Month: November 2012

As reported by Greg Palast, earlier today United Automobile Workers PresidentBob King announced that his union and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have filed a formal complaint with the US Office of Government Ethics in Washington alleging Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney improperly hid a profit of…

So what is California Proposition 32, and why does it matter if you’re from Wisconsin? Proposition 32 is a “campaign finance reform” ballot initiative in California that seeks to ban corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates, contributions by government contractors to the politicians who control contracts awarded…

Exactly one month ago, I wrote about a lawsuit filed against five Republican lawmakers here in Wisconsinby the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and Common Cause (CC). In their lawsuit, the Center for Media and Democracy and Common Cause alleged the five Republican lawmakers in question failed to provide…

Part 2 of Rants Without Pants panel discussion where we debate “Voter Suppression”. I call this segment “The Stacy Harbaugh Show” because Stacy from the ACLU of WI kicks butt in this segment. The panel consists of Stacy Harbaugh (Communications Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of WI), Dusty…

With the exception of a recently released TV ad, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson hasn’t really mentioned his wife Sue Ann on the campaign trail. However, ask Tommy why he took a job as a lobbyist after his time in government was over and he’ll give you an honest…