You would think he would at least wait until the Wisconsin State Senate really begins it’s session before he would make a threat, but Republican activist Bob Dohnal is already suggesting that newly sworn in State Senator Jim Sullivan (D-Wauwatosa) will be out of office before he can act on the public place smoking ban being advocated by Governor Jim Doyle.

In a comment on this blog, Dohnal said, “Sullivan will be gone before then and (Tom) Reynolds will be swept back into office“.

Former State Senator Tom Reynolds of West Allis was ousted by Sullivan in a tough race which brought Reynolds eccentricities and extreme positions to light. This past November was not kind to neo-cons like Reynolds who were running for re-election.

How is one to take Dohnal’s comment other than to look at the way he and his crew have acted over the past several years. As a booster for the Republican fringe group, Citizens for Responsible Government, Dohnal was a supporter of recalls against democrats in the past. How else could Sullivan be gone before a smoking ban would be voted upon. For that matter, a recall isn’t even legal until a year after a person is elected. For Dohnal to suggest that Sullivan won’t be in office could mean he’s got even nastier tricks up his sleeve than the threat of recall.

This isn’t the first time that Dohnal has exercised his slimy political muscles. This past fall, Dohnal attempted to claim that Sullivan voted twice in an election — once in Whitefish Bay, and once in Wauwatosa. The problem was that it wasn’t true and Dohnal knew it. Jim Sullivan Jr. voted in Wauwatosa, while his father, Jim Sullivan SR. voted at his home in Whitefish Bay.

We’ve written in the past that Sullivan should sue Dohnal for his distortions. If Sullivan wants to end the slimy politics that were used against him, he needs to take action. To do any less would imply that he’s not a fighter and politician who’s not up for a fight should look for other work.