[USS Alaska]

Scallon attributes Walker's political success to luck, by being in the right place at the right time, and taking advantage of the situation by being true to his values.

It sounds like a well worked plan to me, but maybe it's just luck.

There is too much white vs black in this author's head.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I agree.

And remember the old adage - “people make their own luck,” which mainly comes from being prepared and then acting when opportunity presents itself.