Rep Tammy Baldwin and State Sen Jon Erpenbach

My wake up call this morning confirmed not only that Rep. Tammy Baldwin will run for the US Senate seat of Herb Kohl, but that State Sen Jon Erpenbach will run for Rep Baldwin’s WI 2nd Congressional District seat in 2012! I welcome these two very strong Democratic candidates to…

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Thoughts about Tammy

This is about Tammy Baldwin probably running for Senate here in Wisconsin, but let’s first start with what Feminist Theory and Queer Theory used to call “Standpoint Theory,” that everyone comes from a different standpoint that colors one’s apprehension of the world, besides the notion that one is overtly discriminated…

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Tommy on the Run…..

Politico reports this morning that Elroy’s own Tommy Thompson, 69, is going to run for the Senate Seat in 2012 vacated by Democrat Herb Kohl. There’s no chance Thompson would run against Ryan, so the former governor will await the Budget Chairman’s official announcement on the race before jumping in….

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Herb Kohl – a real class act

“I have never believed this was my Senate seat,” Kohl said during a news conference at his Senate office in Milwaukee. “I always knew and understood that it belonged to the people of Wisconsin.” – Herb Kohl, Wisconsin’s senior U.S. Senator

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Herb Kohl to retire!

JSonline is reporting that Senator Herb Kohl will not run for re-election. A Democratic source said Friday that U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) has decided not to run for re-election after serving in the U.S. Senate since 1989. Who runs for his seat?

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Sen. Herb Kohl supports DOMA repeal

From the fine folks at the Courage Campaign comes a bit of great news: Wisconsin’s lone Democratic U.S. Senator, Herb Kohl, has indicated he’ll join nine of his Democratic colleagues to vote to pass S. 598, the Respect for Marriage Act, out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Respect for…

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Herb Kohl loans his campaign $1 million

Rumors of Sen. Herb’s retirement in 2012 may be dramatically exaggerated: Amid mounting speculation that he may retire, Sen. Herb Kohl pumped $1 million from his personal funds into his campaign committee account at the end of 2010. While the $1 million loan is not a sure sign that Kohl,…

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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…

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Liveblogging day 2 of the DPW 2010 Convention

Check here for coverage of day 2 of the DPW’s 2010 Convention. 9:45 a.m. Lots of amendments and floor resolutions. Gah….booooring. 9:46 a.m. Official count for the convention: 861 delegates, 246 guests. 10:02 a.m. Sen. Herb Kohl talking about Mayor Tom Barrett: “Tom Barrett will be one of the most…

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Who are the biggest porkers?

I’ve spent some time here writing about Congressional earmarks, and according to the 2010 “Pig Book” released by government watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste, spending on congressional pet projects is actually 15% lower this year than last. What’s more, earmark spending is down 40 percent from 2006, when the…

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