Posted on 11/07/2006 10:57:47 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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The challenger is GOP Congressman Mark Green, who has criticized Democratic incumbent Jim Doyle over his vetoes against tax relief, and has also kicked off a debate on education and tort reform. Or at least those were the issues until Mr. Doyle's allies used the campaign-finance laws to change the subject and create a phony scandal.
That story dates back to January 2005 when Mr. Green transferred some $1.3 million from his federal Congressional campaign account into his state campaign account. Legally this was no big deal since the Wisconsin Elections Board has allowed such transfers for some 30 years. Only a few years ago, the board unanimously agreed to such a transfer for then-Congressman Tom Barrett, a Democrat.
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The Democratic majority adopted an "emergency" rule requiring that money spent in gubernatorial races be collected from political action committees registered in the state. In a stroke, this barred Mr. Green from using much of his money.
Viewing this as a naked political attack, the Republican state legislature jumped into the fray by suspending the rule. The elections board counter-attacked, saying the suspension didn't apply when the legislature was out of session. The majority in August ordered Mr. Green to divest himself of $468,000 worth of transferred funds. And it took this outrageous step over the advice of its own staff attorney.
It's now clear why. A few weeks after the August decision, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel uncovered emails that a paid Doyle lawyer, Michael Maistelman, sent to three Democratic members of the elections board. In one email, Mr. Maistelman informs the Democrats: "We need to accomplish the following . . ." and then lays out Mr. Doyle's preferred modes of punishment for Mr. Green.
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No matter - I believe Green prevails. Then we just have to worry about what Jim "the Godfatha" Doyle does between now and inauguration day.
Doyle puts the "rat" in Democrat.
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This POS gives crooked lawyers a bad name. And he really doesn't give a rats behind what the voters of Wisconsin think, he has enough casio cash from his deals with the Indians to finance his band of crooks for the foreseeable future.
Subject: I saw my buddy Jim
Well I was walking into Lambeau and heading through the crowds of politicians running for office and there in front of me was my friend Jim Doyle. I scooted to my right just a bit and ended up right in front of him, & shook his hand, looked him square in the eyes and said “I hope Mark green wins”….the expression was priceless….made my week.
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