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Thursday, October 06, 2005

21st District Dem Dance

Classic double speak going on down in Racine folks.

State Rep Lehman came out with this after Racine County Exec Bill McReynolds announced he is running for the State Senate:

Usually Wisconsin legislative races don’t begin 13 months before election day, but the dual announcements of State Senator Cathy Stepp and County Executive William McReynolds have changed this.

For those who have not noticed, Lehman has been nipping at Stepps heals for the last year or more and announced a couple of months ago.

A few more choice nuggets:

I have supported Governor Doyle’s responsible property tax freeze that was enacted into law, keeping property taxes down while protecting education.

Yeah, that is working real well holding the line on taxes John. I'll send you a copy of my increase when it gets here.

Yadda yadda, tripe tripe, oh here we go:

Finally, I need to say that I’ve know Mr. McReynolds for a long time and I trust that we can enjoy a very civil debate on the issues facing our state. I challenge him and others to engage in an open and healthy debate and avoid the mudslinging we have previously seen.

Immediately follwing that release we get these juicy excerpts from the state party:

McReynolds Just Another Republican Out of Touch With Wisconsin Values MADISON – Legislative Republicans unveiled today another out-of-touch Republican to run for the Racine County State Senate seat being vacated by Republican Cathy Stepp... “There may be a new Republican candidate in Racine County, but the song and dance remains the same,” said Joe Wineke, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “The Republican majority has been driving its agenda of misplaced priorities for too long, with total disregard for Wisconsin values. Now they want another Republican clone to help them advance their extremist agenda in Madison.....The people of Racine County don’t need another out-of-touch Republican to represent them in Madison,”

Sounds like a very civil debate to me John.