Dan Cody - “Left on the Lake” » Doesn’t Milwaukee County Exec. Scott Walker Have Better Things to do Than Hang Out in Posh South Florida?

Doesn’t Milwaukee County Exec. Scott Walker Have Better Things to do Than Hang Out in Posh South Florida?

So what is a County Executive doing hanging around with the nations Republican Governors in Southern Florida??

The Politico is reporting that among the attendees at this weeks Republican Governors Association meeting in Southern Florida is none other than Milwaukee’s very own Scott Walker.

At a time when the County he supposedly represents is fighting through a budget deficit, increased crime on County buses and losing State aid because we were so ineffective at using what we were getting, Scott Walker is chumming it up at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami Florida.

And to what end other than to rub shoulders with top Republicans? What is the actual benefit to the County he was elected to represent at this meeting? Check out the schedule of events for the next two days while you think about that:

THURSDAY:

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. AMERICA’S FUTURE LEADERS BREAKFAST (All Conference Attendees)
Featuring Rising Stars in the Republican Party

10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. PLENARY SESSION II (All Conference Attendees)
Looking Towards the Future: The GOP in Transition

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. GOVERNORS LUNCHEON & DISCUSSION (All Conference Attendees)

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (All Conference Attendees)
BOAT CRUISE
Guests will enjoy a leisurely cruise on the waters of the Atlantic.
DAY OF BEAUTY
The Professional Beauty Association will offer an afternoon of pampering to include manicures, pedicures, neck and shoulder massages. Participants will also learn about new products and beauty secrets.
ART DECO TOUR
The Art Deco District is America’s only 20th Century historic district listed in the US National Register of Historic Places.
A certified guide will lead guests on a ninety-minute walking tour to include the late, Gianni Versace’s villa on Ocean Drive and historic hotels. Guests will observe the outside design elements and lobbies along with secluded courtyards. The tour will conclude at the Oriente in the Cordoza Hotel with the restaurant’s signature cocktail.

6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. STATE RECEPTION & WILL CALL (All Conference Attendees)

7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. STATE DINNER (All Conference Attendees)
Hosted by: Governor Rick Perry, RGA Chairman

Post State Dinner LATE NIGHT PARTY
Hosted by: Blank Rome Government Relations
Location: The Delano

FRIDAY:
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 2009 RGA CHAIRMAN’S BRUNCH (All Conference Attendees)

11:30 a.m. RGA GOLF OUTING (All Conference Attendees)
Location: Miami Beach Club

So a grueling schedule for Scott Walker and some tough choices on Thursday. After breakfast, there’s a whole 90 minutes of speakers before lunch. Then he’ll have to make the tough choice between the leisurely boat cruise, getting “pampered” with a mani/pedi and massage, or a tour of Gianni Versace’s place followed by a cocktail. He’ll need some of that pampering to rock through the night at The Delano though, so don’t judge too harshly.

Tough work if you can find it!

Then on Friday, another grueling day for Scott Walker. Brunch followed by a round of golf at the Miami Beach Club.

Contrast that to the way hundreds of County workers who Walker handed pink slips to this week will likely spend their Friday: in the unemployment line or updating their resumes.

Milwaukee County Politics, Politics | Dan Cody | November 13, 2008 7:29 am

6 Comments

By Brian, November 13, 2008 @ 4:43 pm

Gov. Doyle is out in Beverly Hills at a conference while the state finds itself in a $5 billion dollar budget. So how does that help the state?
By Dan Cody, November 13, 2008 @ 5:34 pm

If he were there on a purely partisan trip to further his own political ambitions, it wouldn’t.

But anything to say about the post other than trying to cover for Walker with another false equivalency?
By Publius, November 13, 2008 @ 7:59 pm

Just because you say it’s a false equivalency, doesn’t make it so.

Yes, Doyle’s trip is clearly for political gain. So were his travels across the country trying to get Obama elected - do you really think that for one minute he isn’t meeting with donors on his junkets? Beverly Hills? Really?
By Smitty, November 14, 2008 @ 1:28 pm

Both Walker and Doyle are ambitious politicians seeking to further their respective careers by making contacts, getting positive publicity and, not incidentally, meeting with donors and activists.
By Brian, November 17, 2008 @ 12:18 pm

I do not care about either one doing their thing. It is what top-level politicians do. Quit with the feigned outrage when all you are doing is partisan flamebaiting.

I think I can predict what you will highlight about Dan Bice’s latest column, and it won’t be the fact that $137 million of taxpayer money has been wasted.
By Kurt & Beth, November 21, 2008 @ 2:09 pm

I thought this was a Republican Governor’s Convention not a Republican Governor Wannabe Convention.