Assembly Speaker Gard will not run for Governor & More

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker John Gard announced today that he would not run for Governor in 2006, this leaves the field to most likely Scott Walker (already announced) and Mark Green. I think this is a good thing for the State, these three men are Wisconsin's GOP 1st string, each would make an awesome Governor, but I would hate to see the three of them bloody each other in the primary.

You can read his statement here.
Gard: I Will Not Be a Candidate for Governor in 2006

The Important Comments

Speaker Gard was on the Charlie Sykes show today speaking on this decision, but the most important part of the interview was the last 4 ½ minutes when talk turned to Jim Doyle's refusal to raise the caps on School Choice in Milwaukee. Listen in as Gard talks about the effects Doyles refusal is going to have on primarily Milwaukee's inner city black students. Right now, many 4th grade white students are outperforming 8th grade black students from Milwaukee's failing schools. Here is the audio.

Cross posted: My View