Bless Me Father for I Threw the Archbishop Under the Bus

The Governor’s spin machine was clearly running on empty last week. Friday, Doyle spokesman Dan Leistekow suggested that Archbishop Timothy Dolan “misheard” the Governor during their recent discussion about the enrollment cap on Milwaukee’s Parental School Choice Program.

Brother Bob Smith, who oversees education programs for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said the Governor told the Archbishop he might consider raising the enrollment cap by 10,000, an idea that excited school choice supporters who have advocated eliminating the cap entirely.

Yet, rather than admit that he might negotiate his way out of this political quagmire, Doyle sent his spokesperson to front line to deny that he’s ever considered raising the cap by more than 5,000 students.

Is there a schism between the Department of Administration and Heir Goodwin?

Does Archbishop Dolan suffer from hearing loss? If memory serves, hearing confession requires rather keen auditory skills.

And how many Our Fathers and Hail Mary’s do you get for calling the Archbishop a liar?