I really really really want to like Dave Westlake…

I just wish he wouldn’t make it so hard. I have never met Mr. Westlake, and he seems by all accounts to be a very nice person. I also fully respect the campaign he has run(although I dont understand how he can do it), but getting out and meeting people and being willing to give [...]

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) have [...]

Reminder: Drinking Liberally tonight!

Just a friendly reminder that tonight’s the night to get together for some Drinking Liberally: Hi folks! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be having Democratic candidates for governor and lt. governor, Tim John and Tom Nelson, *and* Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake at tomorrow’s Drinking Liberally!

Plus, we’re about a month away from [...]

Dave Westlake would derive pleasure from sending folks to the unemployment line

“I hate firing people,” he said. “But I love to fire government employees because it puts money back in our pockets.”

So says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake. While I’m not surprised by Westlake’s comments about public employees, it’s disheartening to hear that someone would derive pleasure from sending someone else to the unemployment [...]

Drinking Liberally – next week!

From my email inbox today comes news of the next meeting of Drinking Liberally: My dear and only friend,

I was talking with me droog the post-corrective advisor after our last round at the milkbar, and he says something I thought was real horrorshow: “Want to have Dave Westlake come here again?” After a sip [...]

More on the Westlake lawsuit

In a followup to a story I posted yesterday, Dave Umhoefer of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has obtained the complaint filed in the lawsuit against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake by Fawaad Kahn, Westlake’s partner in High IQ, LLC, the small business Westlake co-owns and manages. Along with the complaint, additional exhibits have been [...]

“Just turn lemons into lemonade!”

I wonder if Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake, who has made it abundantly clear he’s 100% opposed to abortion, even if a woman is a victim of rape or incest, agrees with Republican U.S. candidate Sharron Angle of Nevada, who in speaking about her 100% opposition to abortion compared forcing a rape victim to [...]

Westlake subject of lawsuit

As was first pointed out by an astute reader, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake is the subject of a recently filed lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Westlake and his business, High IQ LLC, are being sued by Fawaad Kahn of Streamwood, Illinois. When reached for comment on the suit, Westlake indicated my email [...]

More trouble in conservative paradise?

Looks like Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake thinks the fix is on in the Republican U.S. Senate primary: Ashley Schultz, campaign manager of the Dave Westlake for U.S. Senate Campaign released the following statement regarding reports that important information is being withheld from the public due to intimidation by party members:

“We have just [...]

What percentage of the vote will Dave Westlake get?

Even though there’s still a smidgen over three months left until general election day (with just a little over a month until the partisan primaries), I figured I’d post a quick poll to see what you think of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s chances in the Republican U.S. Senate primary.