The Compas/Fitzgerald debate: An unfortunate illustration of Wisconsin politics

By all accounts, Lori Compas exceeded expectations at Wednesday night’s debate with Senator Scott Fitzgerald. She had the support of roughly 3/4 of the crowd packed into the Jefferson High School auditorium, and she more than held her own. “I think it went amazingly well,” said Compas’ husband aka The Mastermind. But despite Lori Compas’ success, [...]

President Obama Remains Distant from Wisconsin Labor Fight

It’s very disappointing to me that the President is keeping the Wisconsin labor movement at arms length.

Ever since the recall wars erupted in this battleground state, the Obama campaign has been faced with a dilemma: How involved does the president get in a polarizing fight with huge national overtones?

Less than two weeks to [...]

Capital Times endorses Lori Compas for Senate

The Capital Times has just endorsed Lori Compas for Wisconsin Senate over Republican incumbent Scott Fitzgerald. The endorsement is eloquently written and deserves to be read in its entirety (click here) but here are a few snippets from the editorial:

Compas would serve as a citizen-legislator. She is no careerist. She wants to fix things in Madison. [...]

Wisconsin’s Deer Czar: “(Public) Game management is the last bastion of communism.”

This is an article worth a read for anyone who cares about being able to hunt on public lands in Wisconsin… According to Wisconsin’s White-Tailed Deer Trustee Dr. James Kroll, people who call for more public hunting opportunities are “pining for socialism.” He further states, “(Public) Game management is the last bastion of communism.”These are [...]

There’s no depths some people won’t sink to…

On Sunday, customers who receive the Janesville Gazette found this in the newspaper tubes, along with their Sunday papers:

What you’re looking at is a flier (purporting to be an advertisement in the Janesville Gazette) that lists the names and salaries of public school teachers who signed the recall petition and includes a form [...]

Check out “Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising”

I get all sorts of random tips and tidbits sent to my email inbox, and occasionally some of those tips are absolute gems.

This is one of those instances. Earlier this week I received an email from Fred Schepartz, the Co-Producer of Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising, which is a compilation compact disc of protest [...]

Der Angriff Endorses Scott Walker

Milwaukee’s own Der Angriff endorses Scott Walker.

No governor in recent memory has been so controversial. No governor in America is so polarizing. Everyone has an opinion about Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.

Here’s ours: We see no reason to remove Walker from office. We recommend him in the June 5 recall election.

Walker’s rematch with Milwaukee [...]

Rebuild Wisconsin with Van Jones on May 19

Tomorrow Rebuild the Dream will be in Milwaukee for a Rebuild Wisconsin event at the Washington Park Bandshell from 2-6 p.m.

This morning I had a chance to speak with Van Jones (pictured, left), who helped launch the Rebuild the Dream campaign in 2011. I asked Jones why Rebuild the Dream decided to hold an [...]

New Video – You’re Fired about Scott Walker by rapper Jasiri X

New video from Progressive Rapper Jasiri X – You’re Fired Scott Walker! [...]

Martin Bashir Interviews Koch Industries General Counsel Mark Holden

MSNBC’s Martin Bashir interviews Koch Industry’s General Counsel Mark Holden about the Koch Brothers and their political activities. Among the questions he’s asked is one about the fake Charles Koch call to Governor Walker and what Scott Walker expected to have to give the Koch brothers. The questions about Walker start at 6:17, well worth listening to. [...]