Walker: ‘Tomorrow, We Are No Longer Opponents’

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Republican Gov. Scott Walker sounded some conciliatory notes in his victory speech, following the state’s hotly-contested recall election against him.

“But now it is time to move on, and move forward in Wisconsin,” Walker said. “Tomorrow I’ll meet with my cabinet int he state’s capitol, and we’ll renew our commitment to help small business grow jobs in this state.  We’ll renew our commitment to help grow the quality of life for all of our citizens — both those who voted for me, and those who voted for someone else. Because tomorrow is the day after the election. And tomorrow, we are no longer opponents. We are one as Wisconsinites, so together we can move Wisconsin forward.”

“I’ve learned much over the last year and a half. There’s no doubt about it,” he said. “You know, early in 2011 I rushed in to try to fix things, before I talked about them. Because you see, for years too many politicians I had seen, not only in Madison but in Washington and beyond, talked about things but never fixed them.

“Well, but I want to tell you looking ahead, we know it’s important to do both. Looking ahead to tackle the challenges that face all of the people of Wisconsin, we’re both going to be committed to talking together about how to solve problems. And then working together, we’re going to move forward with the solutions that put our state back on the right track towards more freedom and more prosperity for all of our people.”

         

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