From the monthly archives: June 2010

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

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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, because I [...]

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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 Republican blog criticizing [...]

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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 and disgusting thing [...]

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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 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties [...]

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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 past battles over [...]

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I decided to do some online shopping today.

My merchandise selection was going to be from the online stores of the two Republican candidates for Governor of Wisconsin. I was curious to see how their online store’s merchandise selection, pricing policies and shopping ease reflected on their decision making and political positioning. The results were interesting – at least to me – and may be indicative of the values and business models of each candidate.

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The DNC has released another great web ad, showcasing the luminaries of the Republican party, touting their fealty to their paymasters – big business, the oil companies, insurance companies and Wall Street. Who’s Side are they on?

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Lee, the far-right conservative who won the Republican Party’s nomination in Utah, sat down last week Friday with Robert Gehrke of the Salt Lake Tribune for an interview, and during that interview, Lee was asked if he supported efforts, such as the one offered by Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of [...]

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Just a few odds and ends in regards to Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, who is mounting a primary challenge against Democratic State Sen. Jeff Plale this year:

Larson’s campaign has a new website up and running, and though it’s not fully functional yet, it appears to be more of a web presence than [...]

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