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Did you bother to read this article?

I did.

Rather than taking a bold stand and stating that WI will disregard any federal ruling that usurps its constitutional amendment defining marriage overwhelmingly supported by Wisconsinites like me, he's wishing and praying that SCOTUS - the same SCOTUS that upheld Obamacare and magically found a right to abortion - will do the job for him.

If not, then he's hoping for a constitutional amendment.

There is no federal jurisdiction whatsoever over state constitutional amendments defining marriage.

This is working it's way through the courts.

Walker's position is clear.

He can't just make speeches and introduce bills, he has to govern the state and obey the laws.

Even the Governor of Alabama has had to come to that position.

Feb 13, 2015 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —Gov. Robert Bentley restated his stance on the gay marriage debate which has dominated headlines for weeks.

"For the last five days, gay couples received marriage licenses across Alabama.

However, some probate judges refused to issue them after Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered them not to do so..

On Thursday, a new federal ruling prohibited Mobile County's probate judge from refusing marriage licenses to couples because they are gay.

Friday, we asked Gov. Robert Bentley if all probate judges should follow suit.

“Marriage is between a man and a woman. We believe that. But I also believe that our nation is a nation of laws. And I believe that we should have, not have to, we should always obey the law,” Gov. Bentley said.

Speaking of law, Thursday's ruling also bans Mobile County's judge from denying marriage licenses to gay couples prohibited by any "Alabama law or order pertaining to same sex marriage."

That would likely apply to orders like the one issued by Moore only days ago.

"I believe that each individual probate judge has to decide for themselves if they are going to obey the ruling, not the ruling, but the edict of our Supreme Court justice or if they are going to follow what the federal judge says,” Gov. Bentley said.

So far, at least half of the state’s 67 counties have agreed to issue licenses to same sex couples."

Rather than taking a bold stand and stating that WI will disregard any federal ruling that usurps its constitutional amendment defining marriage overwhelmingly supported by Wisconsinites like me, he's wishing and praying that SCOTUS - the same SCOTUS that upheld Obamacare and magically found a right to abortion - will do the job for him.

Overwhelmingly passed. Yes. But no longer overwhelmingly supported. Like everywhere else in the country, the opinion of Wisconsinites as a whole is shifting in the wrong direction.

And that should give you a clue as to why Walker has abdicated his responsibility here. He's not courageous enough to stand up for what's right, instead preferring to go along with what's most popular.

Remember that when he says all the right things on the campaign trail. His record speaks louder.