to the not middle but to a position talk about how you can grow you can serve the government make government work. scott walker a year ago was being lacerated. he finds himself in a different position. our friend, a great, great friend of this show and your dear friend, mike barnicle one morning, saying scott walker would be judged a year from when he started this effort to rein in what he believed was abuse of powers by union, i don t necessarily agree with that, but abuse of powers by union if scott walker grew the job base. he finds himself in a different position according to what john and politico is saying. it is interesting if these governors emerge as a model for the party. what i ve been saying for five years now, nonstop, y, you talk about reagan, want to be like reagan, be like reagan, be conservative ideological, be pragmatic and moderate temperamentally. rick perry is a great example this morning of how not to be
say. they ve pined it in the midwest with kasic in ohio, in wisconsin walker, and elsewhere, that puts the emphasis not on social issues and not on partisan bickering but on a record of genuine toughness and job creation. and, you know, when we last checked in on kasic he was unpopular, a posterchild for the problems that republican governors are having, the unemployment rate has gone down in ohio, now below the national average and his approval ratings are up over 50%. clearly is a model for republican success. there as chief executives in the middle east. wow. we re all shocked here because we re amazed if republicans walk away from social issues and focus on fiscal responsibility and the economy that works. that to me was shocking and we should have been ahead of this curve. the thing is john kasic is conservative when it comes to social issues as well. it s just what your emphasis, getting people back to work and not working overtime to offend
running for re-election, democrats that voted for tax increase on the middle class by voting for obamacare in addition to 22 other taxes. you know, it is interesting, too, chuck, when the president talks about raising taxes on people making $250,000 or more, which includes a whole lot of small business, small businesses, about a million of them, the democratic candidates running for re-election are all over the map. and indeed, many of them agreed, senator schumer, the line ought to be much higher. it is creating a lot of disarray among democratic candidates running for reelection this time. i will have to leave it there. running out of time. senator cornyn, top republican running the campaign committee our side. thanks for coming on this morning. all right. which high-profile democrat has a wife who is not so keen on house political career? that s just one of our things that s on the radar this morning that you want to miss. democrats failed to oust wisconsin walker.
oust republican governor scott walker in wisconsin recall, democrats will get a consolation prize. they finally take over the state senate. more than a month after votes were cast, republican state senator wayneguard says he won t challenge his loss. it clears the way for democrats that hold the majority in the senate for the rest of this year. finally, as you know, bob kerrey is trying to get his old job back in nebraska. in a race to replace retiring senator ben nelson. not everyone is thrilled about his decision. according to not just report his wife has written an essay for vogue that s causing quite a stir. a former writer for saturday night live wrote the piece for the july issue says she has misgivings about her husband s run. jokes about feeling out of place in nebraska. boy, the type of thing many ways, it is typical of bob kerrey. he never sort of went by consultant script when he ran