R.I.P., Senator Robert Byrd

Rest in peace, Senator Robert Byrd.

Here’s perhaps the best summation of what Senator Robert Byrd meant to the U.S. Senate: But most importantly, observing Byrd on the Senate floor was like stepping through a time portal. Byrd’s presentations were from another era, back before television cameras and before politics was distilled to 140 [...]

Sen. Al Franken talks about judicial activism

Watch as Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) talks about the judicial activism of the Roberts Supreme Court: Judicial activism isn’t just confined to “liberal” judges, but I’m betting you won’t hear many conservatives lamenting about the judicial activism of the Roberts Supreme Court; after all, that’s the right kind of judicial activism!

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Chris Larson endorsed by Supervisor Dimitrijevic

Yesterday Milwaukee County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic, who represents the 4th District, announced her endorsement of Chris Larson’s candidacy for the State Senate in the 7th District: Marina Dimitrijevic, Milwaukee County Supervisor for the 4th District, announced a strong endorsement of fellow Supervisor Chris Larson. Larson is running in the Democratic Primary race for the State [...]

Where’s Walker?

I’ve already noted the terrible tragedy that occurred last week when a portion of the O’Donnell Park parking structure fell off the structure, leaving one person dead and two more injured, and while the jury is still out on the cause of the accident, there are some questions that should be answered, namely, “Where’s Scott [...]