Scott Walker, world-class hypocrite: Why he’s the last person who should be railing against “special interests”

In a recent opinion column for USA Today, Wisconsin Governor and Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker criticized Democratic contender Hillary Clinton for fighting for labor unions, groups he referred to as “special interests.”

"While Clinton is dead-set on defending and enabling the special interests that have driven our nation’s capital to the point of dysfunction, we’re focused on fixing the broken system these forces created," he wrote

Walker has obviously gotten the memo that Americans are looking for candidates to put forward credible solutions to the problem of special-interest politics. Recent nationals polls by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have found that the political influence of corporations and the wealthy is a top concern for voters in 2016 and that Americans overwhelmingly support fundamental changes.

But does the criticism of Clinton have any credibility coming from a candidate like Scott Walker?

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Published on August 04, 2015 06:45
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