Author: Lisa Mux
David Shuster discusses Walker, John Doe, and criminal corruption on Sly In The Morning
On Friday night, veteran journalist David Shuster broke the news that Governor Scott Walker is “the target of the John Doe investigation.” Many of us had questions about his report; Shuster kindly met with some Wisconsin bloggers and other media on Saturday night via conference call to explain his findings…
AG Van Hollen to send out plenty of election observers on 6/5. Just not to Waukesha County
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (R) plans to send Special Agents and Assistant Attorneys General to monitor election day goings-on at select Wisconsin locations. Unfortunately, according to Rep. Jon Richards, Van Hollen will send nine teams to Milwaukee and Madison, but NO teams to Washington or Ozaukee Counties, and…
Will Walker’s “deer czar” destroy a long-held Wisconsin tradition?
As more and more Wisconsinites become aware that Governor Walker has appointed a “deer czar” who will likely privatize deer hunting, they become “very, very anxious.” So said Representative Donna Seidel during a recent phone interview. “Here in Wisconsin we have a long-standing tradition of deer hunting on public land…to lose…
The return of #WaukeshaWatch (with contest and actual prize)
With less than one week to go before the Wisconsin recall election, tension is mounting. Jeff Christensen and I have already received numerous inquiries about Kathy Nickolaus’ involvement in the process. Jeff doesn’t anticipate any problems here, but it’s obvious that many voters are concerned, so he will once again…
Reminder: Drinking Liberally Waukesha meets June 11th instead of June 4th due to recall election
Drinking Liberally Waukesha usually meets on the first Monday of every month from 6:30pm-9pm. However, we will not meet on June 4th due to the recall election on June 5th. Details for June’s meeting of Drinking Liberally Waukesha: Date: Monday, June 11th Time: 6:30-9pm Location: Club 400, 322 Williams Street,…
This is not what integrity looks like, Governor Walker
During Friday’s debate, Tom Barrett noted that Scott Walker is the only governor in the nation with a criminal defense fund. Barrett wanted to know who was paying for the criminal defense fund, among other things. But Walker dodged Barrett’s questions and instead insisted that he’s “had a high level…
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…
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…
Wisconsin cannot afford TWO Tea Party politicians in the Senate
While many of us have been laser-focused on the upcoming recall election, Senator Ron Johnson has been busy making bizarre statements. But Johnson is not the only Republican making absurd declarations. Tommy Thompson, Eric Hovde, and Mark Neumann have all been hard at work trying to out-Tea-Party one another in…
Lori Compas launches “Vote Your Values Tour” [Updated-new debate venue]
Lori Compas kicks off her “Vote Your Values Tour” this weekend! Here is Compas’ statement about the event: As I meet people around the district, I’m impressed by the respectful conversations we can have when we step away from the political ads and simply talk to each other. No matter…
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