Body Armor In the Capitol

A couple of months ago I wrote on my personal Facebook page that it appeared the two most dangerous jobs in Trump’s America were public health official and election official. Dr. Anthony Fauci and his family have received death threats simply because Fauci is trying his damndest to contain a…

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Two For One View On GOP’s Twisted Take On Private Education in Wisconsin

Here are two quick take-aways from a recent post on Urban Milwaukee by Bruce Murphy about the Wisconsin tax credit for private education. Take a look at the whole article here…but I have my own twisted take on this. Gov. Scott Walker noted he might to open to changes to…

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What We Are Reading: Dairy Special Edition: 04/21/2017 Part Deux

Massive dairy farms and locals debate: Can manure from so many cattle be safely spread on the land? : Lee Kinnard’s new barn stretches the length of six football fields. It’s so big he once flew a drone inside to get a bird’s eye view of all the cows. The…

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Attack on Teachers!

Heather @ Monologues of Dissent recently write an “open letter” where she gave this nickname to Scott Walker: Scott “Teachers Are Thugs” Walker. While it turns out he has never specifically said those exact words, that is just splitting hairs, because he has been one of the driving forces this…

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Walker and Kleefisch Break Another Promise

Both Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch made the same pledge to pay for their own pensions and, of course, they didn’t pay as promised.

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WPRI is at it again!

WPRI. (Wisconsin’s Phony Research Institute) a supposed “free market” think(term used loosely) tank. Now they are advocating that Wisconsin start phasing in toll roads. All highways wear out over time, despite ongoing maintenance. Over the next 30 years, most of Wisconsin’s Interstate system will exceed its nominal 50-to 60-year design…

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Pot Meet Kettle

The Wisconsin State Journal had this story about some protestors wearing their welcome thin. This story was meant to take a serious look at the protestors actions at the Capitol, after the latest BeerGate Scandal. The barley and hops shampoo of Robin Vos has left all of the republicans suffering…

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Lets Gamble on Beloit

The Wisconsin State Journal has long been a right wing free-trade loving anti-protectionist newspaper. They tout the wonders of every free trade deal that comes along and are against every kind of protectionist policy that is desperately needed to help bring back manufacturing to the US. In spite of all…

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The Paul Ryan Love Train…

The death of the media in America has been showcased the last few days in a Paul Ryan Love fest. In the USA TODAY an article ran about the US debt and not only led off with the paul ryan crush, but also featured a picture of him and his…

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The Train is making people crazy….

Today in the front page of the Wisconin State Journal, Scott Walker Vows to stop the train. All of this ideology also fails to mention, Some $800 million in contracts, a series of difficult legal hurdles and a struggling economy will not stop Governor-elect Scott Walker from doing what he…

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