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I am not the consummate economist like our prolific Phil Scarr! Although I look forward to his posts on economics and despite my classwork in economics, I tend to feel my eyes glaze over and hear my head scream: ‘Just show me the damn graph!’ after a [...]
Continue Reading →Lisa & Phil snapped some quality pix at the CSW Rally in Wauwatosa on Saturday. Enjoy!
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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 [...]
Continue Reading →Phil Scarr and I are shocked, saddened, and thrilled to announce that Drinking Liberally Waukesha will be moving to a new venue after our February 6th meeting. We’re shocked that we have too many Waukesha County liberals to fit into our current space, saddened to leave Sprizzo Gallery Caffe, whose staff [...]
Continue Reading →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 [...]
Continue Reading →It has been twenty-four hours since I left Madison to return home to Waukesha and I’m still glowing. From the recall petition drops to the Solidarity Sing-Along to the party at the Monona Terrace, 1-17-12 will be a day I’ll never forget. Many citizens who traveled across the state to converge in Madison echoed the [...]
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Tammy Baldwin’s Milwaukee Senate Campaign Office officially opened its doors Monday evening, and I’m glad I went, and not just because of the photo ops and the Brownie Bites. Hanging out with Democratic greats like Congresswoman Baldwin and Senator Herb Kohl (among many others) was nirvana for a political nerd like myself. But the best [...]
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I had an epiphany at the Americans For Prosperity Town Hall meeting here in Waukesha on Saturday morning. I realized that marketing, not facts, wins elections. In our collaborative post, Phil Scarr and I provided fancy charts and graphs to dispute many of the AFP’s factually inaccurate statements, and we made some jokes [...]
Continue Reading →Sometimes my zeal gets the best of me. I would like to issue an apology and a correction to my piece on Dr. Nerenz, Libertarian Hypocrite of the Week. He did indeed write a dissertation for his Ph.D. I was mistaken and I apologize for calling into question his bona fides and his educational accomplishments.
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