Posted on 05/30/2012 1:11:52 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Balance the GOP presidential ticket? Nah! That's Democrat stuff. Mitt Romney has the chance to a make a powerful statement with his V.P. choice. Governor Scott Walker -- a boring white guy's white guy -- is about to make a very powerful statement in Wisconsin. A thumbs-up by Wisconsin voters for Walker in next Tuesday's recall election would be a huge victory for bold governmental reform.
A Walker victory establishes that Republicans can enact significant reforms and survive onslaughts by public-sector labor unions, the left, and the dependent classes. For conservative reformers, a Walker recall win is the modern equivalent of the "shot heard around the world."
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As William Kristol writes in the current Weekly Standard:
[I]n the event of a victory for Walker on June 5, the task of today's Republicans will be similar to the challenge facing the Union forces after Gettysburg: to turn a defensive success -- halting the South's advance into Pennsylvania, preventing Scott Walker from being removed from office halfway through his term -- into a strategic victory in the broader conflict.
Kristol is dead-on about transforming a Walker victory next Tuesday into a larger strategic aim. In other words, starting the process of making the federal government smaller, leaner, and less intrusive. Returning many federal powers to the states where those powers aren't eliminated outright. Generally moving the nation away from the eighty-year deviancy that is big government. And more fully restoring citizens' rights to chart their own destinies free from government meddling...............
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Scott needs at least one, completed, successful term as governor to be credible for a future Presidential run. He should stay in WI for now and rack up more accomplishments.
That’s an interesting idea. Depends on how big Walker’s margin is. If he tops 55%, it could really work.
Terrible idea. We need Scott here in Wisconsin to straighten this place out. You can have him after 2 terms in Madison.
Wisconsin: Walker as Romney’s running mate?
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I believe people are so sick of Obama and the far left, right now they would rather see their local dog catcher be leader of the free world than have to endure 4 more years of these bumbling socialist dumbasses.
Romney should stick to what he knows best, rinocrat!
Ooohhh, maybe he should pick McCain!
I typed up my “would like an ‘out-of-the-box’” VP post and this surfaces.
I like it a lot! The libs skulls would collectively explode...of course the skulls are empty, but it woud still be fun to watch.
“Sky” Walker - VP.
I don’t think it’s out of the box to suggest the guy who should be the POTUS nominee should be the VP.
I think it would be hard to ask him to walk away from Wisconsin though, if he’s coming off a win in a recall.
If it is Walker I’d call for the immediate impeachment of a President Romney. ;D
I really like the idea...the question is would be leave WI after (hopefully) winning this recall garbage?
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