If This Country Is A Right Leaning Country,

Why do they have to buy their friends? A couple of stories have come to light lately that confirms what many progressives have thought for years. A Grassroots movement does not exist on the right they are just well funded.

The first story, tells us that Clear Channel Communications hires actors to call their [...]

Primary Sources: Senator Robert M. La Follette on the Recall

There’s been much ridiculous  bloviation on the right wing about how the Democrats are misusing the recall and that the originators of the law and the concept of the recall would be shocked, shocked at how it was being used to unseat such a fine, upstanding Governor like Scott Walker (I think I just threw up [...]

Paul Krugman is Wise (as well as shrill!)

Paul Krugman offers advice to those who would tackle the Political-Industrial Complex ™ in America.  You must be prepared to reap the whirlwind (and laugh in the face of danger) when they strike back.  Lisa and Zach, you need to take this to heart when you go after asshats like The MacIver Institute and our friend [...]

The Doors – Strange Days

Yeah, this just about sums up the kind of week it’s been around here (shamelessly stolen from Ed H).

MacIver Awards

The Koch/Bradley funded right wing MacIver "news" service is running a contest for the “end of session” awards. The thing is, they have announced they will delete any responses posted, you have to email them in. That way they are allowed to censor the ones that would paint their party in a less than favorable [...]

It’s Catching

Fred Dooley Syndrome is spreading across the nation. The latest outbreak has occurred in Montana where federal judge Richard Cebull admitted forwarding an email that compared African-Americans to dogs and implied that President Obama’s mother had sex with animals. Cebull later said in an interview — after getting caught — that he agreed the email [...]

Compare/Contrast: Wisconsin Senate Race

With Unites States Senator Herb Kohl deciding not to run for re-election, that left an opening for new players in both parties to step up and try and capture this seat.

In the democratic party, Tammy Baldwin stepped up early, announcing her intentions to run. People across the state know the integrity of Tammy [...]

Listen today: I’ll be appearing on The Sara Schulz Show!

That’s right folks…..yours truly will be appearing on The Sara Schulz Show today at 10:00 a.m. Be sure to tune in to hear me talk about what’s been making news in Wisconsin’s political scene over the past week.

A conversation with Kathleen Falk

A week ago today I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk (pictured, left), who’s been making the rounds of the liberal half of the Cheddarsphere.

I’ve interviewed a number of candidates and elected officials during my time here on the intertubes, but my interview with Kathleen Falk was [...]

Walker vs. Falk, by the numbers

From Jake’s Economic TA Funhouse comes this absolute gem: So if Kathy Falk is the Dem nominee, the GOP will try to use the same old tired “tax-and-spend” BS that they tend to do, and will try to tell one-sided stats to prove their point. Now you know that Scott Walker actually increased spending more [...]