From the monthly archives: June 2008

Allow Me to Brag For a Minute

On June 30, 2008 By

I don’t ordinarily brag about how great my family is – but rest assured, they’re positively phenomenal – but I wanted to take a minute to brag about my stepdaughter Alexis. Alexis was one of three students chosen to give demonstrations at Summerfest on behalf of her dojo, and she did a great job. [...]

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An Interview With Glen Brower

On June 30, 2008 By

Recently it was my pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Glen Brower, the Democratic candidate running against Rep. Mark Honadel in Wisconsin’s 21st Assembly District. Upon meeting and speaking with Mr. Brower, I was struck by two things: his obvious passion for serving the public as well [...]

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John McCain Can’t Keep His Soundbites Straight

On June 29, 2008 By

I’ve spent a little bit of time here talking about Senator John McCain’s numerous flip-flops throughout his Presidential campaign. First there was the flip-flop on negotiating with terrorists, then there was the flip-flop on how soon he’d bring troops home from Iraq, just to name a couple of the many issues on which [...]

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John McCain: Tax Scofflaw

On June 29, 2008 By

Despite his previous comments that he doesn’t know much about the economy, Republican Presidential nominee John McCain really wants the American people to believe he’s the best man to get our nation’s lagging economy back on track. He’s touted his record on pork barrel spending, and he’s said he’ll cut government spending, but it’s [...]

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More on Cudahy’s Wal-Mart

On June 27, 2008 By

There’s been a lot of controversy recently about the possibility of a Wal-Mart being placed on the site of the failed IcePort development in Cudahy’s downtown area. The Mayor of Cudahy, Ryan McCue, is the subject of a recall effort after voting against allowing the Wal-Mart in Cudahy, despite his previously stated opposition to [...]

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Conservatives, Get Some New Talking Points…

On June 27, 2008 By

…because the ones you’re using are tired.

Case in point? These comments culled from some of the comments I’ve received in response to my blog entries.

First up are these comments from “Notalib” in this thread (emphasis mine):

it is great that we have organizations like this. We need to start [...]

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Glen Brower Campaign Kickoff

On June 26, 2008 By

Found in my emailbox today:

Glen Brower joins the other 92 Democrats across the state running for the State Assembly. That’s 92 out of 99!!

Help him get the campaign started. Here at the details of the kick-off party:

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Johnny’ Mo’s
Street: [...]

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The Truth Behind Clean Sweep Wisconsin

On June 26, 2008 By

As first reported by Lisa Kaiser from Express Milwaukee, former Wisconsin State Senator Tom Reynolds – the same Tom Reynolds who was allegedly fond of asking his staffers if they were virgins – has ventured back onto the political scene here in Southeastern Wisconsin as the brains behind Clean Sweep Wisconsin, a political action [...]

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It’s a Riot!

On June 24, 2008 By

What’s your definition of a riot?

I know my definition includes any of the following:

Bottles or other hard objects being thrown Police in riot gear using tear gas or other crowd control measures Fires being set and looting occurring

However, according to the folks over at the Daily Scoff, this is what constitutes [...]

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The Charlie Black Quote Machine

On June 24, 2008 By

Seriously, this guy’s like the gift that keeps on giving. Now you might be wondering, “Who exactly is Charlie Black, and why’s he like the gift that keeps giving?” That’s a fair question, and here’s one answer:

Charlie Black is one of the chief campaign advisers for Republican Party Presidential candidate John McCain, and for [...]

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