Last month, Scott Walker criticized Governor Doyle on accountability. It’s fair play to use Walker’s own format to take a closer look at his own record.

Budget Deficit: How can County Executive Scott Walker say that the county budget is balanced when he underfunded the county pension fund by $23 million, raided the county sales tax revenue to pay for general expenses and even raided the extra transportation funds that Governor Doyle provided for mass transit?

Taxes: How can Walker claim that he has frozen taxes when every single budget he has crafted has resulted in deficits? Walker’s Parks Department announced a $2.3 million deficit. Today, the County’s Family Care program announced a $1.8 million deficit. And how can Walker claim to be against taxes when he voted for the ever-increasing indexed gas tax increases. (Recently rolled back by Governor Doyle.)

Property Taxes: How can Walker claim credit for freezing taxes when his vetoes left major holes in the Milwaukee Countys court budget? Yet both Walker and his GOP primary opponent for Governor, Mark Green, know property taxes have actually gone down under Doyle in parts of the state?

School Choice: How can Walker claim he supports school choice but denies simple accountability for those same schools who are getting public dollars? Why has he not condemned those choice schools which have cut and run with public dollars and whose CEO’s drive Mercedes but whose kids don’t have their basic educational needs being met?

Health Care: Why did Walker consider axing GAMP (General Assistance Medical Program), the last opportunity for the poorest of the poor to get heathcare? While Doyle has come out in favor of allowing Wisconsin seniors the opportunity to import prescriptions to save money, Walker has been silent on the issue.

Higher Education: Why does Walker talk about supporting education but whenever he has the opportunity to rally his fellow GOP members to support UW-Milwaukee, he remains silent?

Ethics: How can Scott Walker accuse Governor Doyle of campaign improprieties when Walker himself held a Chicagoland fundraiser sponsored by indicted Bears-Stearns executive Nick Hurtgen? Why did Walker openly violate county ordinances against accepting campaign donations during the budget blackout period? Why would Walker turn around and offer a large no-bid contract to his campaign donors? And why did Walker, after he got caught, only return a small portion of the funds?

It appears as though Scott Walker is hoping that voters will not hold him accountable for the questions left unanswered or for explaining why he can’t put together a budget that balances.

It’s time to hold County Executive Scott Walker accountable for his actions.