Scott Walker wants national role

Politico ^ | June 26, 2012 | James Hohmann

[FactsNLogic]

Scott Walker has more political capital than any Republican in America after surviving this month's recall election. Now he intends to spend it.

The Wisconsin governor, who does not rule out running for president in 2016 after winning his June recall election, wants to help elect as many GOP candidates as possible in 2012. He's told Mitt Romney's campaign that he will travel anywhere the presidential candidate thinks he can help.

But the post-recall Walker, only 44, does intend to speak out more on substantive issues.

"I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally," he said. "I'd like to have an impact."

[DaveA37]

“I really hate all the publicity that politicians get when doing the right thing”....

It is so out of context for this to happen, it become something WORTH celebrating.

[PapaBear3625]

That’s why I like Jindal much better. Here’s a no-nonsense governor who puts his nose to the grindstone year in and year out.

Unfortunately, Jindal does not meet the "natural born citizen" standard that many people hold, in that although he was born in the US, neither of his parents were US citizens at the time.

[PapaBear3625]

I was going to suggest Scott Walker for chairman of the RNC, but the RNC is currently chaired by Reince Priebus of Wisconsin, who as head of the WI Repubs helped Republicans gain control of WI. We'll see how Priebus works out in 2012. I'm very glad that RINO Michael Steele got replaced.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Wisconsin Walker on the national stage ping

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[9YearLurker]

Yep, if Mitt and his boys couldn’t even support Walker when it mattered, there’s no way they take the risk to put him on the ticket.

And actually pretty reasonably so—that’d be waving a massive red cape in front of every union, public and private, globally.

[jimfree]

Walker assumed a national role when he took office. He showed himself worthy as he and his team charged that hill at the point.

[Heart of Georgia]

“overly ambitious”

Is there a middle-of-the-road stance he could take that would make him just ambitious enough, without being overly so?

It seems to me there’s no winning here. Pols are either not ambitious enough to do the job - and then they’re called milk-toast because they don’t have the fire - or it’s said they’re in it for their own gain.

[Deagle]

It was really a dig at the Media today. I have no problem otherwise.

[Deagle]

Just a dig at the Media and the politicians that seem to think that we ignorant folk are at the mercy of their purchased statements. If money can buy us with their baloney then we are lost anyway. In this case, Walker is stating factual information and is to be admired (until the Media states it their way).