Paul Ryan’s Lies

Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.) was recently one of the main speakers at "conservative" bigoted, racist, hatefest also known as CPAC. While he wowed the crowd of angry selfish millionaires, one reporter was actually paying attention.

Charles Pierce from Esquire Magazine gave Paul Ryan one of the most scathing reviews I have ever seen. He [...]

George Washington – Prophet!

It appears that George Washington knew that politicians like Scott Walker would be coming:

“The power under the constitution will always be in the people. It is intrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing; and, whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or [...]

Why Mine At All?

Since Gogebic Taconite first announced its intentions last January to mine iron ore in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin, the majority of the focus has been placed on the particulars of Wisconsin’s mine permitting process. Republicans want to ” streamline” the process while  democrats want to preserve environmental protections and the public interest as they [...]

Arrival of the Autocracy

Autocracy arrives in Europe.

When Wolfgang Schäuble proposed that Greece should postpone its elections as a condition for further help, I knew that the game would soon be up. We are at the point where success is no longer compatible with democracy. The German finance minister wants to prevent a “wrong” democratic choice. Similar to this is the suggestion [...]

Verify The Recall – It’s Working

Verify the recall IS working, just as planned. Are they finding massive fraud like they promised before they even saw one signature? Of course not, there was not any!

The question I asked recently is Who is going to Veryify the Verify the Recall? Unfortunately many in the media treated them as if they [...]

A conversation with Milwaukee County Board candidate Peter Blewett

Image courtesy Blewett for Supervisor

Last week I had the opportunity to talk with Peter Blewett,the current Vice-President of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors and a candidate for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in the 5th District.

Blewett, an unapologetic progressive, has the support of a number of Milwaukee progressives, from Democratic State Sen. [...]

Carolina Stark: Judges Matter

Carolina Stark, an Administrative Law Judge for the Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Division, is one of two candidates trying to unseat incumbent Judge Nelson Phillips III, an appointee of Republican Gov. Scott walker in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17.

On Friday Stark’s campaign released a video drawing a clear distinction between Stark and the incumbent, [...]