Blogging Blue’s Scott Walker hotline!

Earlier today it came to light that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker – who won’t take calls from Wisconsin’s State Senate Democrats or Wisconsin’s citizens – will most definitely take calls from billionaires with the last name Koch (and for 20 minutes, no less), so I thought we’d have a little…

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Random Thoughts from Madison

While it has been used before and it tends to be cliché, nowhere has the saying “the most dangerous place in America is between Scott Walker and a TV Camera.”, been more relevant. He owes the Fitzgerald brothers big time for them taking the heat and helping to make him…

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Some video from Tuesday’s rally in support of public employees

My apologies for not getting this posted sooner, but apparently YouTube and I just can’t seem to get on the same page. Here’s some video I took of the rally in support of public employees that took place at the Capitol in Madison on February 15, starting with a quick…

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So yeah, a few people got together today in Madison…

In case you hadn’t heard, a few of us hard working public employees got together today at the Capitol in Madison to express our disapproval over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget “repair” plan, otherwise known as Walker’s attempt to break the collective backs of Wisconsin’s public employees and their unions. Here’s…

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Blogging Blue sits down with Chris Abele

The candidacy of philanthropist Chris Abele, who’s running for Milwaukee County Executive, has been a lightning rod for discussion both within the universe of Wisconsin bloggers (conservative and liberal alike) and in the mainstream media. Some on the left seem to believe Abele is a conservative masquerading as a liberal,…

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Blogging Blue interviews Jim Sullivan

I recently had the opportunity to sit and chat with Jim Sullivan, a former Democratic State Senator who’s now a candidate for Milwaukee County Executive. I started our conversation by asked Sullivan why he decided to run for Milwaukee County Executive. Sullivan’s answer was two-fold: he wants to fix the…

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Get Ready For Huge Reversals in Energy and Climate Change Policies

One overlooked election tidbit: GOP gains in state legislatures (and governors’ offices) will throw a major wrench into efforts to slow climate change. What follows is an explanation on why and how. Basically, it’s all about buildings. The energy used to power commercial and residential buildings is responsible for 38…

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Blogging Blue’s live election night coverage

Blogging Blue’s election night coverage

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A few thoughts on the 4th CD candidate forum

Yesterday afternoon the League of Women Voters sponsored a candidate forum at the Kelly Senior Center for the three candidates in the 4th Congressional District. Turnout was good to hear incumbent Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore, Republican challenger Dan Sebring, and independent challenger “Eddie” Ayyash share their thoughts on the issues…

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Liveblogging tonight’s U.S. Senate debate

Just a quick note to announce I’ll be live-blogging tonight’s U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Russ Feingold and Ron Johnson. If you’d like to join us, we’ll start around 6:15 p.m. Blogging Blue’s live coverage of the U.S. Senate debate

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