Day: July 17, 2012

Following a meeting in Wausau on Monday, one of Republican Rep. “struggling” Sean Duffy’s constituents, a Vietnam veteran, approached Rep. Duffy to discuss a minimum wage bill. Instead of taking a moment to talk to his own constituent, Rep. Duffy immediately got in his car and drove away while the…

It’s no wonder Kelda Roys’ campaign has gotten so negative over the past week… State Representative Mark Pocan’s campaign to represent the 2nd Congressional District raised $250,000 in the last full quarter before the August 14th primary, out-pacing the nearest opponent, Kelda Helen Roys, whose campaign raised $128,000. Pocan accepted…

On Sunday I wrote about the furor that erupted when it was discovered the outfits that will be worn by U.S. Olympic athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies for the London Olympics were actually made in China, and I noted reaction to the revelation was bipartisan in nature. Conspicuously…

Is anyone really surprised that some of those “fiscally responsible” Tea Party Republicans elected in 2010 aren’t really so “fiscally responsible” now that they’ve been elected? Though they campaigned on a platform of reducing the deficit and ridding wasteful spending, more than a half-dozen Tea Party congressmen have collectively spent…