Eric Hovde can cry me a river

Pity Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde. That’s what he wants you to do, if his latest fundraising appeal is any indication. See, Eric Hovde, who’s a carpetbagging one percenter, wants you to feel bad for him because he’s come under attack after he told a friendly crowd that he…

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Drop the Pig? Sure, then make sure electeds stand up for labor

Via undoctrinaire… Earlier this week a long running labor dispute between Piggly Wiggly Midwest and one of its labor unions finally boiled over, with the grocery store operator announcing it would close its Sheboygan store, putting 108 employees out of work. In a statement released via email, Piggly Wiggly Midwest…

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Thursday Music: The Bad Plus: Everybody Wants To Rule The World

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Ron Paul receives S.S. benefits even though he believes it’s unconstitutional (VIDEO)

Watch as libertarian Republican Rep. Ron Paul explains how he gladly draws a Social Security check from the government even though he thinks Social Security is unconstitutional (watch at about 1:17 into the video). What’s even more stunning about Rep. Paul’s admission on Wednesday is that it came only minutes…

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When will Tammy Baldwin start running ads?

I’ve long been wondering when Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin, who’s the only Democrat running to replace retiring Sen. Herb Kohl, will finally start running some TV ads. My curiosity about when Baldwin’s campaign will finally start running some ads has been piqued by anti-Baldwin TV ads that have…

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State Dept. of Transportation proposes pay raises for private sector consultants

Bbbbbbbbbbutt we’re broke! State employees need to pay more for their health insurance and pensions while not getting a pay raise! A year after state workers saw cuts to their total compensation, the state Department of Transportation has put together a program to give some of its private-sector consultants a…

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