One Wisconsin Now: 'Candidate' Van Hollen Repeatedly Attacked Federal Lawsuits

[Robbie88]

Huh, this is interesting:

Madison – Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen’s failing attempt to block health insurance reform through a partisan Republican lawsuit is in direct contrast to repeated criticisms Van Hollen made against former-Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager during his 2006 campaign. Van Hollen went so far as to file open records requests about several federal actions to detail the cost of the suits and document his opposition on a now-defunct website LeaveNoSpecialInterestBehind.com.

“Candidate Van Hollen said lawsuits like this threatened our safety, but now that he’s up for re-election Van Hollen has to please his corporate donors, his Republican masters and the tea party extremists,” said Scot Ross, One Wisconsin Now Executive Director. “Van Hollen is a partisan hack, but don’t take our word for it, his words speak for themselves.”

During his 2006 campaign, Van Hollen criticized federal lawsuits undertaken by the Wisconsin Department of Justice from Plan B contraception, No Child Left Behind and clean air regulation. Specific quotes from Van Hollen criticizing federal lawsuits included:

Van Hollen said Lautenschlager is trying to grab headlines with lawsuits that have nothing to do with her job. …Lautenschlager’s opponents – Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher and former U.S. attorney J.B. Van Hollen – attacked the brief as another example of a frivolous action Lautenschlager has launched.

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[dragonlady]

1. IOKIYAR

:rofl:

[midnight]

2. Do the Dems. have a challenger to Van Hollen?

[Robbie88]

3. Yes, former DNR Secretary Scott Hassett is apparently running...

http://www.hassettforag.com/index.html

Really haven't heard too much from this guy which is too bad, since the poll numbers from the Mellman Group indicate that Van Hollen could be pretty easily defeated if he's forced to face off against a Democrat who's well-funded and able to run a good campaign.