Vrakas sets the bar high

Waukesha, WIS. – With only nine business days in office, newly elected Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas announced his 2006 budget vetoes totaling $610,000 in expenditure cuts and $360,000 in tax levy savings at the Administration Center today. --Vrakas news release.

He might want to lower expectations a little. At that rate, Waukesha County taxpayers could expect Vrakas to cut spending by $16.9-million and the tax levy by $10-million, assuming there are 250 business days a year. I think he'll come up a little short, leaving people to wonder what's happened to him and what he's done for them lately.

The Thoughtful Conservative is not impressed.