It’s a post-VP debate open thread!

So the vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Congressman Paul Ryan is over, and I’d like to hear your thoughts on the debate. Personally, I thought Joe Biden cleaned Paul Ryan’s clock on a few occasions, specifically the question about Afghanistan and abortion, and I liked…

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Paul Ryan un-endorses Rep. “Rape so easy” Rivard in advance of debate; I call no take-backs

Yesterday I wrote about Wisconsin Republican Roger Rivard’s statement, “Some girls, they rape so easy,” and his attempts to explain his comments, which only made things worse. Today, in advance of his debate, Paul Ryan, who had endorsed Rep. “Rape so easy” Rivard earlier this year, withdrew his endorsement. From…

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Scott Walker is one of two things

Writes Steve Schultze of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about soon-to-be convicted felon Kelly Rindfleisch, who served as Scott Walker’s deputy chief of staff during his time as Milwaukee County Executive: “She also frequently communicated with key members of Walker’s staff for his gubernatorial campaign, including campaign manager Keith Gilkes and…

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Marty Beil demonstrates once again how out of touch he is

This is unbelievable… The Wisconsin State Employees Union last month seized tens of thousands of dollars from five union locals of correctional officers that have broken away from WSEU. WSEU’s director said the union had taken about $45,000, while an official with one of the locals said the total was…

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