Day: November 6, 2010

Simon Johnson is a legitimate economist, Paul Ryan is NOT! Unfortunately Paul Ryan is now in charge of our money, Simon Johnson is not. Writing in the financial times today Simon Johnson joins the ever growing crowd of economists who feel the need to point out Paul Ryan’s incompetence, lack…

Yet another interesting nugget from the 2010 election: While some Democrats feared lower margins and soft turnout in Milwaukee County, the returns show that this was one of a handful of counties that increased its turnout rate between 2006 and 2010. Milwaukee County’s 2006 turnout rate was 46% of voting-age…

Heh….

So the 2010 election is finally over, and we know (for the most part) what the makeup of our legislative bodies will be, both here in Wisconsin and nationally. Now that we know Republicans will be the majority party in the State Assembly and State Senate, I have two questions…

It is interesting that while George Bush is on A Book tour to restore his legacy. In the meantime there is also a movie opening that has a different view of his legacy. Fair Game, is a movie about the Valerie Plame affair, based on the books by both Valerie…