On The Mendacity of the Polling; -or- Egg Counting for Conservatives [UPDATED]

One, two, three, four, five… Wow! Look at all those chickens!

When it rains, it pours… All over Tom Barrett.  The most recent Marquette University Poll showing that Governor Walker has passed Tom Barrett in the race for Governor is all the rage among the Walkerbots on Twitter and the squawkers on the radio.  But, like [...]

Eye on the Ball

In a letter to Jonathan Jackson dated 2 October, 1789, John Adams wrote,

There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as [...]

Tribes

I used to think that only Republicans played self-defeating internal tribal games.  I was wrong.

It’s all Tom Barrett’s fault, if you listen to his detractors

Earlier today, Jeff Simpson over at CogDis wrote about the on then off then on-again “Unity Rally” planned for tomorrow night in Madison.

In his piece, Simpson blamed Tom Barrett for the cancellation of the Unity Rally, writing the following in an “open letter” to Mayor Barrett: You can not call for unity amongst the [...]

xoff provides the necessary perspective

Once again, xoff proves his sagacity…

So what’s the lesson?  No one is unbeatable (although Jim Doyle, for one, never lost an election in his llfe.)

It all means nothing.  That’s the real point.  And it is best illustrated by Bill Proxmire (pictured), who served from 1957-1988 as US Senator from Wisconsin.

Back in the 1950s, [...]

One more thought on tomorrow’s Democratic primary

Though I’ve been fairly open in my support for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in tomorrow’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, it’s worth noting that no matter what the results of tomorrow’s primary may be, I’ll support the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.

Whether that candidates is Kathleen Falk, Tom Barrett, Kathleen Vinehout, or Doug LaFollette, I’ll support the Democratic [...]

Sly Pops a Gasket

John "Sly" Sylvester

You’d think he’d focus his vitriol on the real enemy… you know… Scott Walker… Oh well, I guess not.

It’s hard to count the number of people who are only leaving behind the honest recall candidate, Kathleen Falk, for one that’s a hypocritical liar and higher-than-thou campaign expert, Tom Barrett, simply because they [...]

An announcement

I’d be remiss if I didn’t let the readers of Blogging Blue know that Jeff Simpson will be leaving Blogging Blue to join Cognitive Dissidence.

Jeff has been an integral part of Blogging Blue’s success since joining the blog, and I’m damn proud that he’s found his voice and has established himself among Wisconsin’s progressive [...]

It’s Simply A Matter of Electability

There’s been a lot of sparring back and forth here on Blogging Blue and elsewhere about which of the candidates is the best choice to lead Wisconsin out of the darkness.  This decision will be based on a variety of criteria.  Let me be blunt.  Any one of these candidates, regardless of the micro differences [...]

I am NOT Scott Walker!

The new GOP Runs as fast and as far from Scott Walker as they can! H/T Politico:

Rob McKenna, the two-term attorney general who is aiming to become the Evergreen State’s first Republican governor in more than 30 years, told a gathering of Puget Sound Carpenters last week that he’ll strive for a “positive relationship [...]