Posted on 08/02/2015 6:16:21 PM PDT by Red Steel
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker sank to a new low in his effort to fight with real estate mogul billionaire Donald Trump during an interview with Politico’s chief White House correspondent, Mike Allen, at a Koch Brothers-sponsored event in California this weekend. In the interview, Walker accused Trump of acting like a Democrat. ...
”On McCain, Walker said ‘no matter what you think of John McCain’s politics, John McCain is an American hero,’” Strauss continued.
“And then, on fire directed at him from Trump, Walker said that the real estate mogul went after him ‘because of something not me or my staff said but a volunteer said, which I think was unfortunate,’” Strauss wrote, quoting Walker.
“More than a week ago Walker fundraiser Gregory Slayton referred to Trump as a ‘DumbDumb’ in a fundraising invitation. All together, Walker said, Trump was basically taking the same attack route as Democrats,” Strauss continued, before quoting Walker in full.
“But he basically used the talking points that the Democrats used over the last four years,” Walker said. “As many of you know, three times we won because those points aren’t accurate.”
Many establishment Republicans have attacked Trump for having been a Democrat in his past, but the line of criticism is largely ineffective because some of the best conservative Republicans—like Ronald Reagan, the former President, or Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court Justice—are former Democrats.
Walker’s latest attack on Trump came at a Freedom Partners event—an organization funded by the Koch Brothers—in Dana Point, California.
It’s the latest in a brewing bout between the two since a fundraiser for Walker called Trump a “DumbDumb” in an official fundraising invitation sent out by the Walker ...
A new Iowa poll out this week from Gravis Marketing has Walker slipping behind Trump, down 15 points
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I still like Walker as a potential, but he’s not done much as a campaigner to elicit any excitement yet.
Cruz/Trump or Trump/Cruz
When Trump was polling at 18%, I said that means 82% want someone else.
But, 31%? That's significant, even at plus-or-minus 6.5%.
Still, if I group what I consider to be like-minded candidates, ...
And you’re right, Walker took on the unions at considerable risk, and won. Counts for nothing now though, right? Meanwhile, Trump lies about Walker’s record and gets defended for doing it?
The debates could get really, really, interesting....
Yep. It’s going to get really interesting when Walker tries to defend his enabling support of Obamatrade in the debates. Even better when he campaigns in OH and PA and tries to sell that shaft job.
Oh Lord. God help us.
Sticks and stones?
He’s good at losing planes at least.
In the 2015-2016 Wisconsin budget, Walker is facing a $283 million budget ‘deficit’.....not exactly a stellar accomplishment .....additionally Walker has proposed delaying “more than $100 million in debt payments to balance the books.” .....that’s juggling the numbers.
....”Trump is going to clean up the stage with them and laugh all the way to the Presidency”...
Maybe....maybe not. I don’t think he’ll go to the Presidency unless Demorats switch party and vote for him, which is highly possible as they like Trump. The question would be why do they?
They certainly know Trumps long term history which favors many of their positions regardless of what he’s saying now. In the end people are going to look more closely at his positions as many voters aren’t in any specific court yet.
Most enjoying Trumps show, but this isn’t enough to carry him to the end unless he speaks specifically...and even then his history will matter as the election draws nearer for a Nominee.
-—In the 2015-2016 Wisconsin budget, Walker is facing a $283 million budget ‘deficit’
Of course you provide no links to your statement. Wisconsin has a requirement to adopt a balanced budget, did you know that? http://www.ncsl.org/documents/fiscal/StateBalancedBudgetProvisions2010.pdf
After Walker vetoed additional spending:::::::
Gov. Scott Walker signed the 2015-17 Wisconsin state budget into law on Sunday at Valveworks USA, a manufacturing company in Waukesha. Walker used his veto power 104 times, with many surprise deletions and changes.
“These vetoes will reduce overall spending, constrain earmarks, allow the executive branch to efficiently perform its statutory duties, and correct legislative errata,” Walker said in his veto message. “These vetoes increase the general fund balance by $44,495,400 GPR over the biennium.”
I think that sounds like a small surplus.
And lest you say that Walker is increasing debt::::
let me LINK TO
This budget only authorizes $652 million in new bonding. The previous budget bonded about $2 billion, and that was even low compared to former Gov. Jim Doyle’s last budget, which bonded $3.6 billion. To see such a quick reduction in state borrowing is a good sign for all taxpayers.
http://www.maciverinstitute.com/2015/07/analysis-the-2015-17-wisconsin-state-budget/
-——Walker has proposed delaying “more than $100 million in debt payments to balance the books.”
You don’t know simply don’t know what you are talking about here. This is provably false.
The lefty meme you repeat alludes to a debt restructuring that happened in the LAST BUDGET period. Debt restructuring. You know, like refinancing your mortgage?
If you want links to clear this up for you, let me know.
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