Is Tim John channeling Mike Gravel?

Over at The Chief, JB has an ongoing series called Ads of the Damned, highlighting some of the best and worst political ads of this election cycle, and while JB’s doing a hell of a job, I’ve got an ad that’s one of the funniest – and most unusual – I’ve seen in a good [...]

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Stewart, Colbert and O’Brien= Must See TV !!

Conan’s Full Monologue – Radio City – NYC from Rachel Sklar on Vimeo.

Neumann’s taking off the gloves

As noted by xoff over at Uppity Wisconsin, the Republican gubernatorial race is starting to get rough. Earlier today, Mark Neumann showed up outside the office of fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker to attack Walker for his fiscal record as Milwaukee County Executive. Complete with charts and graphs, Neumann hammered home the point that [...]

Wait…..he’s a Democrat?!?!?

Joe Reasbeck is running as a Democrat for the seat currently held by Rep. Dave Obey in the 7th Congressional district. Reasbeck announced his decision to run earlier this week, and while I certainly think primaries are a great idea, I can’t help but wonder why Reasbeck is running as a Democrat, given the fact [...]

Another elected official exaggerates his military record

No doubt you’ve by now heard of the controversy surrounding statements made by Connecticut Attorney General (and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate) Dick Blumenthal, who, as he characterized it, “misspoke” on several occasions by saying he had served in Vietnam when he actually hadn’t. Obviously inflating one’s military record is unacceptable, and many conservatives were quick [...]