re: #134 Dark_Falcon

As a sitting governor, Scott Walker has to be especially careful in what he says. Being governor of a state with lots of Dems means he has at times had to do things that Republican party activists don’t like, such as foreswearing trying to pass Right-to-Work legislation. That means he’s already got a problem with the “Purity Now!” crowd, since no sitting governor of a a state with a medium-to-large population is ever going to pure enough for them.

What this means is that Scott Walker can’t afford to get tripped up by a ‘gotcha’ question. His best bet is to punt such questions. And no, that doesn’t come across as decisive, but given the way the nominating process works these days, its what Gov. Walker has to do.

Out of interest, do you make statements like this out of a belief that Scott Walker actually believes sane and rational things, but his hand is forced because he must avoid alienating an increasingly insane voting base? And, ergo, he doesn’t really want to enact the grotesque policies he has as Governor, but he must to placate that same base and/or his donors?

Or do you say it to try to explain that his weasel words and anti-American policies are actually rational acts?

Because neither situation qualifies him for any sort of office at all.