From the monthly archives: January 2008

Boy, Arlen Specter Sure is Cranky…

On January 30, 2008 By

…but I would be too if the Attorney General was trying his best not to answer a very simple question.

I just love Michael Mukasey trying to explain away George W. Bush‘s violations of federal law under the guise of his authority as President under Article Two of the Constitution. I guess [...]

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“What is Torture?” Redux

On January 30, 2008 By

At the beginning of January, I asked the question, “What is torture?” in response to Charlie Sykes’ assertion that waterboarding isn’t really torture, or that maybe it is, but he’d support it as long as it worked, and so when I came across this little nugget on YouTube, I couldn’t help but be reminded [...]

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Something Interesting From the So. Carolina Primary

On January 27, 2008 By

I wasn’t really surprised by Barack Obama’s win in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, but what did surprise me was his margin of victory, coupled with his better than expected showing among white voters. In the days leading up to the primary, some polls showed Obama likely to get only 10% of the white [...]

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Let The Race Baiting Begin!

On January 27, 2008 By

First of all, a tip of the hat to Michael Mathias at Pundit Nation for this story.

The race for Milwaukee County Executive between State Senator Lena Taylor and incumbent Scott Walker promises to be one of the most hotly contested races in Wisconsin in 2008, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that [...]

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L’affaire de Kevin Fischer

On January 26, 2008 By

A bunch of folks across the blogosphere – including capper at Whallah!, Kay at Kay’s Blue Racine, folkbum, and Michael Mathias at Pundit Nation have been talking about Kevin Fischer, the aide to State Senator Mary Lazich, who has his own blog over at Franklin NOW. In his free time, [...]

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April Griffin Freed

On January 26, 2008 By

Back in August, I blogged about the story of April Griffin, a single mother who was jailed for refusing to disclose the location of her young son during a custody dispute with the father. Griffin was jailed by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Michael Guolee, who made it clear he had no problem holding [...]

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The World’s Gone Crazy…

On January 24, 2008 By

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has talked a lot about his desire to close the Community Correctional Center – Milwaukee’s Huber work release facility – and replace it with GPS monitoring for offenders who would have otherwise been housed at CCC. Walker’s touted his plan as being one that will save the County – and [...]

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Has the Bloodbath Begun?

On January 23, 2008 By

So Kay over at Kay’s Blue Racine shared her thoughts on the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate, and after reading her entry, I got to thinking about the direction of the Democratic presidential primaries. After the recent squabbling over race between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, it became obvious the race between the [...]

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The Line of the Night From Nevada Democratic Debate

On January 16, 2008 By

Hillary Clinton summing up George W. Bush’s energy policy better than I’ve heard anyone else sum it up:

As I watched the debate last night, this was the line that jumped out to me, because it was startling to hear a Democratic Presidential candidate talk in such blunt terms about President Bush’s handling [...]

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Sheriff David Clarke: Miserable Failure.

On January 15, 2008 By

I know I’m biased, but I honestly believe David Clarke has been a miserable failure as Sheriff of Milwaukee County. This is a man who, during his tenure in office, has done more to alienate the rank and file members of the Sheriff’s Department than any of his predecessors, a fact that isn’t surprising given [...]

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