From the monthly archives: September 2011

Keith Gilkes resigns as Gov. Walker’s chief of staff

On September 30, 2011 By

Move along….there’s absolutely nothing to see here!
In the latest sign Gov. Scott Walker is preparing for a recall effort, his chief of staff is leaving the governor’s office to work on his campaign.

Keith Gilkes ran Walker’s campaign last year, helped lead his transition and has served as chief of staff since [...]

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Keith Gilkes resigns…and how do you spin it?

On September 30, 2011 By

I will let the other pundits on Blogging Blue discuss the ramifications of the resignation of Keith Gilkes as Governor Walker’s Chief of Staff. But it is interesting how different people decide on how to report it or spin it.

WISN Channel 12 for instance, offered this headline: Walker’s Chief Of Staff Resigns. And [...]

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Thursday Music – just a day late!

On September 30, 2011 By

This song (by one of my favorite bands) sums up how I feel this week:

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Drinking Liberally – now in Fort Atkinson!

On September 30, 2011 By

From my email inbox comes some great news….Drinking Liberally has expanded to Fort Atkinson!
Madisonites and Milwaukeeans can meet in the middle (but way left of center!) at Drinking Liberally at the Cafe Carpe in Fort Atkinson. We gather the first Thursday of every month at 7pm. Next DL is Oct. 6 and on [...]

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

On September 29, 2011 By

With the announcement today by Ted Kanavas that he will not be running for the US senate seat being vacated by Herb Kohl, it brings to mind a question and an observation.

Question: Who?

Observation: With such a weak Republican field (fitzgerald the lesser, professional jobber Mark Neumann and [...]

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Schools are the Same or Better???

On September 29, 2011 By

MSNBC had an Education Nation Summit and inexplicably invited Scott Walker. Wisconsin’s own Heather Dubos Bourenane from Monologues of Dissent, wrote a brilliant open letter to moderator Brian Williams.

…Scott Kevin Walker cut 1.6 BILLION dollars from the public education budget over the next two years, even as he [...]

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Where’s Werwie?

On September 29, 2011 By

In the aftermath of revelations that Cullen Werwie, the spokesperson for Republican Gov. Scott Walker, accepted prosecutorial immunity in April as part of an ongoing John Doe investigation in Milwaukee County, Werwie has been strangely silent.

Werwie’s silence – as well as the very low profile he’s been keeping – got me to wondering….where’s Cullen [...]

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Scott Walker’s John Doe/Wisconsin & Southern connection

On September 29, 2011 By

Last week I wrote about the immunity deal granted to Cullen Werwie, Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s spokesperson, in an ongoing John Doe investigation in Milwaukee County.

Barely mentioned in the account of Werwie’s immunity deal was the immunity deal that was also given to Ken Lucht, the manager of community development with Wisconsin & [...]

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Republicans fail to create jobs during first jobs session, call a second jobs session

On September 29, 2011 By

After months of job losses and facing an unemployment rate in the state that’s higher than when he was inaugurated, Republican Gov. Scott Walker has called for the rubber stamp Republican-controlled Legislature to schedule a second special session on jobs legislation.
The bills Walker announced included other legislation to offer tax credits for [...]

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paul ryan’s resume

On September 28, 2011 By

H/T Roger Bybee, for his column exposing paul ryan\'s class war!

While he breaks down the ridiculousness of the whole class warfare issue hat is running through the echo chamber, what he really digs into is paul ryans resume. The whole column is worth a read, but here are some highlights:

In his [...]

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