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It’s well-chronicled that David VanderLeest, the leader of the effort to recall Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen has a long and sordid criminal history, but thanks to the wonders of open records laws and some very helpful friends, you too can now read all about David VanderLeest’s proclivities for assaultive…

Last month I noted the rather extensive history of criminal convictions of David VanderLeest, a Republican who not only led the recall effort against Democratic State Sen. Dave Hansen but who has also indicated he’ll run as a candidate against Hansen in a recall election. While VanderLeest has attempted to…

Meet David VanderLeest (pictured, right). If you don’t know who David VanderLeest is, he’s the man behind the effort to recall Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen, one of the “Wisconsin 14,” the 14 Democratic State Senators who stood against Republican Gov. Scott Walker and left Wisconsin in an attempt to…

Here’s an important fact to remember about Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen’s victory over Republican David VanderLeest on Tuesday: While VanderLeest may have garnered 34 percent of the vote despite his long and sordid criminal conviction history, 3 years delinquent property taxes, and home foreclosure, the number of votes cast…

On Joy Cardin’s show on WPR this morning (download the program here), David VanderLeest made his excuses about all of his troubles in the past with some unbelievable whiney excuses, many of which he has used before.  Then VanderLeest pulled the stunner, pretty much revealing what the next story about…

While the results from last nights election were not what we were hoping, they were also not clear cut. There was good news and bad news. Here are my thoughts about the GOOD NEWS of what we can take from last nights results! * Jess King is now a Wisconsin…

Freshman Illinois Representative Joe Walsh, who has a reputation as a tax-bashing Tea Party champion who sharply lectures President Barack Obama and other Democrats on fiscal responsibility revealed his secrets today. The best way to save money is to not pay your bills. It turns out he owes his ex-wife…

Jeff Simpson has been writing about fiscal conservatives and their hypocritical stances.  The articles are wonderful (here’s the latest), and collected they will make a searing portrait of the GOP, from Ryan to FitzWalker and everyone in between.  I thought I’d go check out those in the GOP who give…

The right-wing Cheddarsphere has already started doing damage control for the upcoming recall elections. Not just the fiasco that is David Vanderleest, but the very real possibility probability that the democrats will retake the Wisconsin Senate. Dave Hansen should cruise to an easy win, heaven help the United States if…

David Vanderleest – Nuff Said!