From the monthly archives: June 2009

Obey involved in House floor shouting/shoving match?

On June 25, 2009 By

Politico is reporting Rep. Dave Obey and Rep. Maxine Waters may have been involved in a shouting match on the floor of the House that ended with Rep. Waters “shoving” Rep. Obey:

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) engaged in a late afternoon shouting match on the [...]

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Bachmann’s ACORN Paranoia

On June 25, 2009 By

H/T Balloon Juice

Michele Bachmann. She makes this stuff up as she goes. She should stop. Really.

Today she is on my favorite topic that government knows too much about you and collects too much information. But she just cannot stop with that. From little ACORNs big nut trees grow. I give you [...]

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The Republican sex scandal flow chart

On June 25, 2009 By

Here’s a handy-dandy flow chart to help you keep track of all those Republican sex scandals that seem to be popping up:

H/T to Deke Rivers over at Caffeinated Politics.

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Midwest sold to Republic

On June 25, 2009 By

Though the story’s now a couple of days old, it’s worth noting Republic Airways Holdings has purchased Midwest Airlines. The new ownership of Midwest Airlines has said the Midwest Airlines name will remain, some of its jets will still have wide seats, and the airline will have more nonstop routes from Milwaukee. In making [...]

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Big Box Mart

On June 25, 2009 By

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Westlake on the Issues: Health Care

On June 25, 2009 By

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has a lot to say on a variety of issues that Wisconsinites are concerned about, and in the first part of an ongoing series, we’re going to explore Westlake’s ideas on these issues. Today’s focus is health care, an issue that’s been in the news a lot lately, and [...]

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R.I.P., Michael Jackson

On June 25, 2009 By

This is how I’ll remember Michael Jackson:

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South Milwaukee school board spends big bucks

On June 24, 2009 By

Last month, I wrote about a proposal by the South Milwaukee school board to spend $30,000 in federal stimulus money for an early childhood curriculum consultant to assist in better aligning the 4-year-old curriculum with the rest of the grades. At the time, I expressed concern about the possibility of the duplication of services, [...]

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Sanford explains absence, admits to affair

On June 24, 2009 By

I know, I know….this is the last time I’ll mention South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford for a while.

At a press conference earlier today, Gov. Sanford finally came clean and explained his recent unexplained absence, admitting he’s been having an affair with a woman from Argentina.

Here’s some video of Gov. Sanford’s press conference:
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Sanford whereabouts known, but questions remain

On June 24, 2009 By

On Monday I wrote about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who went missing for four days over Father’s Day weekend. At the time of my entry, Gov. Sanford’s whereabouts were still unknown even to his wife, but since that time, it’s been determined Gov. Sanford spent his time away from South Carolina Continue Reading →