A Look at Walker's Dumb Statement:

His release:

WALKER CRITICAL OF BOARD’S VOTE ON SALES TAX
MILWAUKEE – County Executive Scott Walker offers the following statement on the CountyBoard’s vote on the sales tax proposal:

“The vote by the members of the county board today is totally irresponsible. Not only is it wrong to push for a $60 million tax increase at a time when people and jobs are leaving the area, the worst part is that the referendum is just advisory. There is nothing in the referendum that will force the state government to sign off on a $60 million tax increase. All this does is shift the focus off the real decisions that must be made to preserve our parks system. The better longterm answer is a Park District.”

Some Comments:

Walker: "jobs are leaving the area"

From the Milwaukee Journal - 7/26/06:

Milwaukee area sees increase in jobs
The four-county Milwaukee area had its second month in a row of year-to-year employment gains in June and kept its unemployment rate even with a year ago at 5.5%.

Walker: "the worst part is that the referendum is just advisory"

That is not how Walker felt about the 'advisory' death penalty referendum:

Walker put out a statement last week - with little fanfare - saying he backs a referendum that would ask voters if they would support the death penalty

Walker: "it wrong to push for a $60 million tax increase" and "The better long-term answer is a Park District.”

The Park District is a tax increase, it is just Walker's shell game of where it goes:

Along with two Republican state lawmakers, Walker wants to empower a separately elected park district board to levy property taxes equal to the 2006 county parks levy of $18.4 million.

Walker: "is totally irresponsible"

Yes, you are, Scott. Solve problems, don't just change your opinions and accounts in the political wind.