Watergate was the first event of my life that awakened me to the fact that my government was capable of evil. I watched the Senate hearings on Capitol Hill, and the neverending stream of news reports. First it was fumbling burglars attempting to break into the Watergate Hotel, headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Then [...]
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As our very own Governor Scott Walker likes to say: “We’re Broke and Can’t Negotiate” and as the right wing likes to say we need to get people off welfare: People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem. [...] As pointed out by both MAL and the ever-brilliant illusory tenant, the anti-union bill proposed by Republican Governor Scott Walker and ramrodded through a vote by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald may not actually be law, despite statements by Walker and Fitzgerald that the law will take effect today. The law was published by the [...] A few days ago, Jeff highlighted the fact Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser failed to protect children from a pedophile priest in 1979, when Prosser was serving as Outagamie County District Attorney. The Greater Wisconsin Committee has a new TV ad out highlighting Prosser’s failure to act and protect children during his time as [...] There are now recall efforts underway against all 16 Wisconsin State Senators who are eligible by law to be recalled, so I thought we’d talk about those efforts. Personally I see recall elections against Republican Sens. Dan Kapanke, Randy Hopper, and Alberta Darling being successful, giving Democrats back control of the State Senate. |
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