Scott Walker, candidate for Governor in 2006

Had the opportunity to hear Scott Walker speak last night at a Townhall.com Meetup, in Glendale. (Thanks to Kletzsch Perk for hosting the meeting.)

The most remarkable thing about the evening: in the course of an informative and enjoyable 20 minute "stump speech", and then during almost an hour of questions afterwards, I never heard a single weasle word.

Not one.

Scott answered every question directly and honestly, no matter what the topic. No hedging, no dodging, no avoiding.

For example, I asked him a question about his positions on three very controversial social issues. He addressed the first two, succinctly and directly, but then began talking about something that I hadn't asked about.

So, I figured, here we go; he's going to avoid that last one because it's just too controversial.

And then he addressed my last issue. Turns out he wasn't avoiding it at all; he was just throwing in a "bonus" issue for good measure.

That, in my opinion, is remarkable.

Just as remarkable is his list of accomplishments in public office. It's especially amazing considering that he's relatively young, and looks even younger than he is. (He joked that people wonder how he can be running for governor when he looks like he's not old enough to vote.)

But you'll have to come back here tomorrow to take a look at that resume, because it would be far too long of a post to do all at once. I'll also blog about Scott's positions on the most important issues facing us in Wisconsin: taxes, business growth, education, social issues, and second amendment rights.

As they say -- stay tuned.