Day: January 19, 2011

“I can’t support a straight repeal. I didn’t run on that…” – Congressman Sean Duffy, shortly before voting in favor of a straight repeal of the health care reform legislation passed and signed into law by Democrats during the last session of Congress.

I was amazed to read The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial “Closer Chicago Ties” supporting rail service and revealing claims that the MMAC raised its parochial head and surreptitiously proposed a plan to then Gubernatorial candidate Walker to spend $450 to $500 million of the railroad stimulus money for upgrades on the Milwaukee to Chicago Hiawatha route in lieu of the full Madison – Milwaukee – Chicago railroad plan. Their hypocrisy in not supporting the Madison – Milwaukee – Chicago route upgrade is amazing given the constant refrain that Milwaukee and Madison businesses and educational institutions should be working more closely together.

On Tuesday the state Senate approved a bill that if signed into law will provide businesses with strong protections against lawsuits. The bill limits non-economic damages – payments for loss of companionship, mental distress and pain and suffering – to $750,000 in medical malpractice cases at nursing homes, and it…

Jason Haas, a good friend of this blog and one of the candidates vying to fill the seat on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisor vacated by now-State Sen. Chris Larson, will be holding a fundraiser next week. Here are the specifics on the event: Please join Jason Haas, Candidate…

It’s that time of the month….time to get together to Drink Liberally: Greetings one and all, and my apologies for not getting this message to you in a more timely manner. (I promise, it won’t happen again!) It seems like just yesterday that we were gathering for our December meeting,…