Because you never ever changed your mind...Mr. No Dog in The Race.
So, let’s put you squarely in the camp of AP and Yahoo news.
Is this another fake story hit piece on Walker? Like the last 2 were?
Two not so reputable political news sources.
Another attempted hit piece on Walker.
Not really a major flip flop - this was a last minute add to an existing piece of legislation. And frankly, this is the better result.
Exactly! That’s their business and I have no dog in the fight either. But I’ve been tuning into Walker of late and he is a flip flopping disaster. Not ready for Prime Time as it were. Certainly not POTUS material so far and appears to be the dimmest bulb in the bunch. He’s a lapdog.
Fortunately for him. the Trump Circus is in town.
I’ll be so glad when the nitwit candidates fall to the wayside and run an assault against the GOPe. I just hope it doesn’t happen too late or we get Jebby.
This may be political tactic more than anything. And if it is, it is a smart tactic.
Historically, the most important thing in determining if a government is appreciated by its citizens, is called “government efficiency”. It is a simple ratio of what a government promises vs. what it delivers.
If the ratio is close to par, the government promising little, but always delivering on its promises, that government will be seen as “efficient”. Oddly enough, it matters far less *what* is promised, than that it delivers on those promises.
This can be broken down further. Of course, if the government gives the public what it wants, even if what it wants is not very bright or good, the public will usually appreciate the effort.
And there is another element: not giving the people what they *don’t* want. And this goes to what Walker has done.
Walker probably knows very well what the people want. And a smart government would give them what they want, and not give them what they don’t want. But the people don’t really see this thoughtfulness on the part of their government.
So, a *smarter* government would create a potential “straw law”, like a rhetorical “straw man”, whose purpose is to mildly annoy and irritate the public, who will then complain about it. And once they complain, the government can demonstrate how *responsive* it is to the public, by canceling the straw law.
This makes the public happy, because it is a tangible way for the government to show that it cares what the public thinks and wants, and is able to deliver on its promise to stop the bad law.
Thanks for bringing this to the attention of those still capable of some objectivity. I added an article from WSJ on the issue to clarify where things stand today in post 13.
Come to think of it, I haven’t seen much from that Ohio babe who’s been pushing Walker non-stop. Maybe he’s running out of gas.
Gov Walker did not put the subject matter into the Budget