Tomorrow is primary day!

Tomorrow is primary day for the fall elections here in Wisconsin, and I’d like to encourage each of you to do your civic duty and cast your votes for the candidates of your choosing. However, if you’re undecided or just plain uncertain of who to cast your vote for, here’s…

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David Clarke resolves MCSO’s budget problems, starts providing services in Waukesha County!

During a February visit to Milwaukee by President Barack Obama, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke came under fire after he scaled back efforts to provide protection to President Obama, at the time citing budget cuts as the reason for the scaled back efforts to protect the president. However, just six…

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Video of Elizabeth Coggs’ “vote for someone that looks like you” comment

Admittedly, the video quality isn’t the greatest, but here’s some video of “Democrat” Elizabeth Coggs explaining to a majority African-American audience that they should vote for someone that looks like them. In other Elizabeth Coggs-related news, Democrat Nikiya Harris, one of Coggs’ opponents in the race in the 6th State…

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S–t Joe Walsh says

Though I’m on vacation right now, I’m finding that there’s no much to do in a hotel room at 8:15 p.m. while everyone else is sleeping, except perhaps to put together a few quick and easy blog entries. That being said, I find that Tea Party Republican Rep. Joe Walsh…

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QOTD: Non-Paul Ryan Edition

This belief in an epidemic of black-on-white crime that the press and law enforcement conspire to keep secret is an old one, and crazies have been sending newspapers mimeographed manifestos on the subject for years. It’s a common topic of discussion at white supremacist message boards and in the comments…

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The Waukesha Romney/Ryan rally: Opposite Day meets Pleasantville

The Romney/Ryan rally in Waukesha on Sunday was a cross between Pleasantville and a dysfunctional family reunion before cocktail hour. Everyone was pleasant and J. Crew picture-perfect, even as there was a slight underlying tension between the supporters of the GOP Senate candidates, and J.B. Van Hollen was treated like…

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Castle doctrine paraphernalia for sale in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

May Garden Center in downtown Oconomowoc, Wisconsin appears to be selling castle doctrine paraphernalia. On display in the window of the shop are large decorative signs that customers can purchase to hang on their doors or place on their lawns. The signs read, “We Don’t Dial 911,” with what appear…

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Paul Ryan: the do-nothing Congressman

As noted by Jennifer Bendery of the Huffington Post, despite his 13 year tenure in the House of Representatives, Republican Rep. (and Romney running mate) Paul Ryan has accomplished very little during his time in Congress, having seen only two of his bills passed into law. Ryan, who Mitt Romney…

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Joanne Staudacher – Democrat in Wisconsin’s 53rd Assembly district

Though I’ve never met Joanne personally, there’s no questioning her commitment to this race and her potential constituents. Read for yourselves: I was prepared to handle having a baby in the middle of a state assembly campaign this fall. I was not, however, prepared for her to arrive six weeks…

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ICYMI: Feingold sets the record straight on Citizens United

Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold wrote a letter to the New York Times Magazine in response to what he calls an “absurd” piece on the Citizens United decision that Feingold says misses the biggest problem stemming from that disastrous decision: a new form of corruption in our democracy. Here’s Feingold’s…

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