One of the governor's new lawyers is Michael Steinle, a Milwaukee attorney whose professional profile on his firm's website says: "Michael Steinle focuses his practice in the area of criminal law. His criminal defense practice includes representation of individuals charged with a broad range of serious criminal offenses. He has experience with a multitude of criminal defense matters which extend to complex, multi-defendant federal and state prosecutions, including, but not limited to, drug cases, homicide, sexual assault and white collar crimes, including individuals and businesses in a wide variety of fields, throughout the state of Wisconsin."

Walker's other new lawyer, John Gallo, is a former federal prosecutor in Chicago who says that his practice includes "representing criminal defendants and grand jury targets."

Walker, like anyone whose name has been linked to a probe of criminal activity, has a right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. He also has a right to the legal counsel he chooses.

By the same token, Wisconsinites have a right to expect more in the way of explanation from the governor.

Walker says he is cooperating with the John Doe probe. But there has been no comment from the Milwaukee County district attorney or the FBI regarding the level or quality of that cooperation.