And Now For Something Completely Unrelated to Politics…

I’m going to get off my political soapbox for a moment to climb on my soapbox on behalf of individuals and families affected by autism. As the parent of a beautiful and brilliant autistic child, I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve often been a fierce advocate on behalf of my…

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The HOC’s Problems Continue

Being a former employee at the Milwaukee County House of Correction, I try to keep up with the latest news and happenings from that particular institution, so imagine my surprise when I opened today’s paper and saw an article about an inmate from the HOC who’s being charged with first-degree…

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Journal Sentinel Wins Pulitzer, Sykes Does Not

Earlier today, it was announced that Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dave Umhoefer won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for his investigation detailing pension deals for county workers. This is the first Pulitzer ever awarded to a member of the staff of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, while its predecessor the…

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Let’s Talk Nazis

Just last week, Other Side came under fire for posting side by side pictures of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Adolf Hitler, and while he had a reasonable explanation for posting those pictures, he still came under fire for his use of a photo of Adolf Hitler. Predictably, conservatives…

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Thoughts on the Election

First of all, there’ll be no gnashing of teeth or whining here. Am I disappointed in how things turned out last night? Hell yes, but such is politics. Sometimes your side wins and sometimes they lose; that’s just the reality of our political system. While I’ve made no effort to…

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It’s Time to Choose

On the eve of Wisconsin’s spring election day, I’m going to make a few picks. Wisconsin Supreme Court: This is a no brainer. Michael Gableman has run one of the most disgustingly vile and dishonest campaigns in as long as I can remember, and in doing so he’s exposed himself…

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Heckuva Job, Bushie…Part Deux

Two weeks ago today, I spent some time blogging about the rather bleak state of the U.S. economy. Among the economic indicators I highlighted were the following: Price of crude oil over $100 a barrel. National industrial output falls instead of increasing. National mortgage crisis, forcing several large finance companies…

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I Thought He Said He Was Competent

If I remember correctly, Scott Walker was elected to serve as County Executive largely on the promise he’d rectify the scandal-ridden quagmire that had become the county’s pension system. And yet, all these years later, we’re still hearing tales about a stunning lack of oversight over the county’s pension system:…

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This Made Me Chuckle…

behold, the latest press release from the Republican Party of Wisconsin (emphasis mine): RPW: Dean working damage control 3/26/2008 Contact: Kirsten Kukowski, (608) 257-4765 MADISON – With Howard Dean in Madison to do major damage control for the ailing Democratic Party, Mark Jefferson, Executive Director of the Republican Party had…

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“They’re all real people”

So says Walker campaign staffer Tim Russell, in talking about the following ad that’s been all over the airwaves in the past week or so: Now sure, it’s a pretty decent ad, but as Greg Borowski of the MJS reported, the ad’s not really that unique, borrowing heavily from a…

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