker: Time for ‘new’ approach to governing
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Washington Times
URL Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news ... r-time-new-approach-governing/
Published: Jan 30, 2015
Author: Seth McLaughlin
Post Date: 2015-02-01 11:05:10 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 11746
Comments: 49
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that ordinary Americans are tired of the heavy hand of Washington and are yearning for elected leaders to take a “fresh” bottom-up approach to governance that empowers states and localities. Mr. Walker’s message coincided with the news that Mitt Romney was taking a pass on a third White House bid — setting the stage for a royal rumble over the fundraisers and high-dollar donors who had been waiting to see what the former Massachusetts governor would do. “What I see in the states, and from the people in this country outside Washington is a craving for something new, something fresh,” Mr. Walker said at the American Action Forum think tank. “To transform America, we really need to transfer power from our nation’s capital here in Washington back to the states and the cities in this country, where the people, the hard-working people in this country, can actually hold their government accountable,” he said. Mr. Walker won re-election in November and has started ramping up his political operation in preparation for an expected presidential run. This week he launched a non-profit group called “Our American Revival,” which will allow him to raise unlimited amounts of money that will help boost his efforts. And he hired Rick Wiley, former political director of the Republican National Committee, to put together his political operation. He appeared at last weekend’s Iowa Freedom Summit and is scheduled to make an inaugural trip to New Hampshire, home of the first-in-the-nation primary, in March, where he will keynote an event sponsored by the state’s Republican Party. Mr. Walker is viewed as one of the few candidates in the emerging field who could cobble together a coalition of supporters that include members of the GOP establishment as well as grassroots activists — something that Mr. Romney struggled to do in the 2012 race. Mr. Romney’s decision not to run, which he announced in a conference call with supporters Friday, underscores the wide-open nature of the 2016 race. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have all expressed interest. “I think we as Republicans have the strongest field of potential presidents, potential candidates, that I have ever seen in my political lifetime,” said Fred Malek, chair of the American Action Forum, which hosted the Walker event. Mr. Malek said all of the top candidates will have money to compete, including Mr. Walker, who developed a national fundraising network during his high- profile battle with public employee unions in 2011.
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#9. To: Y'ALL (#0)
If Walker, Rand, and Rubio form such a coalition, they can win.... And I wouldn't care which of them got the top spot. -- Although Walker would probably be the most politically acceptable.
I do believe that is the most logical thing I have ever seen you post. It is a beginning....try to keep it up. Your effort should be rewarded.
I think Walker is a viable candidate but winning local (in a state) is different than doing so nationally - see Hillary Clinton who was a horrible candidate on the national stage. I have no idea if Walker is good or bad on the national stage but he kind of comes off as having a droopy personality. This is the age of the TV photogenic candidate after all.
Whaddaya mean? He's very photogenic. And he is capable of rousing a crowd. The test in Iowa demonstrated he has a political act ready to go on the road, something many people still had doubts about until he delivered a very good but boilerplate stump speech.
Rubio is there to help Bush out. He will never say anything bad about Bush. He wants to be VP.
So let him be VP under Walker... They could give Rand Paul the Secretary of State slot.... :)
If the Kochs and the Romney wing decide to push Rubio, little Marco will stab Bush in the back so fast your head would spin.
He has squinty eyes. Makes him look dim.
He looks good, even in a Hitler poster. By comparison, Hillary is a total hag. Republicans have got to stop running these ghastly geezers. Voters just don't like them. I think it is far more important for the GOP to run a young candidate than to fuss over running a governor vs a senator or even most of their policy views. Dump the GOP geezes. They're a total drag, man. And they do much worse even with other old geeze voters in their age group. Speaking strictly as a borderline geeze myself...
Please, no photos! Thanks.
Two historic mid term election losses (2010 and 2014) for Emperor Zero and his party. Yet the last time I checked, we still have: . . . . and most importantly no opposition party. So apparently the voters either do not perceive a problem or they accept what the pols are doing?
By comparison, Hillary is a total hag. Hillderbeast and Walker are both unattractive candidates.
It sounds as though you don't want the man but understand the HUGE political pressure the GOP exerts on state election capabilities to influence local elections. From your perspective, can you discuss how "good ol' Jeb" might be elected as the GOP nominee? Obviously, the nomination is not through a popular selection process.
It is not from my perspective that “good ol’ Jeb” might be elected as the GOP nominee, it will be through a process that was established early in the twentieth century. A system that developed from a movement to give more power to the citizens in the process of selecting candidates for the party’s nomination. What developed was the primary election whereby in a primary election registered voters participate in choosing the candidate for the Party’s nomination through voting by secret ballot. There are two methods. The presidential preference primary is in the form of a direct vote for a specific candidate….this is where the voter chooses the candidate by name. While the second method is more indirect and gives the voter a choice among delegate names rather than candidate names. It was as in the caucus where delegates voice support for a particular candidate or remain uncommitted. One advantage Jeb has is his executive experience as governor of Florida from 199 to 2007. This could help him stand above those potential candidates currently serving in a deeply unpopular Congress, namely Cruz and Paul. Another big advantage is name recognition. Since 1976 some member of the Bush family has been in the national political spotlight. Finally, there is fundraising advantage because of the name recognition and he is the first widely known Republican to make the move. When all is said and done, the candidate with the most votes is “elected as the GOP nominee.” I hope that isn't too hard for you to understand….I simplified it as much as I could for you, Itzy.
I am curious what this acronym "Itzy" is all about before I comment on your interesting perspective; it appears there is a "ITZY" from about 300,000 Google returns for kosher restrauants from around the world. What does this have to do with Jeb Bush or my earlier post?
You would have to kill me in order to answer a simple question? And the so-called mod squad allow you to get away with violent language?
Are you having a dialog with yourself based on your above post? I find your candor very strange as you slap yourself on the back answering your own complaints.
"The biggest mistake that libertarians make is the way they view government and private sectors. Government is the root of all evil, and the private sector is the source of all good. Libertarians have never figured out that people are the same whether in the government or in the private sector." --Paul Craig Roberts
When did you join Code Pink?
“Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen, from the grave.” John Chrysostom www.evidenceforJesusChrist.org
I like that photo of him. Did you notice he looks good in it, despite the Adolf-moustache and the swastika?
INHO that's slander...bearing false witness.
“Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen, from the grave.” John Chrysostom www.evidenceforJesusChrist.org
And being an obedient little Republican drone, you'll go ahead and vote for him anyways.
Good News! In a recent poll of Americans aged 18-34, 77 percent could not name a single U.S. senator from their home state. Isn’t that beautiful? Now before your eyes well up with tears of joy and hope for the future, there is also some bad news: nine in ten said they intend to vote. 6:12 pm on February 3, 2015
And being an obedient little Republican drone, you'll go ahead and vote for him anyways. Nope.
I predict Deckard will vote for Elizabeth Warren, writing in the name if necessary.
How so? This is exactly what the Lefties did in their efforts to defeat him. And the Lefties, as they do when frustrated, turn off as many people with these tactics as they can gain. These tactics aren't politically decisive over the longer term, they're just politically divisive.
You're not cheering me up any.
Odds are that their senators suck, and aren't worth knowing anyways. Better that they wing it with some well known and respected character, like Mickey Mouse. Wrong again, as usual. Hitting the crack pipe again? I predict you will obediently pull the lever and vote for whichever CFR-approved candidate the Party tells you to. Mindless drone.
Deny away. You know you'll do it.
Look who he hangs out with.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
How about if you find a single instance where I have ever said I supported Warren, or even mentioned her in a post, either here or at LP. Oh, you can't? That makes you a lying POS. But we all knew that anyways.
I would hope you're voting for Rand
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Isn't it in the same post where Gatlin said he was going to vote for Jeb Bush? Warren is a lying hypocrite. That alone should endear her to you.
You?
Was that where I mentioned the fact that he was a mindless drone? Warren is a lying hypocrite. That alone should endear her to you. Like I said - I have never supported Warren, or have never posted anything about her. Now be a good little troll and sod off you bloody tosser. Go give yourself a wristy why doncha?
Mr. Walker is viewed as one of the few candidates in the emerging field who could cobble together a coalition of supporters that include members of the GOP establishment as well as grassroots activists ----
#10. To: tpaine (#9)
Although Walker would probably be the most politically acceptable.
#11. To: TooConservative (#6)
(Edited)
s totally inevitable as Hillary! was at this point in 2007. Don't fall for these early polls. They're garbage.
#12. To: Pericles (#11)
I have no idea if Walker is good or bad on the national stage but he kind of comes off as having a droopy personality. This is the age of the TV photogenic candidate after all.
#13. To: tpaine (#9)
If Walker, Rand, and Rubio
#14. To: A K A Stone (#13)
Rubio is there to help Bush out. He will never say anything bad about Bush. He wants to be VP.
#15. To: A K A Stone (#13)
Rubio is there to help Bush out. He will never say anything bad about Bush. He wants to be VP.
#16. To: TooConservative (#12)
#17. To: Pericles (#16)
#18. To: TooConservative (#17)
By comparison, Hillary is a total hag.
#19. To: Gatlin (#5)
News Flash: It doesn't matter what the politicians do, it matters what the voters perceive and accept.
1. The highly unpopular Zero Care
2. Budgets and spending out of control
3. Unprecedented corruption (IRS, Benghazi, etc etc etc) at the Executive branch
#20. To: TooConservative (#17)
He looks good, even in a Hitler poster.
#21. To: Gatlin (#2)
As much as it pains me to do so, I predict Jeb Bush will win the Republican nomination.
#22. To: Pridie.Nones (#21)
From your perspective, can you discuss how "good ol' Jeb" might be elected as the GOP nominee?
#23. To: Gatlin (#22)
I simplified it as much as I could for you, Itzy.
#24. To: Pridie.Nones (#23)
#25. To: Gatlin (#24)
#26. To: Gatlin (#24)
#27. To: Pridie.Nones (#26)
#28. To: Gatlin (#27)
#29. To: Pridie.Nones, A K A Stone (#28)
#30. To: Gatlin (#29)
(Edited)
#31. To: Gatlin (#24)
#32. To: TooConservative (#12)
And he is capable of rousing a crowd. The test in Iowa demonstrated he has a political act ready to go on the road, something many people still had doubts about until he delivered a very good but boilerplate stump speech.
#33. To: GarySpFC (#32)
When did you join Code Pink?
#34. To: TooConservative (#33)
I like that photo of him. Did you notice he looks good in it, despite the Adolf-moustache and the swastika?
#35. To: Gatlin (#2)
As much as it pains me to do so, I predict Jeb Bush will win the Republican nomination.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#36. To: TooConservative, Gatlin, Pericles, A K A Stone, tpaine, Rufus T Firefly, Otter, Pridie.Nones, hondo68 (#6)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#37. To: Deckard (#35)
As much as it pains me to do so, I predict Jeb Bush will win the Republican nomination.
#38. To: Gatlin (#37)
#39. To: GarySpFC (#34)
INHO that's slander...bearing false witness.
#40. To: Deckard (#36)
Now before your eyes well up with tears of joy and hope for the future, there is also some bad news: nine in ten said they intend to vote.
#41. To: Deckard (#36)
Americans aged 18-34, 77 percent could not name a single U.S. senator from their home state.
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#42. To: Palmdale (#38)
(Edited)
I predict Deckard will vote for Elizabeth Warren, writing in the name if necessary.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#43. To: Deckard (#42)
#44. To: Deckard (#42)
Mindless drone.
#45. To: Palmdale (#43)
Deny away. You know you'll do it.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#46. To: Deckard (#42)
#47. To: Deckard, gatlin (#45)
(Edited)
How about if you find a single instance where I have ever said I supported Warren
#48. To: CZ82 (#44)
Look who he hangs out with.
#49. To: Palmdale (#47)
Isn't it in the same post where Gatlin said he was going to vote for Jeb Bush?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
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