I Am Endorsing Cavalier Johnson for Mayor of the City of Milwaukee!

With the appointment and confirmation of incumbent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as US Ambassador to Luxembourg, Milwaukee has an opportunity to bring a new and younger voice to the mayor’s office. And I am proud to endorse my friend, Common Council President Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson for Mayor of Milwaukee. I…

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Wisconsin Is Setting COVID-19 Records: Get Vaccinated!!!

this is just a reprint from WUWM’s website about how Wisconsin hospitals are hitting 97% occupancy rates in their ICU beds…resulting in back ups and moving the sick and injured from one hospital to another…someone is going to die when there was no need to. Wisconsin hospitals are strained under…

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Then it was Friday in Kenosha, and this happened:

Will Rittenhouse acquittal lead to more armed confrontations at protests? an edited version of this article appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel print edition on November 22, 2021. (former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Janine) Geske said that in light of the verdict, lawmakers should reassess gun laws and permitting for…

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I Am Endorsing Mandela Barnes In The Democratic Primary for US Senate!

There are a number of Democrats that I can get behind in 2022 for US Senate. But now that he’s officially in, I am officially committed to Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes to replace Sen. Ron Johnson (R) in the Senate in 2022.

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Wisconsin In the Crosshairs

The graphic above is a screenshot from the website Covid Act Now, an independent non-profit established a year ago to provide timely, and as accurate data as is possible on Covid activity and other metrics in every state and county in the United States and its territories. The non-profit works…

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Nearly half of family farms in Wisconsin have disappeared & Republicans are to blame

A few days ago I happened upon a fascinating (and disturbing) report outlining the serious decline of Wisconsin’s family farms, with nearly half of Wisconsin’s family farms having disappeared in the last 15 years. According to reporter Rick Barrett of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, about 360 dairy farms went out of business in…

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That Didn’t Last Long: California Attorney Withdraws From Rittenhouse Case!

After struggling with my musings about Kyle Rittenhouse getting a fair trial because of his grandstanding defense team most of today, John Pierce decided to leave the case. A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest…

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Milwaukee County Recount And Milwaukee Ward 315 Uncounted Ballots!

During the Milwaukee County recount, the City of Milwaukee discovered 386 uncounted absentee ballots from Ward 315. The ballots have been processed as part of the recount and obviously will have little effect if any on the outcome. The final numbers for Ward 315 will be interesting to see since…

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And The Lucky Recount Winners Are? Milwaukee And Dane Counties!

This makes little to no sense…yes the biggest number of Biden votes came from Milwaukee and Dane counties…but yes…they are Democratic strong holds and always go Democratic. The Trump campaign needs to flip 11,000 votes to possibly negate Biden’s lead of nearly 21,000 votes. I don’t think that’s likely to…

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Milwaukee Hospitals Hitting Capacity: Children’s To Start Accepting Adults, Aurora To Cut Surgeries By 50%.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to run wild across Wisconsin and the state sets records almost daily for positive tests results, deaths, or hospital admissions…Milwaukee area hospitals start making adjustments to accommodate facts on the ground. Children’s Wisconsin to accept adult patients during pandemic. Children’s Wisconsin in Wauwatosa has agreed…

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