Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle Doesn’t Back Down

Don’t call Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle a wimp. Or…at least don’t call his press flaks wimps. They certainly didn’t back down in their wager over the NFL Playoff game between the Packers andSeahawks. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire came out swinging earlier this week when she went right at the entire State of Wisconsin by staking Washington Cheese against Governor Doyle’s Wisconsin Bratwurst. Doyle, clearly not one to take such a whack lightly went right back at Gregoire byupping the “ante” by agreeing to include some “freshly caught Lake Michigan Coho Salmon” — in addition to the already agreed upon Wisconsin bratwurst — if the Seahawks beat the Packers.

From the press release:

“It seems a little fishy that Governor Gregoire would want to send cheese to the greatest cheese makers in the world, but we will happily accept her gift after the Packers victory,” Governor Doyle said. “Wisconsinites don’t have a lot of occasion to eat canned cheese from the West Coast.”

Nice. The Governors will meet face-to-face this weekend. I’m certain that Governor Gregoire will re-up her ante if she can. We’ll wait to re-evaluate the number of Daleys we’re giving this wager until the final stakes come in.