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Posted by Zach on September 2, 2010, at 5:59 am

So who’s running the Republican Party of Wisconsin, dumb and dumber?

Someone should tell the Republican Party of Wisconsin that just because wannabe journalist Chuck Sykes says it on his radio show doesn’t make it so: The Wisconsin Republican Party is retracting its blasting of a fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi because the event never happened.

The state [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 2, 2010, at 5:44 am

Dave Westlake: The Flintstones had it right!

In an interview with Madison’s 27 News, Republican U.S. Senate candidate made it clear he believes the Earth is only thousands of years old, not billions, as is widely accepted by science, saying, “I believe in creationism; I just happen to believe we were created the way we are.” Here’s the rest of what [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 1, 2010, at 10:39 pm

Chairman Johnson: Ron Johnson thinks communist China’s got the right ideas on business

It seems like every time he opens his mouth, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson says something really really stupid. In an interview with the Wisconsin Radio Network on August 30, Johnson made it abundantly clear he believes communist China is a great place to do business, saying, “I’d encourage people to go [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 1, 2010, at 9:30 pm

Former Gov. Lucey endorses Henry Sanders

From my email inbox comes news Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders, Jr. has picked up the endorsement of former Wisconsin Governor Pat Lucey. Here’s what Gov. Lucey had to say about his endorsement of Sanders: “As governor, I tackled many of the same economic challenges we’re facing now in Wisconsin, so I know [...]

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Posted by Ed Heinzelman on September 1, 2010, at 9:10 pm

Wisconsin’s Elite in the 50 Wealthiest in Congress

Here’s a link to the Hill’s 50 Wealthiest Legislators in Washington!

Somebody there missed Herb Kohl…since the 50th person is at $5.1 million, Senator Kohl should certainly have been on this list. The Milwaukee Bucks alone should put him near the top.

Wisconsin didn’t do too badly:

#26 Representative Jim Sensenbrenner is the Wisconsin [...]

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Posted by Zach on September 1, 2010, at 6:43 am

Russ Decker kicks his own son out of a fundraiser

This is just hilarious…. Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker (D-Weston) raised a few eyebrows when he called for an audit into student governance matters at UW-Stevens Point at the behest of his son, Jeff Decker.

The younger Decker raised issues on the legality of the allocation of student fees.

But Jeff Decker, 31, said [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 31, 2010, at 9:35 pm

I was thinking the exact same thing!

A lot’s been made elsewhere on the blogosphere about the fact that the website of PACUR, the plastics company owned by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson was edited to change the company’s history to be more consistent with Ron Johnson’s version of his “life story,” but Annie K. of eau snap! astutely pointed [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 31, 2010, at 5:59 am

Henry Sanders makes the case for Best Value Contracting

Yesterday Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders, Jr. released an editorial making the case for the state to implement Best Value Contracting as a means of ensuring Wisconsin’s taxpayers get the most possible bang for their bucks, both in the short term and especially in the long term.

Here’s the text of Sanders’ editorial: [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 31, 2010, at 5:01 am

Why are Wisconsin’s candidates so unwilling to debate?

Here’s something I’ve been wondering about the 2010 statewide races here in Wisconsin:

Why is it that with the exception of the Republican gubernatorial race, in which Scott Walker and Mark Neumann have actually gotten together to debate the issues, none of the other major contested races (Democratic gubernatorial primary, Republican U.S. Senate primary) [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 30, 2010, at 10:20 pm

Just a quick note – End the Assaults

If you’re at all interested in checking out a rather thorough accounting of Scott Walker’s failed leadership when it comes to Milwaukee County’s Behavioral Health Division and the Mental Health Complex, you should really check out EndtheAssaults.com.

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