[justiceseeker93]

Just finished reading Scott Walker's book, titled "Unintimidated." It's obviously the kind of book that relatively unknown (nationally) prospective presidential candidates put out to inform readers of their worthiness by touting their accomplishments. The Walker book is loaded with economic facts and figures during his first couple of years in office as governor of Wisconsin, just about all positive and believed to be due his signature policy of disempowering public sector labor unions to effect savings in state and local governments, and thus turn a large state government deficit into a surplus, while at the same time providing improved government services and implementing some tax cuts.

So now the Chicago Tribune comes along and spills out statistics on Walker's Wisconsin that pretty much paint a dismal picture diametrically opposite to Walker's rosy one. The obvious question seems to be who is more truthful, Walker or the Chicago Tribune?

Although I'm not sold on Walker's candidacy for the presidency as of now, you have to think he's a lot more candid with his evaluation of the Wisconsin economy than the Tribune is. The posted article seems to be motivated by that lefty MSM penchant for trying to destroy any Republican presidential wannabe with supposed conservative credentials before his campaign can get off the ground.

In this instance, there is even another factor igniting the Tribune's animus against Walker, because Walker often contrasted his economic and budget balancing accomplishments in Wisconsin with the lousy performance of the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago, both under Democrat rule for so many years.

[fieldmarshaldj]

The Tribune hasn’t been a good paper in decades.

[DoughtyOne]

I would also tend to believe Walker more. I think the Wisconsin budget speaks for itself, and the lying media these days has about as much credibility with me on matters like this as a pile of dog poo.

[sgtyork]

Thanks for the post justiceseeker. Walker’s reforms continue to improve the economy here. Of course the Chicago Tribune was slavishly bullhorning Obama’s comments this week in LaCrosse. I hope you saw the statistics I posted above. Here’s the bullet points for WI current economic stats:

FOUR POINT FOUR PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT

SECOND STRONGEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE MIDWEST

Labor participation rate FIVE POINT SEVEN percent ABOVE the national average.

Completed his last budget with a $ 500 MILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS after giving Wisconsinites a $ 540 MILLION DOLLAR TAX CUT.

Current employment statistics are right from the WI workforce department’s website.

http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2015/unemployment/150416_march_state.pdf

also there

——Wisconsin ranked 16th highest in the number of manufacturing jobs gained during the 12-month period ending in December 2014.
-——A 6.4 percent gain in construction jobs (+6,158), reflecting the sector’s highest fourth-quarter annual growth rate since at least 2002.
——Total private-sector wages increased by 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 over the same quarter in 2013.

[Brown Deer]

Who to believe? Scott Walker.

Remember, it was Illinois that harbored the law breaking Democrats.

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133847336/wis-democratic-lawmakers-flee-to-prevent-vote