[Praxeologue]

its just sort of weird, that 5 months and a few classes short of graduation, after putting in all of that time at a pretty good school, he just walks away without graduating? My old man would beat me for a week.

I was struck by the fact that after eight semesters, four years, of college, Scott Walker had less than three years of credits. He acknowledges that he had 94 credits after completing his eighth semester in May 1990, 34 short of the 128 credits required to graduate, which is 16 credits per semester. There is something materially wrong there, which calls for a transcript and an explanation on Walker's part. He cannot brush it off as a decision to take a full-time job. Walker had better act quickly if he doesn't want this to appear as a cover-up. If he does, then whatever is disclosed, I would support him.

[1010RD]

Phew, I was really worried that Kennard was going to fall for this and not support Walker. Thanks for giving him a way out, Kennard.

[Lou L]

There is something materially wrong there, which calls for a transcript and an explanation on Walker's part.

I agree with you, but I would refer to my original comment. Walker needs to have a standard, well-thought-out answer for why he left college without a degree. He could allude to trying a couple of fields of study before settling on one; he could say jokingly, that he never could master multivariate calculus and had to re-take it. He just needs to have a consistent story, and one to which many people can relate. Then, he needs to transition from his college "experience" to his public service experience. One that has results, one that he can point to as a success.

[Dave W]

Yes, you are correct. There was a group of people huddling in a circle at work today, in hushed tones, talking about this exact issue. This is the defining issue in a campaign yet to begin.

[Regal]

Huh? I didn’t know about how long he was in, and how much he has left. That is going to be problem if there is one. That more than not graduating. But, it could be perfectly innocent. Hell, I took a year off when my dad was diagnosed with cancer. So it took me a while to finish.

But, if it is in anyway “juicy”, there will be sharks circling in the primary, long before the general election. I can’t imagine Bush and the other “centrists” will give anybody a pass...

[dinodino]

Ridiculous. Just because your priority would have been finishing your last year doesn’t mean it was Walker’s. You need to consider things from viewpoints other than your own.