From the monthly archives: December 2011

$95 million to put a bike path on the Hoan Bridge? You gotta be kidding me! [UPDATED]

On December 29, 2011 By

UPDATE: I stand corrected. As noted by multiple commenters, one of the bike/pedestrian path plans proposed by the Department of Transportation was estimated to cost $95 million.

According to Cudahy far-right conservative blogger Randy Hollenbeck, putting a bike path on the Hoan Bridge would “waste $95,000,000.” Putting aside the fact that a bike path [...]

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WMC Chair’s company lays off 450 workers despite Wisconsin being “open for business”

On December 28, 2011 By

“Ask a chamber of commerce executive in Wisconsin how the business climate is today, and you’re likely to hear “Wisconsin is open for business.”

So starts a puff piece written by Shelley Nelson of the Superior Telegram. Said puff piece gushes about how great the business climate is here in Wisconsin, citing an [...]

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Political Activist Nicholas Reindl Plays Dirty?

On December 28, 2011 By

Several weeks ago there was an article on the website of The Hispanic Conservative about candidate for County Supervisor Penny Sikora and the endorsement he received from County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic. Some of the points were touched on in a No Quarter piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by their staff writer Daniel [...]

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Run, Ron, Run!

On December 28, 2011 By

Ron Paul is not my hero… But is is a hero to some!

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Embarks on Reader Alienation Program

On December 28, 2011 By

Starting January 4th, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s online edition, jsonline.com, will begin charging for $2.35/week for access.

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Fox River Pravda!

On December 28, 2011 By

Pravda was the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R.  Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Waukesha has it’s very own Pravda!

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MMT In Action!

On December 28, 2011 By

One of the qualitative features of Modern Monetary Theory is that nations that have their own sovereign currency are not subject to the same constraints of countries that use another nation’s currency.  A quick look at France and Britain and the reaction of France to a threatened sovereign debt downgrade illustrates this principle [...]

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What the National Debt IS, and What It ISN’T

On December 28, 2011 By

What it isn’t is a “debt our children will owe.”  Foreign ownership of the debt is a small fragment of the overall debt total, the bulk of the debt belongs to Americans (i.e. us).  Professor Krugman explains:

People think of debt’s role in the economy as if it were the same as what debt means [...]

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While average net worth of American families regresses, Congresscritters double their average net worth

On December 28, 2011 By

This just about sums up everything that’s wrong with our current group of elected officials, not to mention our political system in general…
Between 1984 and 2009, the median net worth of a member of the House more than doubled, according to the analysis of financial disclosures, from $280,000 to $725,000 in inflation-adjusted [...]

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My Eyes Still Hurt – Newt Hampshire

On December 27, 2011 By

So please be warned, before watching this train wreck of what is more commonly known as The Newt Gingrich Presidential Campaign:

truly the only response to this video – is this:

The question is, if Newt doesn’t take his own candidacy seriously, why should we?

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