Tell the President That Social Security IS NOT On the Table!

New stories today say President Obama is willing to negotiate cuts to the social safety net to resolve the sequestration issue:

These include the Social Security retirement program and Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs for the elderly, disabled and poor that are becoming more expensive as a large segment of the U.S. population hits [...]

Whither MKE Cnty: County Board Chair Marina Dimitrijevic Responds to Rep Sanfelippo

MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD CHAIRWOMAN DIMITRIJEVIC STATEMENT ON LRB 1340/2:

Milwaukee – Chairwoman Marina Dimitijevic has issued the following response after reviewing the latest version of bill LRB 1340/2.

We have just seen the bill draft for the first time today, and there are clearly new provisions in this version of the bill never before discussed. [...]

Whither MKE Cnty: Sanfelippo reneges.

I have received a number of emails concerning State Representatve and former professional part time county supervisor Joe Sanfelippo’s reversal on allowing the county board to reform themselves. He has lined up a number of new co-sponsors including Milwaukee’s State Senator Lena Taylor and State Rep Dale Kooyenga (R – 14th).

Originally I thought [...]

MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS WIN THIS ROUND!

With Congress passing what is now officially called The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the fiscal cliff crisis has been averted, while providing tax relief to nearly 98% of Americans, and predictably bringing stability to the markets when the bell rings tomorrow morning. However, the Bill is not without its critics; both progressive and [...]

IS THE GOP’S IDEOLOGY TERMINALLY ILL?

With what can only be described as the historical re-election of our President this past November, “We the People,” have learned several things about our current electoral landscape, but perhaps nothing as dramatic as how this country has rejected the platform, agenda, and ideology of the Grand Old Party! While those within GOP ranks, and [...]

ELECTION DAY! PRINCIPLE OR PREJUDICE?

On January 20′TH of 2009, President Barack Obama was sworn into office as the forty-fourth President of the United States. At that time, The Onion, an online satirical news outlet opined with the following headline: “Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job.” How right they were! Prior to this President being sworn into office, the economy [...]

VIDEO: Why Republicans say you SHOULDN’T vote for Mitt Romney

Here’s a good compilation of various Republicans explaining why you shouldn’t vote for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Personally, I think Rick Santorum’s assessment that Mitt Romney has no core is the best way to describe Romney.

Mendacious Mitt Debates himself…

Mitt Romney Debates Himself [...]

Rebecca Kleefisch: “There is a way to have a more forcible rape”

Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch once likened same sex marriage to marrying a table or a clock, claimed it’s “a slippery slope,” and cited her “Christian beliefs” as her rationale. That’s just one example of the ridiculously outlandish statements our Lt. Governor has made. So I was pleasantly surprised to see a video on Gawker of [...]

Agitprop Wisconsin!

Scott Walker's Updated Job Numbers are like a Shiny New Kopek! And about as valuable!

Data has always been putty to be molded by propagandists into informational power. Through the inclusion of irrelevant data or the exclusion of relevant data, these students of Stalin use the data to fabricate a “reality.” They rely on [...]