Tag: Bob La Follette

What a load of horse crap… Newly re-elected Gov. Scott Walker tells the Wall Street Journal’s hotshot editorial writer Joseph Rago that he’s confident he fits into the progressive tradition of Wisconsin’s Robert M. “Fighting Bob” La Follette. I kid you not. It was right there on the Rupert Murdoch-owned…

Over at The Atlantic, Michael Wolraich has an excellent article outlining how Wisconsin progressives like “Fighting Bob” La Follette were the original Tea Party challenging the political status quo. If “Fighting Bob” were alive today, he’d be howling in the Capitol. A hundred years before the Tea Parties, Senator Bob…

It’s 37 degrees and blizzard-like in northern Wisconsin today, and while I’m prone to griping about the weather on my Facebook page I really don’t have it so bad. I’ve got wood cut, split and stacked, and more logs that I can cut and split if I have to, and so my wife…

On Monday I shared my thoughts on the prospect of a state without a recall mechanism. Since I’ve still got recalls on my mind, here’s a snippet from an excellent essay written by Robert Kraig, the Executive Director of Citizen Action Wisconsin, who provides some much-needed historical perspective on the…

I recently posted an interview I did with Mr. Rob Taylor, Wisconsin Senate Candidate. I was then accused of favoritism, so that night I sent 5 questions a piece to Ron Johnson and Senator Feingold. Here are the five questions and answer from Senator Feingold. More information can be found…