Wisconsin’s conservatives….unhinged and behaving badly

Here ya go folks….yet another example of Wisconsin’s conservatives behaving badly towards supporters of a recall of Gov. Scott Walker.

Help make Christmas merry for striking workers at Manitowoc Cranes

From my email inbox comes news of a great effort being spearheaded by Democratic State Reps. Chris Sinicki and Mark Pocan, who along with their Democratic colleagues in the State Assembly are holding a holiday food and toy drive in support of the families of the striking workers at Manitowoc Cranes.

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Why I Wish I Were Paul Krugman

Besides the whole Nobel Prize thing, it’s his ability to cut through the BS in the OpEd pages of The New York Times to get to the heart of the matter.

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The Recall Jauch Diversion

John Nichols writes in the Cap Times today that any attempt to recall northern Wisconsin state Senator Bob Jauch is a fool’s mission, and he’s right.   Jauch, a Democrat from Poplar, has been representing northern Wisconsin in the state legislature for almost 30 years. His record of working with business leaders of every political persuasion to [...]

Huebsch’s Huff

Mike Huebsch, secretary of the state Department of Administration, recently wrote an op-ed attempting to defend the recent Unconstitutional Capitol access rules. While it was a poor attempt at an explanation there were some important things that he said.

Recently, the state Department of Administration released an updated, much more user-friendly state facilities [...]

Wherever Walker goes, inmate assaults on staff follow

Why is it that wherever Republican Gov. Scott Walker goes, inmates on staff who work for him rise precipitously?

According to a report in the Fond Du Lac Reporter, inmate assaults on staff at Dodge Correctional Institution have risen, with four staff having been sent to the hospital for treatment after being attacked by inmates.

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