The Dane County, WI, GOP is a truly terrible little group of idiots. In our upcoming election for County Exec, their shrill talk-radio-aping candidate will be lucky to break 30 percent. I'm guessing she'll be in the low 20s.
Madison is in Dane County, so it is in a circuit court here that the case about the Wisconsin Rethugs ignoring open meetings laws to pass their union busting bill have been heard. Just now the county GOP issued a statement on the situation, and it's a beauty.
The whole thing is below the fold, but here's a taste of their attack:
She shops at organic gourmet food shops run by leftists living in Dane County.
The whole is even stupider than the sum of its parts, so here it is in its entirety.
Republican Party of Dane County Apologizes To Judge Sumi
The Republican Party of Dane County sent out a press release on March 29th criticizing Judge Maryann Sumi for holding up the publication of Governor Scott Walker’s collective bargaining reform bill. Upon further reflection we’d like to apologize for not understanding her point of view.
Sure, Governor Walker’s bill is unquestionably constitutional, increases worker’s rights and helps local government balance budgets without having to fire public workers. The Wisconsin state legislature consulted with their non-partisan parliamentarian to make sure that the passage of the bill followed the rules of the Senate and Assembly. But this isn’t about the law, is it?
The Republican Party of Dane County recognizes that Judge Sumi is a leftist living in Dane County. Her friends are leftists living in Dane County. Her son is a left wing activist in Dane County. She goes to cocktail parties held by leftists in Dane County. She shops at organic gourmet food shops run by leftists living in Dane County. If she were to enforce the law of Wisconsin and do what was in the best interest of the people of Wisconsin, she’d be exiled from her lifestyle. She’d lose her friends!
The leadership of the Republican Party of Dane County have all made the choice to stand against the Dane County elite. We accept that Left feels righteous vandalizing our homes and keying our cars. It's only fair. We disagree based upon logic and principle. That is intolerable! We prioritize the Constitution and the well being of the people of Wisconsin over foie gras at cocktail parties. That’s the choice we made. We respect Judge Sumi’s decision to live her life with the rich diversity that liberals cherish.
Again, keep in mind that the Dane County GOP is small and weak and therefore unlikely to produce thoughtful contributions to our politics -- that would be like expecting toddlers to do calculus. It's just not going to happen.
But this goes beyond incompetence to a special level of tone-deafness and stupidity. It reveals the GOP's one and only route to electoral victory: The ability to frame progressives as out of touch and elite. That works sometimes, especially for the so-called low-information voter.
But in Wisconsin in 2011 it only makes the GOP look small and stupid. Updated by ATL Dem at Wed Mar 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM PDT
From the comments, it turns out the GOPster responsible is happy for the attention. From the Capital Times: "Most press releases are unbelievably boring and he wanted this one to stand out, which it sure did. 'It's on the Rachel Maddow website right now,' he says, proudly."