Walker's sons not trying to change his mind [candied pecans and Disneyworld]

CNN ^ | July 12, 2015 | Dana Bash

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Gov. Scott Walker's sons Matt and Alex are such a staple of his stump speech that some in Wisconsin even made up a drinking game:.........

....Walker is also known in Wisconsin as a micromanager,especially of his political operation...

[Charlie Sykes]said the challenge for his presidential campaign team will be to let some of that go.

"I'm guessing that right now there are people in a room somewhere who are having that conversation with him ... maybe pushing back a little bit but also understanding that,yeah,you're at a completely different level now," said Sykes.

But that may be hard to achieve,because Walker is also known to be very stubborn.

For example,every year he makes candied pecans from scratch and bringing them around to media outlets during Christmas time. Even after he learned he is allergic to nuts,he kept up the tradition.

"There's a stubborn streak in Scott Walker. He if he is set out to do something,if he has promised that I am going to do this every year,by God he's going to do it,"..

Talk to those who know and have worked with Walker over the years say that he is remarkably even-keeled. He has no temper.

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says even during the intense moments during 2011 protests and recall attempt,he never got riled up.

"I was floored by his calm,"said Kleefisch.

She attributes that,in part,to the fact that Walker is "a man of deep faith."

"We don't go into meetings and quote scripture,"she said with a laugh. "But you can see how he cares deeply."

...."Same guy when we're in a public meeting versus when the door is closed,"....

...when Walker's sons were young,they loved when he dressed like a pirate. They say he acted more like a kid than they did on trips to Disneyworld.

"That's just how he's always been,"said Alex Walker. "He's shown the example for us."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"Stubborn" = conviction (sets example).

Much longer piece - just picked a few interesting quotes.

[Tamzee]

Gov. Scott Walker's sons Matt and Alex are such a staple of his stump speech that some in Wisconsin even made up a drinking game

That's CNN for you. Could you imagine them ever writing an article that said Obama's phrase "Let me be clear" is such a staple of his stump speech that some Americans even made up a drinking game?

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[trebb]

Sounds like he is adult enough to control his emotions - everyone has a temper but only those with some maturity can rein it in to prevent useless outbursts.