Monday, February 8, 2010

Reince Priebus' John McCain Moment

Priebus' spin of things in Milwaukee:
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Reince Priebus says while it is positive Barrett is noticing his property tax hikes have consequences, Wisconsin residents don’t want to gamble as to whether or not Barrett’s new rhetoric will match reality if elected governor. “Barrett has a record of hiking property taxes as a mayor, so it’s hard to believe he’d have a sudden about-face as governor,” Priebus said. “It sounds like the same shallow rhetoric on taxes we heard from Jim Doyle before he was elected.”
The reality:

Seven of 20 indicators of business activity in the Milwaukee area registered improvement in December, according to a monthly report by the Metropolitan
Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).

This marks the highest number of improvements posted since August 2008 and an upturn from the five improvements posted in November.

“In recent months the aggregate picture of local economic indicators suggests that Milwaukee’s economy has turned the corner and is on the mend,” said Bret Mayborne, economic research director for the MMAC. “While Milwaukee’s economy is likely to continue to improve throughout 2010, it will take the better part of this year, perhaps all of this year, before the local economy posts real year-over-year employment growth.”
Seems to me a lot like when John McCain called the economy sound just as the collapse was happening.

With Priebus at the wheel, is it any wonder why Michael Steele still can't wrest control of the GOP from Rush Limbaugh?

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