Scotty and Sarah, non-finishers
Just as Sarah Palin left the governor's office before finishing her term, Scott Walker left college before getting a degree. Scott Walker did not finish college, even though part of his spiel now is encouraging young people to finish and get degrees. Here are some snips from a Milwaukee Journal article when Walker ran for governor.
Madison — If elected to the state's top job this fall, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker would become the first Wisconsin governor in 64 years who doesn't have a college degree, breaking the mold of the current crop of governors nationally.
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Walker declined to release his transcripts, but his campaign said he had a grade-point average of 2.59, in the C's. He had just established status as a senior when he left after four years of mostly full-time coursework at Marquette University.Walker's supporters - and even some of his detractors - say it shouldn't matter that he didn't attain a degree.
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Walker, for his part, has said at times that he wished he could finish so his children would see that he had followed through. He said in an interview he should be judged on his record of keeping taxes down in Milwaukee County rather than whether he finished college.
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Just three of the country's 50 sitting governors fell short of a college degree, a review of biographies shows. Most of the graduates have an advanced degree, typically a law degree.
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The next governor will be in charge of the budget for the University of Wisconsin System and the state's technical schools. The governor also appoints the regents who oversee the system.
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Asked how he performed in school, Walker said: "I'd have to go back. That was 20 years ago. I mean, I had some classes I was more interested in than others, I suppose."
You can tell he's just lying, claiming he doesn't remember how he did in school because it was twenty years ago. What crap. I remember my classes, how well or poorly I did in most of them, my GPA, etc. from 25 tears ago. He was apathetic about college, obviously, and saw an opportunity to be a rising star in the GOP political universe by bashing public employees. Perhaps this helps explain his hatred for teachers, public education, and the university system. I believe he is one of those guys who sees himself as the protagonist in an Ayn Rand novel probably Hank Reardon from Atlas Shrugged. Well, Scotty, if that's how you see yourself, you're not alone. Every other geek loser sees himself as Hank Reardon, too. Welcome to the club. Quitter.
