Day: July 24, 2012

This caught my eye… Back in February, Patrick Wensink published a book, Broken Piano for President. It is a work of fiction that is also, clearly, a work of satire — a fact made clear not only by the work’s title, but also by the fact that it was published…

Earlier today news broke that State Sen. Tim Cullen has decided to leave the Democratic Caucus in the State Senate after Majority Leader Mark Miller offered him a “weak” committee chairmanship post. Sen. Cullen also indicated he is considering whether or not he’ll leave the Democratic Party completely and become…

Senator Tim Cullen (D) announced Tuesday afternoon that he will no longer caucus with the Democrats because “he was insulted by not being named chairman of any Senate committees after the Democrats regain control of that chamber,” according to reporters at the Wisconsin State Journal. Cullen’s announcement unleashed a torrent…

I’ll admit I never would have expected it, but during a town hall meeting on Sunday, Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of the 5th Congressional district came to the defense of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, in the face of vicious and bigoted accusations by…

Here comes the crazy… Rocker Ted Nugent, who generated controversy in April with comments directed at President Barack Obama’s administration, will appear with U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson at a rally on Thursday in Sturtevant. The Sturtevant rally is being called the “Rockin Rally with Ted Nugent, American Sporting Legend,…