Robin Vos can take his outrage and shove it where the sun don’t shine!

Earlier today, Republican State Rep. Robin Vos issued a press release announcing he’ll be submitting an amendment to the state constitution that would make it more difficult for recall elections to be triggered. In Vos’ press release, he outlined his concerns about the amount of taxpayer dollars wasted on “unnecessary recalls” (tell that to the [...]

And now for a bit of snark

Found on Facebook tonight… Jeremy gave up his wealth and lifestyle to be able to fight for the people of Wisconsin and this country. The least we could do is make sure he has a roof over his head and food on the table. He gave up his life for all of us, please do [...]

Is Dale Schultz the de facto State Senate majority leader?

This is an interesting read… So even as a Republican, Schultz, not Republican leader Scott Fitzgerald, is the most powerful man in the Senate—he is the balance of power in Wisconsin, and if he’s interested, he could team with Democrats to form a majority coalition, or even switch parties outright.

There’s no doubt Dale Schultz [...]

Tori Gurley’s tough fight to make the team

This is a great story…I just hope Tori Gurley can impress coaches enough to overcome long odds and make the team.

I’m a union man

My thoughts on the recall elections

I know Jeff has already shared his thoughts on yesterday’s elections, and while I agree with much of what he wrote, I wanted to share my own thoughts on what happened yesterday.

So here are my thoughts:

I know folks on both sides of the political spectrum are furiously spinning the results of last night’s [...]

Boehner’s Choices for the budget “Super Committee:” The Wisconsin Subtext

John Boehner named his choices to serve on the budget “Super Committee” the other day, but Boehner’s choices did not include the Republican most identified as a deficit hawk.  Just a few months ago Wisconsin’s own Paul Ryan was the darling of the Republican Party, but now he’s evidently too radioactive for John Boehner to [...]

Recall Election Thoughts

While the results from last nights election were not what we were hoping, they were also not clear cut. There was good news and bad news. Here are my thoughts about the GOOD NEWS of what we can take from last nights results!

* Jess King is now a Wisconsin State Senator and Randy [...]

IS THE S & P DRINKING TEA?

Okay, I have to confess that when I heard S & P downgraded our credit rating last Friday from AAA to AA+, I was quite concerned as evidenced by my previous article.  That is, until I researched the matter further shedding some light on the subject.  Before I explain what I am getting at here, [...]

Blogging Blue on DI Radio Live

In addition to our live coverage of yesterday’s historic recall elections, I had an opportunity to appear as a guest on Democracy Interactive’s DI Radio Live -WI Recall Elections Show.

If you’re interested in listening to the show, here’s a podcast:

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