McReynolds investigates self, finds nothing wrong

Republican State Senate Candidate for the 21st Senate District, William McReynolds, issued a press release today that is really something else. First he claims he is a victim and then he says:

The Racine County Corporation Counsel has already determined all purchases were lawful and found no violation of the ethics rules.

Would that Racine County Corporation Counsel be Jon Lehman? The same Jon Lehman that gave the McReynolds campaign over $500 last year? The same Jon Lehman that McReynolds has the authority to give pay raises to if he wants now that he is the Racine County Executive? (Ironic isn't it? Same name as McReynolds' opponent.)

McReynolds is basically saying his best friend wrote him a note saying that it was ok for McReynolds to set up a company to do business with the county department he ran the budget for so why all the questions?

Luckily, someone else thinks the whole thing stinks. A story in the Racine Journal Times says someone else is going to investigate this just in case.

UPDATE: Progressive Majority has more here.