VIDEO: NJ Gov. Chris Christie defends judge he appointed against anti-muslim attacks

Watch as Republican Gov. Chris Christie defends Sohail Mohammed and his nomination of Mohammed to serve as a Superior Court judge in Passaic County. I’ll give Gov. Christie credit where credit is due – at a time when it’s fashionable for Republicans and conservatives in general to feed into anti-Muslim hysteria, he stood up and [...]

What exactly is Alberta Darling hiding? Did she collude with right-wing groups to aid her electoral chances?

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has filed a complaint against Republican State Senator Alberta Darling (pictured, right) alleging that Sen. Darling has committed multiple felonies, including misconduct in office and tampering with public records and notices, not to mention violations of the state’s open records laws.

Also named as parties to the complaint are right-wing [...]

Wisconsin Right to Life alleged to have engaged in bribery

Wait…..what?!? Another right-wing group may have broken election laws?!? Say it ain’t so!

A Milwaukee County prosecutor is examining allegations that abortion opponents offered rewards for volunteers who signed up sympathetic voters in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Senate recall elections.

Predictably, some on the right have been quick to poo-poo this story as being “fake.” What’s being [...]

VIDEO: Darling Voters for Pasch

Earlier today the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America, joined by MoveOn.org, started airing a new ad here in southeastern Wisconsin. The ad highlights one voter who’s voted Republican in the past – having voted for Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W. Bush, and Alberta Darling – but who’s now voting for [...]

WHERE DO PROGRESSIVES GO FROM HERE?

Okay, I will be the first one to admit my utter disillusionment with the final brokered deal by our President.  Yet, despite this, I can tell you with some level of certainty, that the Progressive base must exercise caution as they decide how to react to this deal. 

Last night, while driving on the interstate, [...]

Who’s to blame for President Obama’s capitulation on debt ceiling increase? According to him, progressives!

From Ben Smith via John Aravosis of AMERICAblog comes this nugget of idiocy.

The White House and progressive advocacy groups regularly (but semi-secretly) get together for what for what are called “Common Purpose” meetings, and at this week’s meeting the progressive groups in attendance allegedly got an earful from White House National Economic Council [...]

Thursday Music – this is how I feel this week

Here’s two from Nine Inch Nails to start you out today.

Obviously these might not be exactly work safe.

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VIDEO: Alberta Darling can’t name a single job created in her district thanks to Republican job creation efforts

Speaking to attendees of the Milwaukee Newsmakers luncheon on Tuesday, Republican State Senator Alberta Darling, the subject of a recall because of her lock-step support of Gov. Scott Walker, had an extremely hard time naming one company that had created jobs in the 8th State Senate district that she represents as the direct result of [...]