The GOP Hypocrisy of 2016 vs. 2018

Early in 2016, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away unexpectedly. As would be expected, President Barack Obama nominated a qualified jurist, Judge Merrick Garland, to replace Scalia on the court. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wasn’t having any of that. Saying that the voters should have input on…

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Walker Is Busy Busy Busy For A Lame Duck

Gotta work on that legacy! You know the one! The one that subverts the will of the people…all those good voters who wisely elected Tony Evers over Governor Scott Walker. So Wednesday, Governor Walker appointed two more judges to vacant Milwaukee County Circuit Court judgeships. Apparently he doesn’t hold the…

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Defense Contractor Abandons Milwaukee for the Falls!

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently published an article about a City of Milwaukee defense contractor heading for Menomonee Falls! Defense contractor Leonardo DRS could have developed its new $56 million factory and offices, with more than 400 workers, at Century City Business Park — less than a mile from its…

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Georgia Midterm Elections Are Officially A Hot Mess

I was working on something else related to GOP obstruction of voting rights across the nation when this Reuters article came across: Georgia’s Kemp probes Democrats over alleged voter systems hack Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate in Tuesday’s hotly contested gubernatorial election, has opened a probe…

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Democrat Attorneys General: Are You Kidding Me?

From my email inbox this morning…a request from the Democratic Attorneys General Association: A petition? To who? We have pretty much seen what each side is going to do in the vote for Judge Kavanaugh. Who exactly is going to give this petition any attention? This is the best use…

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Our Back Pages: Franklin development

Just over a month ago I posted about Franklin’s opposition to new development in their fair city. It was the addition of senior housing to an already approved mixed use development that include a ball park, retail, hotel, and other housing. Their opposition was based on increased stress on emergency…

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No Collusion, No Obstruction, It’s Just A Witch Hunt

We heard these terms and the denials from the president in his speeches, tweets and off the cuff asides. There was no collusion between the campaign and Russia. There’s been no obstruction with the various investigations from the White House. And it’s the biggest witch hunt in history. Well if…

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So What Happens to Blogging Blue If We Lose Net Neutrality?

Obviously Blogging Blue doesn’t have the wherewithal to buy access to premium internet services if we lose net neutrality. So will you still be able to get your daily fix of skewed political commentary and sarcastic responses to commenters? Will the page load at a reasonable speed? Will it be…

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Why Is Eric Trump Even There?

This little snippet is from a bigger WaPo article about President Donald Trump’s displeasure with Senator Bob Corker (R – Tenn). But it mentions Eric Trump in one quick aside…and only that aside: Trump’s attack on Corker comes as the Republican National Committee is convening in the senator’s home state…

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Planes built for Russian airline may be next U.S. Air Force One

Really? We can’t spend the money to actually buy new airplanes? Really? These planes will fly for years and we want to take on two that have been mothballed in the Mojave Desert? We can fritter away money on a wall but not buy two new planes? Facing pressure from…

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