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" Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. "

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" When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you. "

Scott Walker

Do The Right Thing

People

Win

" The voters in Wisconsin elected me last year for the third time because they wanted someone who aimed high, not aimed low. Before I came in, the unemployment rate was over eight percent. It's now down to 4.6 percent. "

Scott Walker

Down

Now

" So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people. "

" In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice. "

" One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class. "

" We need to have a national security that puts steel in front of our enemies. I would send weapons to Ukraine. I would work with NATO to put forces on the eastern border of Poland and the Baltic nations, and I would reinstate, put in place back in the missile defense system that we had in Poland and in the Czech Republic. "

" I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people are in government, not because you kick them off of benefits like unemployment but they've been able to control their own destiny because private sector employers have created more jobs. "

" What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures. "

" Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups? "

" We'll look to the fall and if there is a new president and a new Senate that's part of a Congress willing to change, that's the next step. "

" I ran for governor because I was worried about my kids' future. Then, I took on the big government union bosses, and we won. They tried to recall me, and we won. They target us again, and we won. We balanced the budget, cut taxes, and turned our state around with big, bold reforms. "

Scott Walker

Bold

" And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.' "

" I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that. "

Scott Walker

Made

Wife

" Looking at America's history, ordinary people did something extraordinary. Leaders risked their lives for freedoms that we take for granted today. That's what instills confidence. That's us. We will move forward and prosper because that's who we are as Americans. "

" You can make tough decisions that I believe voters for years have asked us to do. "

" The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom. "

" I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.' "

" It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward. "

" I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better. "

" There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois. "

Scott Walker

Illinois

Wisconsin

" It's sad to think right now, but probably the Russian and Chinese government know more about Hillary Clinton's e-mail server than do the members of the United States Congress. And - and that has put our national security at risk. "

" I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses. "

" I think people across America want a leader who's actually going to listen to them. "

" We are leading from behind under the Obama-Clinton doctrine - America's a great country. We need to stand up and start leading again, and we need to have allies, not just in Israel, but throughout the Persian Gulf. "

" So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that's truly about freedom. "

" I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact. "

" More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way. "

" You've got to have a vision. You've got to have a message. "

" I think most of us in America understand that people, not the government, creates jobs. "

Scott Walker

People

America

" I've often heard the complaint from both Democrat and Republican voters alike that they hate the fact that politicians get into office and they - and they're fearful, they're fearful to make tough decisions because they think more about the next election than they do about the next-generation. "