Gold Member, errr, Sterling Lynck

New state Democrat Party Chairman Joe Wineke has revealed his strategy; hang Republicans with the same ethics stench that indicted (ex) state senator Chuck Chvala brought upon his Democrat colleagues.

Republicans rode the poster child for government abuse to a senate majority and a remarkable one-seat gain in the assembly in 2004.

Can St. Rep Scott Jensen's profile be raised in similar fashion? Doubtful. The weight of the charges don't compare.

However, Democrats nearly defeated Jensen in the Republican primary in his first Assembly bid. WEAC, WI Right To Life and NRA joined resources to nearly topple then-Governor Tommy Thompson's chief of staff Jensen in a special election.

Those of us on that first campaign stretched the creative bounds of so-called endorsements to new levels, wining by a just a handful of votes. But without Scott Jensen, it is unlikely Republicans would have captured the Assembly majority in 1994.

Sterling Lynk, a 25-year-old from Waukesha, has come forward to challenge Rep. Scott Jensen for the 98th AD seat.

Lynk said he will emphasize schools, taxes and spending in his campaign, in addition to the charges Jensen is facing in the caucus scandal. Mr. Jensen has some warts, he said. To me it's just amazingly important that we have clean government and it really upsets me when we see situations like that.

Talking points courtesy of Joe Wineke.