Day: June 8, 2015
Republicans attack Russ Feingold for teaching in California while Ron Johnson fundraises in Beverly Hills
When former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced he would be challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in 2016, Republicans were quick to attack Feingold, asserting Feingold wasn’t even in Wisconsin when he made his campaign announcement. That assertion was quickly debunked by PolitiFact, which gave that lie a “Pants on…
Scott Walker’s jobs agency writes off $7.6 million in taxpayer-funded loans
According to a new report by Jason Stein and Mary Spicuzza of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the jobs agency created by Gov. Scott Walker just about four years ago, has written off just over $7.6 million in taxpayer-funded loans since its creation. The write-offs…
Gov. Scott Walker says he would re-invade Iraq if necessary
Wait…..what?!?!?!? Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he wouldn’t rule out a full-blown re-invasion of Iraq if he were to become the next commander-in-chief. The likely Republican presidential candidate and early frontrunner in several polls said he would consider a re-invasion if it were deemed necessary to protect American national security…
It’s time to move forward
This weekend Democrats elected Martha Laning as the new Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. As has been noted here and elsewhere, the race to succeed former Chair Mike Tate was not without negative and attacks, with yours truly having been at the center of some of those attacks….
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