Fort Hood

It goes without saying, but our thoughts and prayers go out to those killed and wounded at the hands of the gunman in Fort Hood.

Coming soon: an interview with Jared Christiansen

In the next few weeks, we’ll be interviewing Jared Christiansen, the lone announced Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Keep your eyes peeled!

A few notes on the tea partiers in Washington

Tea party supporters descended on Washington, D.C. today* to voice their disapproval of Democratic health care reform legislation, and during the festivities, House Minority Leader John Boehner got the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence confused, while Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri managed to botch the Pledge of Allegiance. Akin is reported to have urged [...]

GOP – The Party of NO Change

New ad from Americans United for Change about the GOP health care plan. [...]

One Year Ago

It’s been one year since Barack Obama was elected president, and here’s a statement from President Obama about the progress we’ve made and the challenges we still face:

Feingold’s statement during Butler nomination hearing

Speaking at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the Nomination of Justice Louis B. Butler, Jr. to be to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Sen. Russ Feingold issued the following statement: “Louis Butler, a former justice on Wisconsin’s highest court, has been appointed by President Obama to serve as [...]

Scott Walker: County jobs just a political “strategy”

Someone ought to tell Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker that threatening to put county employees out of work is not a political “strategy:” Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker tells a Madison radio talk show host he pulled the trigger on county employee layoffs briefly last week as a strategy aimed at encouraging the County Board [...]

Thursday Music – James Brown Edition

This week’s edition of Thursday Music features the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

First up is “I Feel Good”:

Next up is “Living in America”:

And finally, here’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”:

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Feingold gives back nearly $270,000

Yesterday Senator Russ Feingold announced he recently returned $269,209.41 allocated to him as part of his office budget to the U.S. Treasury as part of his commitment to fiscal responsibility and curbing the deficit. Returning a portion of his office budget is a longstanding practice for Sen. Feingold, who over the course of his career [...]

The Terrence Wall Tax Loophole Tracker

In order to keep track of all the tax loopholes Terrence Wall has used to his advantage, I’ve come up with the Terrence Wall Tax Loophole Tracker. No more will you have to wonder just how many tax dollars Terrence Wall has cost taxpayers through his creative use of Wisconsin’s tax laws; instead you can [...]