VIDEO: Sean Duffy complains he “struggles” to make ends meet on $174,000 salary

Earlier today Jeff noted how Republican Rep. Sean Duffy told a constituent at a recent town hall meeting that’s he’s “struggling” to make ends meet on his $174,000 Congressional salary, and while Jeff posted a transcript of the exchange between Rep. Duffy and his constituent, I’ve got some video of the exchange.

Watch as Rep. [...]

Please help me win a scholarship to Netroots Nation 2011!

Hey folks….I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I hope a few more of you will take a moment to click this link and voice your support to help me win a scholarship through Democracy for America to attend Netroots Nation 2011. Voicing your support takes literally a minute of your time, but I’d sure [...]

Chris Larson & Jason Haas to highlight Jeff Stone’s plan to give away the airport

Tomorrow Democratic State. Sen. Chris Larson will be joined by Milwaukee County Board District 14 Supervisor Candidate Jason Haas at the Main Terminal of Mitchell Field at 8:45 a.m. to discuss their opposition to Republican County Executive candidate Jeff Stone’s secret plans essentially to give away the county-owned airport. After their comments, Democratic Party of [...]

Has Sean Duffy ever been in the Real World?

There is nothing I can say that will add to this, so I will let freshman Representative Sean Duffy and one of his constituents do all of the talking. From Wispolitics:

Duffy’s exchange with a constituent at his townhall meeting in Amery Wisconsin follows:

Constituent: I’m a builder. I haven’t been building too many [...]

They didn’t get the memo…..

The tea party did not get the memo that Hate is so last election and not a winning election issue anymore. In the last election hatred of muslims worked, especially in Oklahoma.

Now that the initial stages of the Republican Presidential Primary has started, they are bringing out the old trump card of hate. [...]

Recall

A new ad was launched today to help keep up the momentum of the recall movement(as if it needed it) and it is a powerful one.

“As a Republican my entire life I am appalled at what Scott Walker and the Republicans did,” says a corrections officer in the ad. “This hurts my [...]

Seriously there is a crisis!

No matter what Charlie Sykes tells you, its not the math teachers and special ed assistants that are breaking the country. Since I wrote about it the other day, more more information has come out. $15 billion in profits and $3 + billion in American taxpayer corporate welfare is NOT enough for them, they now [...]

Scott Walker’s biennial budget INCREASES state spending

When Republican Governor Scott Walker unveiled his 2011-2013 biennial budget proposal on March 1, he said his proposed budget would cut spending of all dollars by more than $4 billion, or 6%. However, while Gov. Walker said his proposed biennial budget would cut spending by six percent, areport released Monday by the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal [...]

Someone should tell Scott Fitzgerald our courts exist for a reason

Like them or not, our courts exist for a reason — to resolve legal disputes. That’s what was in the works when [Wisconsin Republican Senate leader Scott] Fitzgerald jumped the gun and tried to do an end run around the judicial process.

Thus writes Assistant District Attorney Richard A. Ginkowski, Republican and an assistant DA [...]