Dresang Declares End to State Budget Deficit

It must be nice for Governor Doyle to have such highly paid shills out spinning his side of the story. Tuesday morning Joshua Wescott of WIBA radio previewed Doyle's State of the State address with UW Political Science Professor Dennis Dresang.

The MSM just loves talking to Academic types. Is that because they're so well educated, or because they sound like credible, unbiased sources but usually have a liberal agenda?

Actually Dresang’s agenda isn't all that well hidden. He contributed money to Doyle's campaign committee at least three times in the past.

So Tuesday morning in lieu of money, the good professor contributed to the myth that Jim Doyle has solved all of Wisconsin's budget woes. Laying the groundwork for Governor Doyle's unaffordable Affordability Agenda, Dresang told WIBA that Doyle could claim credit for taking care of the state's budget deficit, and would therefore have plenty of money to propose all kinds of new spending - like the expansion of family care programs he touted in his speech.

The fact is the Comprehensive Annual Fiscal Report released in December shows Wisconsin running a budget deficit in excess of $2 billion dollars.

But hey, what's little white lie every now and then if it helps a friend?