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capper over at folkbum’s rambles and rants has a great writeup on all the promises Scott Walker has broken during his tenure as Milwaukee County Executive, but the one that really sticks in my mind is this nugget from his own reform plan: Will not serve for more than one full term (no longer than 2008)

Of all the promises made by Scott Walker, it seems to me this promise not to serve more than one full term is the most important, and not just because I’d like to see him out of office, but because it goes to the heart of Scott Walker’s integrity. Sure, he could argue he couldn’t achieve some of his other promises due to outside forces - such as the County Board - but his promise not to serve more than one full term is something Scott Walker has full control over. As such, Scott Walker should live up to his word and not seek another term, because in doing so he’s exposed himself as a liar who simply cannot be trusted.

I hope Lena Taylor makes a point to bring up Walker’s promise not to serve more than one full term, because I’d love to hear his explanation for why he’s chosen to break a promise he made to the voters of Milwaukee County in 2002.

EDIT: If I had read the All Politics Watch blog, I would have noticed Lena Taylor’s already fired a shot across the bow, saying Walker Walker broke a 2002 campaign promise when he announced he’ll seek a second full term in office next year.

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Earlier today, State Senator Lena Taylor announced she is running for Milwaukee County Executive, confirming what’s been one of Southeastern Wisconsin’s worst-kept secrets. Even though her announcement is less than twelve hours old, Taylor’s already begun picking up support from prominent Democrats, with Governor Jim Doyle calling Taylor a “great candidate.” In addition, State Democratic Party Chair Joe Wineke has said he plans on endorsing Taylor within the next few days.

I think this is going to be one of the more entertaining races to watch during the 2008 election season, with Taylor and incumbent County Executive Scott Walker holding starkly contrasting positions on many of the issues that will no doubt be at the forefront of the race. Walker and his supporters will no doubt attempt to paint Taylor as a “tax and spend liberal” - and in fact that drumbeat has already started over at Badger Blogger. To be honest, if I were a conservative - and thank God I’m not - I’d be worried about Lena Taylor running against Scott Walker, because I’m willing to bet she’s going to be able to mobilize City of Milwaukee voters to cast their votes for her, and without a significant amount of votes from the City of Milwaukee, Scott Walker can kiss this race goodbye. If I were Lena Taylor, I’d spend some time talking about Scott Walker’s record of deception, from his promise not to run in 2008 to his veto of a voter referendum on taxes, after he previously said he supported referendums. Scott Walker’s a liar and a terrible County Executive, and I I think Scott Walker’s got little chance of prevailing.

However, if there’s an upside for Walker in losing to Lena Taylor, at least he’ll have plenty of free time to plan his run to succeed Jim Sensenbrenner as the U.S. Congressman for the Fifth Congressional District.

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All I can say is I hope so.

Michael Horne of Milwaukee World has already reported State Senator Lena Taylor announced her candidacy to unseat Scott Walker at Fighting Bob Fest, while Greg Borowski of All Politics Watch is reporting no official announcement has been made. While she may not have declared herself a candidate for County Executive yet, I think it’s just a matter of time before Sen. Taylor jumps into this race. Other possible candidates have already begun to make it clear they have no intention of running, which leads me to believe they might be “taking one for the team” so Taylor can run the kind of campaign that’s going to be necessary to beat Scott Walker.

To be honest, I’m salivating at the possibility of Lena Taylor running for County Executive against Scott Walker. I think Lena Taylor’s just the kind of person that Milwaukee County needs as our next County Executive. Scott Walker’s going to have a heck of a time beating Lena Taylor, especially as his support continues to dwindle. Between his veto of the sales tax referendum and his broken promise not to run for more than two terms in office, Scott Walker deserves to be shown the door.

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