Wisconsin may have it's own version of Virginia's freshman Senator Jim Webb.
From the Appleton Post-Crescent:
From the Appleton Post-Crescent:
[Steve] Kagen, D-Appleton, was among a group of freshman lawmakers invited to the White House on Nov. 13 for an evening reception that included taking photos with Bush and his wife, Laura.Kagen was refering to negative ads run by the National Republican Congressional Committee which attacked the candidate for his personal wealth in the 2006 campaign. The White House is denying his version of the story but if it's true (I don't know about calling Laura Bush...Barbara...but if he called out Karl Rove that's pretty cool) he may be more of a character than just the nice guy doctor he portrayed himself to be in the campaign.
The reception culminated the first day of orientation week for newly elected members of Congress.
Kagen, still hurting from the hard campaign, reportedly took note that Bush had come to Green Bay to campaign against him and congratulated the president for helping him win in an indirect reference to Bush's low approval rating. Kagen then reportedly greeted the president's wife, Laura Bush, by intentionally using the first name of the president's mother, Barbara, instead.
"I did that because I learned on the campaign trail that the meanest thing you can say to another gentleman is, 'He's a fine fellow.' And then you refer to his spouse by a different name," Kagen is reported to have told a local peace activist group who visited his Appleton campaign office Dec. 19.
In addition, Kagen reportedly told the activists he held the door to a White House men's room closed when he was alone with Rove.
"You're in the White House and think you're safe, huh?" Kagen was said to have told Rove. "You recognize me? My name's Dr. Multimillionaire and I kicked your ass."
1 Comments:
Certainly the civilized tone Pelosi has been blathering about. What class!
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