Day: May 9, 2011

I have heard about this before, now it is starting to get some play. This from Redstate.com: During the 2010 election cycle, Wisconsinites received a revelation: The members of our state’s congressional delegation, we learned, had an “Unwritten Rule.” According to Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R, 5th CD), members of said…

If you want to keep abreast of all the goings-on with the various State Senate recall elections here in Wisconsin, you should check out the Wisconsin Recall Blog, a great new blog providing some great insight into the recalls.

Last month the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to redistrict Milwaukee County’s 19 current supervisory districts into 18 districts, a plan that was attacked at the time for the speed with which it was approved by the board. County Executive Chris Abele allowed the redistricting plan to…

The vote recount for the Supreme Court race between incumbent Justice Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg is nearly over. The recount has been completed in 71 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Only Waukesha County is still methodically performing their hand count and has only managed to recount about one…

Earlier today Republican Gov. Scott Walker paid a visit to Washington D.C., where he delivered the keynote address to the second annual policy summit for the American Federation for Children, a nonprofit that pushes for private school vouchers and charter schools. In his remarks, Walker talked about expanding his proposal…

Someday we might actually have a republican party that is fiscally conservative instead of one that just plays pretend. Unfortunately this week is not that time. While there is much uncertainty if this bill will stop any voter “fraud”, one thing is certain: First off, despite widespread opposition, the republicans…

Last quarter Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell earned about $25 billion in profits, yet to listen to Republicans in Congress, you’d think oil companies are really struggling right now. In fact, just a little under two weeks ago, Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner rejected calls by House Democrats for…

Comedian Lee Camp, a good friend of Blogging Blue, asks the question, “Can women save the world?” (NSFW):

This is just hilarious: H/T to blue cheddar.