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Do You Want to Play a Game?

On February 5, 2012 By

Ready?  Here we go!

Question: What do Rhode Island, Louisiana, Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska and Wisconsin all have in common?

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Overheard at the “Celebrating Scott Walker” Rally: The Illinois Jobs Wasteland

On January 22, 2012 By

One theme that wove it’s way through the speakers at Saturday’s event was that Scott Walker has saved us from the fate of Illinois where they raised taxes and turned the state into a barren wasteland of opportunity.  It’s a good bedtime story for conservative children (like Jerrid), but the facts tell a somewhat [...]

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Tommy Thompson: The Mad Hatter of Hart Park’s “Celebrate Walker” Rally

On January 22, 2012 By

by Lisa Mux & Phil Scarr

If the Americans for Prosperity event we attended in Waukesha a few weeks back was a motivational rally, the pro-Walker gathering in Wauwatosa Saturday afternoon was feeding time in the hyena paddock. It was less Tony Robbins and more Tony Soprano. The modest crowd was there to Celebrate Scott [...]

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Wanted: One Documentary Filmmaker

On January 20, 2012 By

Lisa and I were at the Waukesha Democratic Party’s monthly meeting at the Labor Temple last night.  I usually go for the coffee and treats and the occasional tidbit I can pick up about what’s happening with the state or even national party.  The people are nice and the coffee is hot.  But last night [...]

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Do Unions Kill Prosperity? Not So Much!

On January 16, 2012 By

With a correlation of .56, it appears the higher the union membership in a state, the higher that state’s GDP.  Imagine that…

Contrary to the wingnut talking point that “unions destroy prosperity,” the exact opposite seems to hold.

Data is such a bitch…

Some Fun Observations:

Lower-Left = Red States Upper-Right = Blue States [...]

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Public Sector Job Loss and Why it Should Matter to Republicans

On January 11, 2012 By

I get it.  I understand.  You want a smaller public sector.  There’s no real logic to it, you just want it.  Like a child wants the latest toy or video game.  You can’t articulate the “why” other than some deep-seated desire that it’s what you want.  As the old saying goes, be careful what you [...]

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More Jobs Flee Wisconsin

On January 11, 2012 By

Walker scares off a whole mess of good-paying manufacturing jobs from Wisconsin.  Again.

The move by Joerns Healthcare in Stevens Point will likely leave at least 200 people unemployed. Joerns says it plans to spread operations between facilities in Arlington, Texas; Matamoros, Mexico and Duman, Ark., over the next six to 12 months.

Would [...]

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“That’s a nice pension you got there… It’d be a shame if something were to happen to it…

On January 9, 2012 By

Walker’s “tools” apparently permit localities to blackmail police and firefighters into accepting higher pension contribution rates by threatening them with jacking up their healthcare costs.  Well done, Walkerbots!

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Americans For Prosperity: It’s really not working

On January 7, 2012 By

[This post was co-authored by Lisa Mux and Phil Scarr.  All spelling or grammatical errors belong exclusively to Phil]

We watched agape as Americans for Prosperity held an “It’s Working Wisconsin Town Hall” meeting at the Waukesha Expo center.  And as an added bonus, Lisa got a big hug from Mark Block… It was a [...]

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Mandatory Drug Testing

On January 5, 2012 By

I found this a few places on facebook today(I have too many right wing friends):

Let me tick some people off…Did you get drug tested today? Thank you Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri, which are the first states that will require drug testing when applying for welfare. Some people are crying and calling this unconstitutional. [...]

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