Too Close For Comfort?

Here's an interesting tidbit. As most people know, Milwaukee had a huge pension scandal where the County basically gave themselves sweet pension deals on the taxpayers' dime. The scandal caused numerous recalls and had many ancillary effects.

Since then, the County has been fighting off various lawsuits regarding various aspects of the pension deal. In a new turn of events, the County is now going to sue private firms that were responsible for cost estimates and other tasks when crafting the pension deal. Essentially, they are trying to shift blame.

There are primarily two firms that were involved on the back end of the pension deal and this is what the County official had to say about them:

Of the outside firms, two did heavy lifting on the deal: Mercer Human Resources Consulting and the law firm of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.

Domina said it was unlikely Reinhart would be sued. Asked about Mercer, he declined comment.

So, what's so interesting? This:

Tom Barrett, whose 10-year run in Congress ended Friday, announced he will join the Milwaukee law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.
Barrett, 49, said he will become a partner in the firm's government relations practice beginning Tuesday.

Tom Barrett is currently the Mayor of Milwaukee.

I'm going to have to see a dang good reason if Mercer gets sued and Reinhart doesn't.

(Cross posted at Boots & Sabers)