The Two Faces of Jim Doyle

It seems Jim Doyle is telling the Journal Sentinel and the public one thing, but behind the scenes is taking a much more confrontational stance regarding lifting the school choice caps.

In a letter sent yesterday to MMAC President Tim Sheehy, Doyle reiterated his stance against lifting the caps without the poison pill proposal to dramatically increase funding to MPS. This proposal basically would double-bill the tax payers for all students in the Milwaukee School Choice Program.

Obviously, this is a completely unacceptable position for out state Republicans who would face attack ads bought by WEAC blasting them for more spending outside their districts. A completely cynical move, but one that WEAC has used in the past on Republicans who have supported school choice.