Student rips up recall petitions, brags about it on Twitter

From Tony Galli of WKOW comes news of a student at Edgewood College in Madison ripping up a petition to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker and then bragging about it on Twitter. Associate Dean of Students Ryan Bouchard told 27 News as students gathered recall signatures in a campus dining commons November 15, a student [...]

Amazon Kindle Fire Falls Flat

A non-political post by a pissed off consumer.  If you’re looking for politics, move on to the next post.

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Occupy Wall Street By the Numbers

A long look at OWS.

Was Scott Olson of Occupy Oakland A Police Target?

I’m not a big believer in conspiracy theories, people are usually too disorganized to form active conspiracies.  But it does appear, from this footage, that Olson may have been hit with purpose.  It’s jerky and blury and has all the usual Zapruder caveats attached to it, but you can’t argue he was threatening or menacing [...]

While Democrats debate jobs in Wisconsin, Rep. Robin Vos tweets about political poll results

Earlier tonight Democrats in the State Assembly were attempting to have a debate about jobs in Wisconsin, but instead of participating in that debate, Republican State Rep. Robin Vos took time out to tweet about the results of recent polling in the GOP Senate race here in Wisconsin.

After Vos’ tweet Democratic Rep. Andy [...]

Stupid Republican Candidate Tricks

Monday should be a day for levity and frivolity.  I don’t write much over the weekend, mostly because I tend to the needs of my two and a half year old.  (Did you know a toddler NEVER tires of visiting the Harley Davidson Museum?)  Anyway, Monday should be all about a good laugh, so I’d [...]

The lords of cable news must be taken on faith?

Please help me win a scholarship to Netroots Nation 2011!

Hey folks….I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I hope a few more of you will take a moment to click this link and voice your support to help me win a scholarship through Democracy for America to attend Netroots Nation 2011. Voicing your support takes literally a minute of your time, but I’d sure [...]

Name the only U.S. Senator without a web page for constituents

Who’s the only United States Senator without any semblance of a web page for his constituents to visit and learn more about what he’s doing in Washington, D.C.?

The answer: newly-elected U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, who pledged to make “customer service” a top priority as Wisconsin’s junior U.S. Senator.

U.S. govt. to implement national online I.D. system for individuals?

Maybe the devil is in the details, but this doesn’t sound like a good idea to me… President Obama has signaled that he will give the United States Commerce Department the authority over a proposed national cybersecurity measure that would involve giving each American a unique online identity. Other candidates mentioned previously to head up [...]