"WASHINGTON -- President Obama has no current plans to visit Wisconsin despite pledging as a presidential candidate to “walk on that picket line” should workers be denied bargaining rights.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Thursday that he was not aware of any plans for a trip to Wisconsin, as the state government there remains paralyzed over an anti-public union measure introduced by Gov. Scott Walker.
Labor protesters have been clamoring for Obama to visit the Badger State........"
"...Walker faced down the Left when he fought to restrict the ability of taxpayer-funded public unions to collectively bargain, among other measures to reduce their power. Despite a top-down effort from the White House to stop him and the leftist mob’s descent upon the state’s capitol building, Walker succeeded, going on to win a tough recall election. But his support in Iowa dropped from 18 percent to 11 after the first GOP primary debate took place.
Walker has used his victory to tout his foreign policy credentials as well.
“For years I’ve been concerned about that threat, not just abroad but here on American soil,” he said at CPAC in response to a question about the terrorist organization, ISIS. “If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the world.”
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Washington (CNN)Scott Walker will offer his foreign policy vision in a speech Friday mostly by contrasting it with what he terms a "retreat" from the world stage by the Obama White House.
"With all of the challenges we face around the globe today, now is not the time for untested leadership. I have been tested like no other candidate in this race," the Wisconsin governor will say, according to excerpts released early Friday morning. "As President, I will send the following message: the retreat is over." CNN