Wisconsin Gov. Walker Says "Flu" Is Why He Won't Visit Union Factory With President

By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 15, 2012 9:20PM

President Obama visited a Master Lock factory in Milwaukee today. Obama was supposed to accompanied to the padlock maker by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wallker

Walker, however, canceled plans to accompany Obama to the facility, citing he had a "nasty case of the flu." Given Walker's antagonistic history with labor unions since he took office, some wonder if the flue he has is blue in color. Walker said that wasn't the case.

“If it was politics, I wouldn’t have greeted him here,” Walker said, after handing the president a Milwaukee Brewers jersey. “Today’s the president’s day. I’m appreciative he’s in Wisconsin, appreciative he’s focused on manufacturing. We’ll leave politics for another day.”

Walker is facing a probable recall challenge this year after more than a million signatures were turned in by opponents of Walker's move to push through legislation last year that stripped labor unions of their collective bargaining rights.

On the bright side, Walker kept things civil with Obama, unlike Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. Brewer and Obama had a tense interaction when the President landed in Phoenix last month.