Gov. Walker Tries to Lower his Profile
Posted Monday, January 14, 2013 --- 2:03 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Scott Walker rose to national prominence as a new Republican governor when he launched a successful effort to break the power of public employee unions in Wisconsin and then survived a union-led recall effort.
But as other Republican governors stake out their legislative goals this year, Walker has decided to lay low.
As he begins his third year, Walker says he won't tackle anything that would provoke large protests or distract from his effort to create 250,000 jobs by the end of 2014.
Democrats are skeptical that Walker won't still make another big partisan move. But others believe Walker is concerned about re-election in 2014 and eager to moderate his image for a future national campaign.
Copyright 2013: Associated Press
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by James Location: Dells on Jan 16, 2013 at 06:09 AMSerpents usually do like to keep a low profile. Especially after feeding on such a large meal of money.[ Report Abuse ]
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by Doubter Location: SW on Jan 14, 2013 at 04:58 PMGood luck with a re-election, but then again, he did successfully convince people on a false pretense that public employees should be paid less, resulting in less discretionary money being spent,more people out of work,higher needs for food stamps, unemployment comp...etc. None of it needed to happen. It was all based upon a lie. Oh well, At least the wealthiest in our state sacrificed...oh yeah they didn't.[ Report Abuse ]
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by RED Location: Monona on Jan 14, 2013 at 02:20 PMDemocrats threaten peoples lives and then blame republicans about gun control. What a sad bunch....[ Report Abuse ]
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