WI Senate Candidate Bill McReynolds: Do As I Say Not As I Do
Bill McReynolds and John Lehman debated last week, and from all reports I've heard Lehman wiped the floor with Mac, not that you can tell that from the press coverage, which always feels the need to "balance" stories instead of just write the truth (but that's why we're here!).
A highlight of the debate was this whopper from Big Mac:
"He pointed to his work as Racine County executive, saying his budgets always fall within the parameters of plans like the Taxpayer Protection Amendment. McReynolds vowed to go to Madison and fight for controls on taxes and spending."
So let's take a look at Mac's budgets, shall we? 
The reality is that Bill McReynolds' budgets increased the Racine County tax levy by 7.37% in the two years from 2004 to 2006.
But even more remarkable: Big Mac increased his personal office budget from $244,073 in 2004 to $354,073 in 2005, an increase of $110,000 in a single year, a whopping 45%!
Just what we need in Madison. More of the "Do as I say, not as I do" types.
