“Citizen legislator” Ron Johnson hires lobbyist as chief of staff

Why am I not one bit surprised by this? So Sen.-elect Ron Johnson has just hired his chief of staff, Don Kent.

While the official release describes Kent as a former Dept. of Homeland Security worker, that’s not Kent’s only job experience.

After leaving DHS, where Kent worked for Michael Chertoff, Kent became a [...]

Kudos to Mark Pocan!

Wisconsin State Representative Mark Pocan “found this letter on the printer”. It is good to see someone pointing out the ridiculousness of Scott walker wanting to rule the universe!

Dear Exiting Gov. Jim Doyle,

I am writing to respectfully ask you to delay the Capitol holiday tree lighting scheduled for this Friday. In light [...]

This Holiday Season…

I don’t care if you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or no holiday whatsoever, we all have a chance to make a difference this holiday season.

SHOP LOCAL AND BUY AMERICAN!

I have long said that politicians are not “leaders” they are elected officials. The “leaders” in society are the everyday citizens who take [...]

John McCain: Senate “Much Poorer Place” Without Feingold

Though I’ve been a harsh critic of Arizona Sen. John McCain, I have to give him credit for his heartfelt goodbye to Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, who was defeated by empty suit Ron Johnson in November’s election. For what it’s worth, Sen. McCain is absolutely right – the United States Senate will be a much [...]

But I thought conservatives were opposed to “death panels”

Apparently Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is one Republican who supports “death panels” A Valley man who took center stage in the debate over state budget cuts that stopped funding for certain transplants has died.

Mark Price, 37, had battled leukemia for about a year. He died at a Valley hospital Sunday from complications of chemotherapy [...]