Fight! Fight! Republicans mix it up

Scott Walker and Mark Green mix it up:

Walker runs a radio spot and says:

Mark Green is making the same mistake that Jim Doyle made in his first budget by shifting school costs to property taxpayers...

We know what happens when the state backs away from its commitment: property taxes go up ...

Walker cited two different forums where Congressman Green said that he was willing to back away from a key part of the property tax relief package passed a decade ago. Both Green and Walker voted for the package in 1995 which successfully cut property taxes for Wisconsin's working families. Walker also took exception with Green using a recent forum to distort the truth in an effort to hide the fact that his plan will raise taxes.

To be clear, I'm the only candidate for Governor committed to keeping my promise and freezing your property taxes.

Green says Walker is lying:

It does not speak well of Scott Walker and his campaign when he begins his advertising campaign by telling a lie. Not only have I repeatedly said I support a property tax freeze and the Taxpayer Protection Amendment, but I am also the only candidate for governor who has promised not to run for a second term if I don't lower the tax burden on Wisconsin families... Scott Walker should know that Wisconsin families expect their elected officials to tell the truth -- his first ad simply doesn't do that.

Walker writes to Green, challenges him to back up his claims.

UPDATE: Green issues a special internet newsletter, the Green Sheet. Headlines include: "Scott Walker Goes Sleazy," "Scott Walker Tells a Lie," and "Tell Scott to Keep it Clean."

Some fun now, hey?

What Walker's talking about is keeping the state's commitment to funding two-thirds of local school costs -- something Doyle did in the last budget over the objections of Walker's Republican cronies.

Walker doesn't say where he's running his radio spot, what he's spending or how long it will be on. It may be that it's running once somewhere and being used to generate free media coverage. Works for me.