Friday, March 24, 2006

Scott Walker and "God's Will"

It's always fascinating to discover what politicians consider to be "God's Will." Today when Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker announced he was withdrawing from the Republican primary race for governor, he said this: "I believe that it was God's will for me to run. After a great deal of prayer during the past week, it is clear that it is God's will for me to step out of the race."

Keep in mind that the main reason Scooter provides for dropping out is that he hasn't raised enough money to be competitive. I guess it's not God's will that we have public financing of campaigns. It must be God's will that a campaign financing system that now has Chuck Chvala in jail and Scott Jensen awaiting sentencing stay in place.

Hey Scott, this week please pray that God throw the moneychangers out of our political temple. Please pray that He help you become an advocate for reforms that would make ideas and hard work more determinative of who gets elected than the amount of campaign cash they have on hand.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, I certainly thank God for speaking to directly to Scott!

Anonymous said...

Good interview with Gaylor. Got all the relevant facts out there.

You should make a CD of it and give it to the council so they can be fully informed. (Maybe Esslinger won't find things quite so "beautiful" if he listens to the issues and facts with an open mind)

Only one copy though, let them pass it around, or the secretary can make more.

Anonymous said...

Esslinger sounded ridiculous making that remark about the statue during the debate the other night.

His unwillngness to bend on this issue shows his lack of tolerance for other's beliefs. That attitude (and Bill Castle's) are going to end us up in court.

And what fund is he talking about that the lawsuit battle would be paid for by? I can not imagine a fund or anyone else paying for the city to defend itself against this suit.

We're headed down the wrong path about the statue and by voting for Esslinger again.