From the monthly archives: May 2010

Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” imminent

On May 31, 2010 By

By a vote of 229-186, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to support a repeal of the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” (DADT) policy that prohibits gays from serving openly in the military, while the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16-12 in favor of that body’s version of the change. Both versions of [...]

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Remember those who served

On May 31, 2010 By

Today we remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we all hold so dear.

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Sunday news & notes

On May 30, 2010 By

After pumping more than 1.2 million gallons of drilling mud into the crippled Deepwater Horizon oil well in an attempt to plug its leak, BP executives admitted yesterday the “top kill” had failed, leaving efforts to plug the leak back at square one. Actor Dennis Hopper, star of “Easy Rider” and a multitude of [...]

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The best Democrat since FDR?

On May 30, 2010 By

According to Dale over at Reasonable Citizen, former president Bill Clinton is the best Democrat since FDR, in his opinion. I’m inclined to agree, and you can read why here.

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Glenn Beck’s one classy guy!

On May 29, 2010 By

Listen as the ever-classy Glenn Beck attacks the Obama daughters’ education levels:

Yeah, nothing says class like attacking someone’s children.

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At least Ron Johnson has said something about something

On May 29, 2010 By

“We may not know all of Johnson’s positions yet,” writes Mike H of Letters in Bottles, but despite not knowing anything about what Ron Johnson stands for (besides freedom), Mike H thinks Ron Johnson is supremely qualified to serve in the United States Senate, simply because Johnson is a business owner who’s enjoyed some [...]

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WI GOP Congressional Delegation Disrespects Military Service Voting Against DADT Repeal

On May 28, 2010 By

The entire WI GOP congressional delegation (Ryan, Sensenbrenner, Petri) disrespected the service and lives of gay and lesbian military members who have died and the ~14,000 who have been forced out of service with their lemming-like vote against the repeal of DADT. The delegation did not see fit to follow the will of the American people where all polls indicate that a vast majority support open service by qualified gay and lesbian service members to their country. The polls also show a significant majority of the GOP to be against DADT. In their continuing quest to be the “party of no” and to represent their vocal minority of tea party, right wing constituents; our GOP representatives once again showed their true colors as being against basic civil liberties for all Americans.

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The “bare formality of a primary”

On May 28, 2010 By

Apparently, the folks at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel don’t think too much of the candidacy of Republican Dave Westlake, who along with Ron Johnson is hoping to win the Republican Party’s nomination to be the loser to Sen. Russ Feingold in November (emphasis mine):
Though Johnson still has the bare formality of a [...]

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Dave Westlake on “Kingdom Government”

On May 28, 2010 By

Last night Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake appeared on the “Kingdom Government” internet radio show hosted by Pastor David King, himself a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State. During the show, King and Westlake touched on a number of issues, and here’s a recap of just a few of the issues that caught [...]

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So let’s talk about that poll…

On May 28, 2010 By

So Rasmussen’s out with a new poll, and not shockingly, it’s paints a rosy picture of things for Republicans here in Wisconsin. Predictably, Republicans are touting the poll as proof that Republican candidates have momentum in the 2010 election. However, as Xoff points out over at Uppity Wisconsin, there’s more to Rasmussen’s [...]

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