I did learn something

from reading the right wing cheddarsphere….Kevin Binversie wrote a post defending the actions of of notorious balloon popper Ron Blair. Where he propped up Mr. Blair for turning in the original “Capitol Balloon” to the state Historical Society.

Binversie states that Mr. Blair was just doing his job:

In my opinion, the guy was [...]

Abele refuses to sign County Board’s odd redistricting plan

It’s just too bad the County Board had the votes to override a veto, because I would have liked to have seen this plan scrapped. Abele had previously returned the preliminary plan unsigned. In his message to the board about the final plan, he wrote, “The intent of the process has appeared to be to [...]

VIDEO: The “tea party” movement, in a nutshell

This is my new favorite video. Yep, that just about sums up the tea party movement in a nutshell.

Robert Reich on why we need to save our schools

Watch as Robert Reich, Labor Secretary under President Bill Clinton, explains why our government needs to make an investment in human capital by investing in public schools.

Let me set the record straight about Jan Pierce

Earlier today I wrote an entry attacking Milwaukee aldermanic candidate Jan Pierce for not returning phone calls or voicemails.

Hindsight being 20/20 (as I wish foresight was), I’m going to go ahead and retract what I wrote then, as I’ve been able to “clear the air” with Jan Pierce via telephone and am convinced that [...]

EMILY’s List: Working in Wisconsin

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EMILY’s List: Working in Wisconsin by Denise Feriozzi, Director of EMILY’s List’s WOMEN VOTE! Project

It has been amazing watching Wisconsin show the rest of America how democracy is done. When Wisconsin’s governor pushed a radical anti-woman, anti-family, and anti-worker agenda, Wisconsin didn’t just get angry — it got organized.

The tens of thousands of [...]

Scott Walker Blues

Walker

A bit long, but very well done and inspiring!

NOW THAT THE DUST HAS SETTLED!

Ever since the President, Speaker Boehner, and Majority Leader Reid, reached their “grand compromise,” Americans are weighing in on their feelings regarding the deal struck by the fearsome three ending the debt-ceiling debate, while also averting our Country from defaulting on Her obligations for the first time in history.  And I have a bit of sad [...]

Matt Stoller: What Presidency?

This is worth a read….so go read it now! As narrator-in-chief and legislator-in-chief, the President has not been particularly effective, but one could at least argue that it is not his “fault”. Perhaps he made poor choices, but it could simply be a strategic disagreement. He could not get a liberal health care plan through, [...]

VIDEO: The REAL Kim Simac

Watch as the REAL Kim Simac gets exposed. Personally, I’m more than a little bit galled that Kim Simac, a tea party leader who espouses all things Constitutional, thinks that teachers should forfeit their First Amendment rights to free speech when it comes to discussing the fact that Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans took away [...]