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Dennis Dresang has been caught with his skirt blown-up over his head:

This is a tour for a gubernatorial candidate who is using his county position and county money to make the tour.
Dennis Dresang
Professor of Political Science
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Madison.

As long as we are cluttering the newspaper with academic titles, let's be sure to expose Dresang as a partisan Democrat; contributing to both Governor Jim Doyle and indicted (ex) state senator, Chuck Chvala

We've done this for two years now and nobody had a problem with it; nobody raised a concern. The only thing that's changed is that I have announced my intention to seek a different statewide office. Now it appears, at least for some, the rules have changed since last year.

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that he was there to promote Milwaukee, not campaign for governor, but he also answered questions about his campaign.

If the mainstream media continues to look to the university for an objective voice to quote, then perhaps it behooves them to confirm that profs like Dresang are indeed unaffiliated with political parties and candidates.

Or, at least, simply reveal that Dennis Dresang is a professor at UW-Madison who contributes to Democrat Party causes and candidates.