Category: Republican Party of Wisconsin

I was raised a good Methodist boy a long, long time ago. I left the physical church a long time ago as well, but in some ways the faith of my youth never left me. I always gravitated to the New Testament message as a teenager, the books that comprised…

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) stated Friday that he opposes legalizing recreational marijuana, telling WKOW in Madison that he’s deferring to law enforcement from around the state. “Recreationally, no, I’m not [in favor of legalization].” LeMahieu said. “I’ve heard from local law enforcement, law enforcement around the state…

Those are the words of none other than Right Wisconsin editor James Wigderson regarding Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ letter to Governor Tony Evers, requesting that flags across Wisconsin be lowered to half-staff in honor of the late Rush Limbaugh. From Wigderson’s piece: ” This is the type of political stunt…

Hey, Robin Vos, Ron Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Tiffany, et.al. Keep clinging to Trump and his Qanon base and here’s your party in a few years.

It’s not uncommon to find Right Wisconsin editor James ” Wiggy ” Wigderson ripping on politicians. His favorite targets are often Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, Governor Tony Evers, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, you know, democrats. But the object of his ire this time around is his newly elected congressman Scott…

In a senate floor speech on Tuesday, January 19th, Mitch McConnell (R-Tardy), finally spoke out loud what everyone in the chamber, even people like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz, had likely known for ten weeks: that Donald Trump had been incessantly spewing lies about non-existent election fraud for two and…

And it’s not like she isn’t qualified or hasn’t been on the job that long…because she was after all, nominated by Governor Tony Evers in January 2019. But the do nothing Republican legislature (which hasn’t met since April of 2020), simply out of spite against the governor, hasn’t confirmed her…

Two weeks ago I wrote that John Nygren, elected just a month before, had announced that he was retiring essentially effective immediately from the Wisconsin Assembly. Well now it’s been announced that he will become a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans. The maintenance staff in the Capitol…

This does come as a bit of a surprise: State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, will step down from his seat in the 89th Assembly District effective Wednesday, according to a news release. Nygren has represented the district — which includes portions of Marinette, Oconto and Brown counties — since 2006…

Despite the mass shooting at Mayfair Mall yesterday, that left eight people injured, the MAGA rally advertised by the Wisconsin Conservative Digest, took place outside. David Clarke was supposed to be the featured speaker, but I haven’t seen any reports on the activities other than parades and flag waving. I…