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Posted by Zach W on March 11, 2010, at 5:44 am

Palin utilized “socialist” Canadian health care system

This is the very definition of irony:

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care — admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada’s single-payer system.

“We used to hustle over the border for [...]

Posted by Zach W on March 11, 2010, at 5:29 am

Walker proposes $4.55 billion tax cut

Putting aside the fact that his claim that he’ll create 250,000 new jobs in Wisconsin before the end of his first term is pure fantasy, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker also seems to have a problem with the math associated with his claim. Walker’s plan for job creation centers on lowering taxes, while [...]

Posted by MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 6:32 pm

Ryan’s Roadmap Dissected – Dead End for Most Americans

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has analyzed Paul Ryan (R,WI-o1), much ballyhooed “Roadmap for America’s future” and has found it to be a dead-end for most American’s. The winners are the wealthy (given his donors, it isn’t too surprising)with the report stating: it would result in massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of American’s to the nation’s wealthiest individuals.

Posted by Zach W on March 10, 2010, at 5:44 am

More class warfare from George Lightbourne

A couple of weeks ago, I pointed out the flaws in a recent study of Wisconsin’s public employee pension system. At the time the study was released, George Lightbourne, a former cabinet secretary in the Thompson administration who’s now associated with the right-wing think tank WPRI, touted the study as proof positive that Wisconsin’s [...]

Posted by Zach W on March 10, 2010, at 5:35 am

“[c]ontaining some of the most extreme and vile writings on the Internet”

I can only wonder if Freedom Eden was referring to yours truly as a liberal site “containing some of the most extreme and vile writings on the Internet.”

At any rate, I’m honored to be included in such fine company.

Posted by MadCityMan on March 9, 2010, at 6:10 pm

A tale of two ads – the DNC vs Employers for a Healthy Economy

A tale of two ads – the DNC on insurance company greed and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce front group Employers for a Healthy Economy with their be afraid, be very afraid ad campaign.

Posted by Zach W on March 9, 2010, at 6:01 am

Here’s a question that deserves to be answered

Steve Walters, the former Capitol bureau chief of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has a question for Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker, based on a February 23 speech Walker gave before members of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. In his remarks, Walker noted he wanted to lower the “tax on employers,” but as Walters notes, that [...]

Posted by MadCityMan on March 8, 2010, at 2:13 pm

GOP “Fear-Gate” Generates Further Pushback

RNC “Fear” Gate following the release of a 72 slide PowerPoint presentation from a recent $2,500/person fundraising retreat continues to generate pushback both from within their party and from the opposition party.

Posted by Zach W on March 8, 2010, at 5:55 am

Why doesn’t Westlake know the difference between the “nuclear option” and reconciliation?

As part of his “Ask Dave” series on Facebook, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has been encouraging supporters to ask him questions on Facebook, which Westlake then answers on video. On March 2, Russell Lee asked, “What about the Dems using Reconciliation to pass health care reform? Remember, this was called “the nuclear [...]

Posted by Zach W on March 8, 2010, at 5:27 am

Caviar and hummingbird wings or beer and brats?

Later today, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker will be hosting a posh campaign fundraiser (at $2,000 a table) along with former Floriday governor Jeb Bush, an event that will be closed to the press. As a press release issued by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin notes, Walker shouldn’t shy away from from having the [...]