From the monthly archives: May 2009

Mo Williams: Nostradamus he ain’t!

On May 31, 2009 By

Shortly after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ record fell to 1 win and 2 losses in their best of seven NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic, Cavaliers guard Mo Williams guaranteed the Cavaliers would win their series against the Magic:

”Yeah, we’re down 1-2 but there’s nobody on this team [who thinks], definitely not [...]

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Honadel to run for reelection in 2010

On May 31, 2009 By

Earlier this week, I wrote about a rumor State Representative Mark Honadel might be retiring after his current term in office expires; however it appears that rumor is false, as Rep. Honadel himself explained:

It was brought to my attention that a rumor was published on this website saying that I may not run [...]

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Are we a Christian nation?

On May 31, 2009 By

As noted by The Chief, Todd Lohenry seems to think America is a Christian nation. To prove his point, Lohenrycited the preambles of each state’s constitution, but the only problem is that the word Christian is only mentioned once in the Constitutions of the respective 50 states. Sure, the words “God” and “the [...]

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Walker touts program he tried to kill

On May 30, 2009 By

As reported by Steve Schultze of the All Politics Blog, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker touted a summer jobs program at an outdoor ceremony at Washington Park on Friday. However, as Walker was busy touting the program, it’s worth noting Walker vetoed $100,000 of the funding for the program in the 2009 budget, but [...]

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Make cuts that make sense

On May 29, 2009 By

I know this might turn the world upside down for some readers of this blog, but as I’ve thought about Wisconsin’s current budget woes – and the effects of those budget woes – I’ve come to a revelation. By my math – and I could be wrong – there are 17 cabinet-level state [...]

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Liberty University bans Democrats on campus

On May 28, 2009 By

From Ben Smith at Politico:

Liberty University has revoked its recognition of the campus Democratic Party club, saying “we are unable to lend support to a club whose parent organization stands against the moral principles held by” the university….

Part of [vice president for student affairs Mark] Hine’s e-mail said, “The Democratic Party [...]

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In Brief: JFC calls for county probe, GOP labels Sotomayor “racist”

On May 28, 2009 By

Just a few random thoughts after a long, hectic day:

The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted 16-0 last week to request Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen open a fraud probe to investigate whether administrative fraud has occurred in Milwaukee County’s operation of several social safety net programs. Not surprisingly, Walker called the request Continue Reading →

Walk Now for Autism Speaks

On May 28, 2009 By

At the risk of spamming my own blog, I’m going to post about “Walk Now for Autism Speaks.” As some of you may know, my son Nicholas is autistic, and on July 11, 2009, Patti, Nicholas, Alexis and I will be walking at the State Fair Park to raise money for autism research and awareness. [...]

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Republican lawmaker supports toll roads

On May 28, 2009 By

The Zoo Interchange, the junction of I-94, I-894 and Highway 45 in Milwaukee County, is the busiest interchange in the state, and it’s also in need of reconstruction. The cost to reconstruct the Zoo Interchange is estimated to be 2.1 to 2.3 billion dollars, and given the current budget problems our state is [...]

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Walker believes in Wisconsin, just not in Wisconsin web designers

On May 27, 2009 By

Scott Walker says he wants voters to “Believe in Wisconsin Again.” However, as Michael Horne of MilwaukeeWorld points out, Walker’s gubernatorial campaign website wasn’t designed by a Wisconsin design firm, leaving me to wonder if Walker “gets it” when it comes to putting Wisconsin first. As Horne notes:

As Walker says on his site, [...]

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