During an appearance on Fox and Friends, Scott
Walker (R-WI) got the status of the Patriot Act wrong and launched into a
new big lie while blaming President Obama for Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell’s crushing defeat on renewing provisions of the Patriot
Act.
Walker was asked about the USA Freedom Act being a
step back for national security, and he said, “Well, a step back would
be doing nothing, so I certainly prefer this over nothing. I just think
going forward that it’s another example of the failure of this president
to lead. This is an example where the president could lead. Could have
used the bully pulpit to tell the American people how important it is to
make sure that we have the information to prevent another terrorist
attack out there, and this is one of the many tools that we need to do
that. I hope that in the future we’ll reestablish the Patriot Act.”
Walker was wrong. The Patriot Act hasn’t gone
anywhere. Congress did not repeal the Patriot Act. They tweaked one data
collection program in a section of the Patriot Act. Gov. Walker doesn’t
understand that the Patriot Act doesn’t need to be “reestablished.” It
is still here.
Secondly, President Obama proposed the reforms
contained in the USA Freedom Act eighteen months ago. This wasn’t a case
of failed leadership because Congress passed the bill that the
President supported. Walker’s attempt to blame President Obama for Mitch
McConnell’s failure to extend the Patriot Act was nothing less than a
complete lie.
Scott Walker was inventing his own reality on Fox
News. The Wisconsin governor made the whole thing up because when in
doubt, blame Obama. Gov. Walker has repeatedly proven that he is in way
over his head. Walker’s intellect does not match his ego and ambition.
Where Walker excels is in telling Republican voters exactly what they
want to hear.
When
one really listens to what Walker is saying, the emperor has no
clothes. Behind Walker’s rhetoric is an empty man who devoid of ideas.
In other words, Scott Walker might be the perfect presidential candidate
for the empty Koch controlled Republican Party.
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