From the monthly archives: February 2011

Biddy and the Regents….

On February 25, 2011 By

Sing this one to the tune of Benny and the Jets…

I was at a meeting earlier today and someone told me that there was a rumor that the Regents were going to fire Biddy for insubordination. That doesn’t seem to be the case yet as can be seen in this video from Madison.com.

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Brave New Films – Koch Brothers & Walker Destroying the American Dream

On February 25, 2011 By

I’ll be at the rally in Madison tomorrow at 3:00 pm.

The shenanigans of the imperial Governor of WI and his paymasters the Koch Brothers have simply gone way too far. I’m a progressive, pro-business, pro-economic development, pro-jobs supporter and I find Walker’s actions and that of his rubber stamping toadies in the GOP-led Assembly and Senate despicable. That he wants to take collective bargaining rights away from the unions is bad enough, but that H.R.M. Walker thinks he should be given the unquestioned right to sell off Wisconsin’s government owned power plants on a no bid basis is ridiculous and should be patently illegal.

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The “Rally to Save the American Dream”

On February 25, 2011 By

This Saturday, rallies are being organized here in Wisconsin and all across the country to stand in solidarity with Wisconsin’s public employees, thanks to MoveOn.org:
In Wisconsin and around our country, the American Dream is under fierce attack. Instead of creating jobs, Republicans are giving tax breaks to corporations and the very rich—and then [...]

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Progressives push President Obama to use his bully pulpit

On February 25, 2011 By

Leading progressives within the Democratic Party, including Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Raul Grijalva and Keith Ellison called for President Obama to get more involved in the fight over public worker rights playing out in Wisconsin and other states across the country:
Obama has publicly sided with state and local government employees against laws [...]

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Scott Walker’s used to these kinds of conversations…

On February 25, 2011 By

This is worth a read…
It’s not that what he said was all that new, given what anyone with a pair of eyes can see, it’s that at no point during this call, during all these monstrous things, did Walker even THINK this might be a prank. At no point did he say, [...]

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Public employees are not to blame, and Texas is proof!

On February 25, 2011 By

If you’ve heard Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker explain why he needs to eviscerate public employee collective bargaining rights, you know that he’s said that said evisceration of public employee collective bargaining rights will give local governments and school boards more tools to deal with the crippling cuts to education and shared local aid funding that [...]

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The Life and Times of Scott Fitzgerald

On February 25, 2011 By

While he has been a bit player in the Governor Walkers “I love myself” media circus, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, has had an eventful week. It ranges from anti-democratic to the childish, to the oops, that really hit close to home. We [...]

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The Blogging Blue Scott Walker hotline is still open to take your calls!

On February 24, 2011 By

Since Gov. Scott Walker will take calls from secretive billionaires who bankroll his attacks on Wisconsin middle class families while refusing to take calls from Wisconsinites, Blogging Blue has set up an extra voice mail for the Governor, just to take calls from “average folks” like you and me. If you’d like to leave a [...]

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What teachers make…..

On February 24, 2011 By

I know that its more than just teachers in this fight, but I thought this appropriate for this week.

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If you can’t beat em….

On February 24, 2011 By

Arrest them!

This from Wispolitics:

Fitzgerald says limiting night access to hearing rooms, leggie offices a safety issue

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said leggie leaders moved to limit access to lawmakers’ offices and Capitol hearing rooms because of safety concerns.

Law enforcement has been posted outside in the West and South [...]

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