Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is
not going to join fellow 2016 Republican presidential prospect Jeb Bush in transparency. Bush is releasing 250,000 emails from his time as governor of Florida. As for Walker:
"Governor Walker is focused solely on creating jobs for Wisconsin families and crafting a state budget that helps Wisconsin continue to move forward," said Tom Evenson, communications director for the Walker campaign.
And he can't delegate one staffer to work on those emails? What about walking and chewing gum at the same time? Walker himself
later said "I don't see any reason why to do that." But here's one!
Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate said he was not surprised by Walker's decision, noting that the governor had once vowed to run the most transparent administration "in the history of the universe."
"Why not make good on that promise and keep up with his Iowa primary rival all at the same time?" Tate asked.
I guess that was a campaign promise he was going to get around to after he finished creating the 250,000 jobs he promised back in 2010? And since he's still so far away from 250,000 jobs, he's just not worrying about any of the other promises he made? Boy, I wouldn't want to be married to him if he can only work on one promise at a time.
Of course, as No Quarter's Daniel Bice points out, "thousands of Walker's emails have already been made public as part of a secret criminal investigation of his aides and associates during his time as Milwaukee County executive."