Blogging Blue’s “Ten in ’10”

Just a quick announcement….I’ve updated Blogging Blue’s “Ten in ’10” to include worthy candidates like Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, who’s challenging State Sen. Jeff Plale, as well as Oak Creek Common Council President Tom Michalski, who’ll be looking to unseat State Rep. Mark Honadel this fall. If you’d like…

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The consequences of BP’s Safety Lapses

Video of oil on Pensacola’s beautiful white sand beaches.

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I’m betting there’s more to the Terrence Wall/Ron Johnson story…

Greg K already posted his own take on the allegations made today that bribery and coercion led to the endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention last month, but I wanted to add a few thoughts of my own on the situation,…

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The egg on RPW’s face is getting harder to wipe off

What a bad move to make a surprise endorsement like the one delegates made for Ron Johnson. It’s been getting worse by the week in terms of credibility and overall respect of the public towards a candidate running for office. Just this morning, Zach had a post linking to a…

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A sure sign Ron Johnson’s in trouble…

If you’re Ron Johnson, how do you know your campaign’s in trouble? When the folks at RedState.com have nothing but bad things to say about you: While there is not much known about the candidate for Senate on the Republican side in WI, Ron Johnson, there is ONE very shameful…

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Feingold ranked as #1 listener

According to Roll Call, Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold has held more town hall meetings this year than any other U.S. Senator, a fact that should come as a surprise to no one here in Wisconsin, given the fact that Sen. Feingold promised during his first campaign that he’d visit each…

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Elected officials turn on labor unions

This is a great read… Spurred by state budget crunches and an angry public mood, Republican and some Democratic leaders are focusing with increasing intensity on public workers and the unions that represent them, casting them as overpaid obstacles to good government and demanding cuts in their often-generous benefits. Unlike…

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