Governor Walker Will Talk To Eleven Tribes But Just Not to One

Before I get accused of ignoring the rest of the world of politics in favor of teasing Governor Walker, I’ll announce that this is the last governor post for February 2012…no…really! But isn’t it just a little bit interesting that Governor Walker will talk to eleven Wisconsin Native American tribes…

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Governor Walker Rewrites Portions of the Oxford English Dictionary!

In his discussion today with the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covering the expansion of off reservation tribal casinos in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker suggested that he would only approve a new casino if the other tribes reach a ‘consensus’ on permitting a new casino! Yes that’s exactly…

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Governor Walker Threatens to Inhibit Free Market Competition

Governor Walker held one of his periodic touch bases with the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today…and we will see their interpretation of his sage wisdom via any number of articles over the next few days…but one of the first items of discussion was the approval process for…

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Stay classy, Sean Duffy!

During a town hall meeting last week, Republican Rep. Sean Duffy refused to take a position on whether transvaginal ultrasounds should be mandatory for women seeking abortions because (in his words) “I haven’t had one.” Funny….because not having one never stopped Sean Duffy from trying to tell women what they…

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Thursday Music: George Harrison “Beware of Darkness” Squared

From the Concert for Bangladesh acoustic demo:

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MPD Chief Ed Flynn testifies to Senate in support of assault weapons/high capacity magazine bans

During testimony given to the United States Senate’s Judiciary Committee, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn called on Congress to pass a ban on new sales of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines to civilians. “How many people have to get murdered in a mass murder for it to be enough?” Flynn…

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Sheriff David Clarke accuses county executive of ‘penis envy’

Headline Stolen from Daniel Bice’s article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Sheriff David Clarke accuses county executive of ‘penis envy’“…says the man with the arsenal, badge, big horse and cowboy hat!

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Elicits a WTF? Moment.

All during the football season, news junkies like myself have to endure almost daily color photos and headline stories above the fold on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the Green Bay Packers…even on bye weekends. Yesterday Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett gave his ‘State of the City’…

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Where I Don’t Agree With Congresswoman Gwen Moore

I just published a press release from US Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI – 4) voicing her reasons for opposing State Representative Joe Sanfelippo’s bill to blow up Milwaukee County Government as we know it. Ms. Moore’s press release covers a number of salient points about the value of county government…

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Whither MKE Cnty: US Rep Gwen Moore Opposes LRB1340

From our email, a press release outlining US Congresswoman Gwen Moore‘s opposition to State Representatives bill to blow up the Milwaukee County Board: Milwaukee, WI – Today (ed: February 25, 2013), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement in opposition to LRB 1340 a proposal from the Wisconsin State…

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