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Earlier this week, I noted Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann amped up his attacks on fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker, showing up outside Walker’s County Executive office to make the point that Walker isn’t as fiscally conservative as he’d have voters believe. Complete with charts and graphs, Neumann hammered…

As noted by xoff over at Uppity Wisconsin, the Republican gubernatorial race is starting to get rough. Earlier today, Mark Neumann showed up outside the office of fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker to attack Walker for his fiscal record as Milwaukee County Executive. Complete with charts and graphs, Neumann…

This was a big week for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall. While formally kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a series of events that were closed to the public, Wall had to contend with with continued reports regarding the fact that he had not paid Wisconsin state income…

In a recent blog entry, fringe-right blogger Amy Geiger-Hemmer does a great job of illustrating the hypocrisy of the right when it comes to government spending. In her entry, Geiger-Hemmer calls more more government spending right before she calls for less government spending, noting the four best gifts this “Holiday”…

Now maybe I’m wrong, but weren’t Republicans supposed to be the so-called “party of fiscal responsibility?” Aren’t Republicans the same folks who blast “tax and spend liberals” who if elected will raise taxes and ruin our economy? If that’s really the case, then how do conservatives explain the fact that…

A national fiscal burden that now stands at $455,000 per household, that’s what. Who or what is to blame? Undoubtedly conservatives will point to entitlement and pork-barrel spending as the culprit while seeking to blame liberals, but let’s take a look at some numbers: This little counter shows the up-to-date…

Recently it was my pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Glen Brower, the Democratic candidate running against Rep. Mark Honadel in Wisconsin’s 21st Assembly District. Upon meeting and speaking with Mr. Brower, I was struck by two things: his obvious passion for serving the public…

As I’ve previously blogged, Congressman Paul Ryan has been working furiously to paint himself as a fiscal conservative. First came his Budget Boondoggle Award, and then came his “bold new” plan to ensure prosperity and freedom for our future, but while conservatives fall all over themselves in a mad dash…