Scott Walker deploys a moldy old trick
by digby
Walkers wife Tonette Walker was asked about gay marriage:
Gay marriage in particular is an issue where the family has clear differences. After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of nationwide same-sex marriage, Walker put out a statement calling that a “grave mistake” and called for a constitutional amendment to allow states to ban it if it’s the will of the voters.
And as Tonette Walker reveals, her sons Matt and Alex weren’t terribly happy about their father’s statements.
She explains, “That was a hard one. Our sons were disappointed… I was torn. I have children who are very passionate [in favor of same-sex marriage], and Scott was on his side very passionate.”
This was a method deployed successfully by Republicans for years when their wives would tell the press that they differed from their husbands on some thorny social issue thus allowing them to have it both ways. It's cheap.
Walker, however, had better be carefu.l He needs the Christian Right very badly and I don't know if they're going to fall for it this time. They're feeling insecure. It helps that he's gone full wingnut on abortion, which is their true north, but he shouldn't get too cute. They're watching his every move.
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