Run, Walker, Run: Scott Walker Flees Press and State Budget Woes
Where in the world is Scott Walker? This week, he's in Israel, conveniently far away from the press and Wisconsin's budget woes. Not that Wisconsinites or the press should expect anything else -- the governor has a habit of disappearing when things get tough and his advisers are likely terrified of another foreign policy slip up. Between his flub-filled trip to London in February and comparing hard working union members to ISIS, Walker already has more than his fair share of gaffes. But that's no excuse for leaving the country when his state's budget faces severe cuts to education, health care, and emergency services. Walker is just too busy not running for president to take care of his governing responsibilities. It looks like, for now, Wisconsin will have to fend for itself.
ICYMI: Jeb Backed Yucca Mountain
As he campaigns in Nevada, a reminder of Jeb Bush's record of supporting Yucca Mountain, the latest in a long line of positions that would hurt the same people he wants to vote for him:
During this same period, Bush signed letters opposing interim waste sites, including joining a bipartisan group of 17 governors in 2006 in a letter to Congress that argued it was "a giant step backward for ratepayers in our states and others who have contributed more than $14 billion into the Nuclear Waste Fund."
What's more, those emails Bush recently released show he was fully briefed on Yucca Mountain during this time, so he shouldn;t have a reason to study it now...Bush can't avoid his past on the repository, which was finally approved by a guy with the same last name in the White House.I don't believe in the sins of the brother being visited on the brother, but Jeb appears to have had the same position as W.
Jeb was once part of nuclear industry group pushing Yucca Mountain
NEW VIDEO on JEB: Things Losing Campaigns Say: Polls Don't Matter
Something else was happening while Jeb Bush tried to backtrack from doubling down on his brother's foreign policy -- he cratered in national and key primary state polls, a clear rejection from conservative and mainstream Republicans of Bush's record.
MEMO: Paging Marco Rubio's foreign policy experience
As Marco Rubio prepares for what his campaign is billing as a “major” foreign policy speech at the Council of Foreign Relations on Wednesday, his lackluster foreign policy resume is a good reminder that Rubio’s shift to ultra-hawk has been sloppy at best. Like his vertigo-inducing swing right on immigration, Rubio has tacked to the extreme right to appease the Tea Party base that still controls the Republican Party. Rubio likes to remind voters that he has the most foreign policy experience of any GOP presidential contender with spots on the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees, but those assignments haven’t translated into substantial achievements.
The Indecider: On Iraq, Jeb Says Knowing What He Knows Now, He Still Doesn't Know.
If the Iraq War was a fiasco, trying to follow Jeb Bush's position on it mystifying. Did the brother of George W. think he was really going to ride to the presidency without giving a strong answer on this question? Or is he just woefully unprepared for the office he seeks? Listen to Jeb with Megyn Kelly of FOX News yesterday:
Cause → Effect: Jeb Drops Out of Iowa Straw Poll After Embarrassing Numbers
Walker Hides from Wisconsin's Budget Problems in Israel
"Molotov!" Scott Walker must be exhausted. He's running for president, sprinting from the press, and hiding from serious problems back home. Walker is currently doing the rounds in Israel, but you may not have noticed since he's barred any media from covering his trip. Even worse, while the presumptive GOP candidate is overseas, his home state is facing severe budget cuts to education, health care, and emergency services. Luckily folks aren't letting him off that easy.
No, Jeb Heard the Iraq Question Loud & Clear, Stands by His Answer
Jeb Bush is doubling down on comments that he would still authorize the Iraq War, even after knowing what his…
Denial Is No Longer Just a River in Egypt: Johnson Gets Chippy with Constituent on Climate Change
Renowned climate skeptic Ron Johnson brought us a full plate of irrationality Saturday in Sherwood, Wisconsin, arguing with a constituent…
Round Up: The Best of Lickgate
In case you missed it, Rand Paul's New Hampshire political director licked an American Bridge tracker's camera yesterday.