SD 5 all tied up

Bob Dohnal's strange piece yesterday painting Senator Tom Reynolds (R-West Allis) as some sort of victim came into focus a little better yesterday when I learned that both the Democrats and the Republicans have tracking polls showing Jim Sullivan is tied with Reynolds at 40 percent each. Dohnal now knows he really needs to go out there to try to save Reynolds.

At one point, Dohnal says:

If you meet Reynolds, you would find a very quiet, personable gentlemen that is totally honest and ethical. This is why it is not surprising when you hear of him holding out for legislation that is for the benefit of the citizens of his district instead of the special interest.

I'm curious as to why Dohnal classifies children as a special interest group. How else do you explain Reynolds being the ONLY person to vote against the School Indoor Air Quality Act? (SB325, 2/28/06)

And which special interest was Reynolds fighting by being the ONLY one to vote against Renewable Energy Bill? (SB 459, 2/21/06)

Dohnal even tries to paint Reynolds as someone who doesn't wear his religion on his sleeve. Perhaps not, but that's only because he has it tattooed on his forehead. Reynolds is constantly trying to insert God into his state work. Not long ago he said:

"If I'm going to have somebody working in my office, it's nice to know where, how they view their relation to God, whether entrance into heaven is something they earn or if it's a free gift," he added. (Capital Times, 9/30/05)

And does anyone remember the title to the campaign literature he handed out in his 1996 campaign for Congress? It was a 24-page booklet called "Family Faith and Freedom".

Dohnal does get one thing right about Reynolds in his column yesterday though. Dohnal wrote:

He defies description.