Adolf Hitler Never Goes Away

Adolf Hitler is one the most vile, disgusting human beings in the history of the world (millions of years to most of us, just a few thousand years if your from West Bend). That being said, his name is still bandied about often so if you are going to use…

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Americans For Prosperity: It’s really not working

[This post was co-authored by Lisa Mux and Phil Scarr.  All spelling or grammatical errors belong exclusively to Phil] We watched agape as Americans for Prosperity held an “It’s Working Wisconsin Town Hall” meeting at the Waukesha Expo center.  And as an added bonus, Lisa got a big hug from…

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Federal judges: Wisconsin’s GOP lawmakers trying to hide redistricting details from public

The court “will not suffer the sort of disinformation, foot-dragging, and obfuscation now being engaged in by Wisconsin’s elected officials and/or their attorneys,” reads a scathing ruling issued by a three-judge panel that ruled that a group associated with the Democratic Party has a right to information on how Republican…

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Eric Cant(or) Tell The Truth

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Hypocrisy), was on 60 Minutes this week and turned the simplest questions into an adventure(enough so to make Sarah Palin proud). Cantor was speaking with interviewer Lesley Stahl, who asked if he was ready to start compromising with Democrats on taxes. Cantor said he was…

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Universal Employment for America

Will President Obama’s second term present him with the opportunity to finally act with a boldness that has heretofore been absent from his current administration?

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A Small Comment Skirmish on Waukesha Patch

Occasionally, because I may be clinically insane, I post a comment or two on Waukesha Patch just to see what will happen.  And sometimes people respond.  And then I respond… and they respond… you get the picture.

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Historical Republican Mendacity

An interesting historical ditty has been popping up on right wing websites.  The folks sharing it claim, in their breathless way, that “see, Democrats have always been that way!”  But even a cursory read of the full document tells us more about Republican shenanigans than Democratic policies.  It also opens…

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It ISN’T the Regulations, Stupid!

From Paul Ryan to Jim Sensenbrenner, from the Governor’s mansion to the Assembly & Senate floors, the siren’s call of the deregulation fairy can be heard across the Dairyland.  The trouble is, regulations aren’t the problem.  In fact, in the financial sector, a lack of regulation has caused global catastropher….

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2011 Turkey of the Year

It is time for my 2nd annual Turkey of the Year award. Last year my inaugural Turkey of the Year award went to Rebecca Kleefisch, for throwing her gay uncle under the bus and choosing as a cancer survivor, to make getting people OFF of healthcare her signature issue. Last…

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Duffy needs a flame retardant scalp

Someone call the fire department. Sean Duffy’s hair is all ablaze. Newbie congressman and purported lumberjack Sean Duffy took to the floor of the House last week to warn everyone that without a balanced budget amendment zombie locusts would eat the next generation of Americans. Yikes! Hold your horses Sean! We’ve…

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