The best & the worst

The latest issue of Milwaukee Magazine is out on newstands and available on the internet, and Marc Eisen has a great feature highlighting the best and worst of Wisconsin’s legislators. Among the worst? State Senator Mary Lazich, of whom the article says: Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin): “Everybody hates her, even the Republicans. She’s just [...]

Thoughts on the Election

First of all, there’ll be no gnashing of teeth or whining here.

Am I disappointed in how things turned out last night? Hell yes, but such is politics. Sometimes your side wins and sometimes they lose; that’s just the reality of our political system.

While I’ve made no effort to hide my dislike for Scott [...]

It’s Time to Choose

On the eve of Wisconsin’s spring election day, I’m going to make a few picks.

Wisconsin Supreme Court: This is a no brainer. Michael Gableman has run one of the most disgustingly vile and dishonest campaigns in as long as I can remember, and in doing so he’s exposed himself as supremely unqualified and unfit [...]

On The Issues: Walker and Taylor Talk Crime

All Politics posted an entry earlier tonight highlighting the differences between Lena Taylor and Scott Walker as election day draws closer. What I found most interesting was this particular blurb:

Taylor also criticizes Walker over escapes and walk-aways from the work-release center. Walker puts the blame on judges, saying greater care was needed in who [...]

Wanna Talk Confusion?

Recently, a commenter by the name of “Confused Lena” – who seems to have a hard time staying on topic – posted an replyto an entry I wrote about Scott Walker‘s broken promises as Milwaukee County Executive. What struck me about the comment – besides the fact that “Confused Lena” was apparently too confused to [...]

Let The Race Baiting Begin!

First of all, a tip of the hat to Michael Mathias at Pundit Nation for this story.

The race for Milwaukee County Executive between State Senator Lena Taylor and incumbent Scott Walker promises to be one of the most hotly contested races in Wisconsin in 2008, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that both [...]

Scott Walker: One More Broken Promise

capper over at folkbum’s rambles and rants has a great writeup on all the promises Scott Walker has broken during his tenure as Milwaukee County Executive, but the one that really sticks in my mind is this nugget from his own reform plan: Will not serve for more than one full term (no longer than [...]

Taylor’s In.

Earlier today, State Senator Lena Taylor announced she is running for Milwaukee County Executive, confirming what’s been one of Southeastern Wisconsin’s worst-kept secrets. Even though her announcement is less than twelve hours old, Taylor’s already begun picking up support from prominent Democrats, with Governor Jim Doyle calling Taylor a “great candidate.” In addition, State Democratic [...]

Taylor to Challenge Walker?

All I can say is I hope so.

Michael Horne of Milwaukee World has already reported State Senator Lena Taylor announced her candidacy to unseat Scott Walker at Fighting Bob Fest, while Greg Borowski of All Politics Watch is reporting no official announcement has been made. While she may not have declared herself a [...]