Some people actually are taking O’ reilly and Beck serious…

All of this stirring up hatred for the government just to win an election has actual consequences!! ANOTHER ROUND OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT VIOLENCE…. Over the weekend, a well-armed unemployed carpenter named Byron Williams allegedly initiated a shootout with police in Oakland. Williams’ mother told reporters her son, who survived the ordeal,…

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Finally some sense in congress…

Woolsey to introduce ‘robust public option’ bill The bill currently has 121 co-sponsors in the House, Woolsey said, and has won strong praise from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). “I am very pleased that Congresswoman Woolsey and 120 of her colleagues in the House are introducing a bill to create a…

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Go read it now (or once you’re done dealing with your basement)

In order to distract myself from the waterfall (no exaggeration) coming through my basement wall, I leave you with this gem, courtesy of xoff.

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No doubt Johnson’s misleading ad is just the first of many

A lot of folks across the Cheddarsphere – including yours truly – have criticized Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson’s most recent ad, which the Associated Press called “misleading,” while PolitiFact.com called the ad “Clearly Inaccurate” and “Incorrect,” but no one should be surprised at the ad’s tone or its…

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Kolosso will be on the ballot against Sensenbrenner

Earlier this week I noted that while Democratic House candidate Todd Kolosso had garnered enough signatures to get his name on the ballot for the fall general election, a challenge to Kolosso’s signatures had called his status into question. However, the Government Accountability Board has dismissed the complaint filed against…

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Dems outraise Republicans – who really has momentum?

Think Republicans have all the momentum heading into the fall elections? Think again: The State Senate Democratic Committee continued to easily outpace the competition by raising more than $160,000, with more than $175,000 cash-on-hand. Embarrassingly, the Senate Republican Campaign Committee raised $60,000. The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee successfully raised $122,846,…

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Senator Bernie Sanders – Fiscally Responsible!

While Wisconsin has always been a very political state with some of the most well known(good and bad) political figures on the national scene, a few of our current representatives(Ryan, Sensenbrenner, Kind, etc..) could take lessons from the Honorable Senator Sanders in how to represent their constiuents. Here Senator Sanders…

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perfect record…..

“Why did you get me so drunk?” Terry asked the giggling woman, among other personal remarks. When Terry realized he was sitting near a reporter, he quickly changed the topic of conversation to his three children and the struggle to pay their college tuition. Terry was given a 100 percent…

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Who Knew???

As ThinkProgress has documented, the lobbyist-run Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has been instrumental in orchestrating the Tea Party movement. The group coordinated “grassroots” protests around the country and provided organizations and communications support to the Tea Parties. AFP staffers are also regular presence at Tea Party rallies. The man behind…

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Inside the gubernatorial finance numbers

Take a look at the following table, which is an approximation of the campaign finance numbers for the “Big Three” gubernatorial candidates in Wisconsin – Democrat Tom Barrett and Republicans Mark Neumann and Scott Walker: Inside the gubernatorial candidates’ financial numbers TOM BARRETT MARK NEUMANN SCOTT WALKER Original Cash On…

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