From the monthly archives: August 2009

Namecalling in politics

On August 27, 2009 By

You can read it here.

Let’s see now. I  called other people ‘yellow bellies’ when I was nine years old or whenever I watched John Wayne and I got caught up in that restrained testosterone-dripping inflection of his. How then do we explain this over at Polk Country Republicans?

Career politician Rep. David [...]

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Mayor Barrett’s assailant to plead not guilty

On August 27, 2009 By

Anthony Peters, the man who assaulted Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett with a tire iron earlier this month, will plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, according to attorney Anthony D. Cotton. According to his attorney, Peters has a history of mental health problems, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and Peters also [...]

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Gwen Moore has another challenger

On August 27, 2009 By

It appears Rep. Gwen Moore has yet another challenger in the 2010 election. Samantha Carter joins service station owner Dan Sebring in the race to unseat Rep. Moore in 2010, and I’ll give her as much a chance of beating Rep. Moore as Dan Sebring has, which is to say she has no [...]

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Rep. Hintz introduces payday loan legislation

On August 27, 2009 By

A few weeks ago, I wrote about an effort that was underfoot in the State Assembly to institute common-sense limits on the interest rate imposed by payday loan stores, which have sprouted up in Wisconsin like weeds since Wisconsin’s cap on interest rates for consumer loans was repealed by the State Legislature in 1995. [...]

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Unsocialized Healthcare: pre-Obama

On August 27, 2009 By

Q. How many people in the United States have Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance?
A.The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare report that 98 million Americans receive Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits.

 Long live  the status quo but do not expand it. 

Now that the elderly and the [...]

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There’s a special place in hell reserved for Rush Limbaugh

On August 27, 2009 By

Listen as Rush Limbaugh congratulates himself for predicting in March that the health care bill wouldn’t be passed before Sen. Ted Kennedy’s death:

Yeah, I hope Rush likes warm weather, because it’s really hot where he’s headed.

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Thursday Music – Tom Petty Edition

On August 27, 2009 By

We’re going to play some Tom Petty this week.

First up is “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which was requested by our own Anon:

Next up is “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”:

And finally, here’s “Into the Great Wide Open”:

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Ted Kennedy talks health care

On August 26, 2009 By

H/T to The Worley Dervish.

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Rest In Peace, Ted Kennedy

On August 26, 2009 By

After a long battle with brain cancer, Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts died late Tuesday night at the age of 77.

Often called the United States Senate’s “liberal lion,” Kennedy will be remembered as much for his towering accomplishments as a U.S. Senator as he will be for his tragic – and [...]

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Last Lion

On August 26, 2009 By

In May 2008, John McCain said, “I’ve described Ted Kennedy as the last lion of the Senate…he remains the single most effective member of the Senate if you want to get results.”

That is the origin of the phrase that you hear on radio and  TV as people remember the life of Senator Edward (Ted) M. Kennedy.

Over the next few [...]

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