Tag: Dane County

Once Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order against Scott Walkers union-busting bill. Attorney General JB Van Hollen, worked with lightning speed to file an appeal(If only he had moved so fast when his good friend was preying on women). As part of JB’s appeal: The “Petition…

One of the beneficiaries of Governor Walkers incompetence has been our neighbors to the south. Illinois will probably land the hundreds of jobs of Talgo, American aluminum left Beloit, WI for Roscoe IL, and the Governor from Illinois is fully aware of the gift to his state that is Scott…

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) knew what it would take to spark a progressive movement. I have a feeling he is smiling down on Scott Walker and the protests at the Capitol right now. * the last two minutes are a fundraising plea for the news…

Appointed (for 19 months of a 24 month term) Village of Cottage Grove Mike Mikalsen, was recently on the Mitch Henck radio show (1310AM) and said this “Every aspect of collective bargaining has a cost”. Forgetting the fact that the republicans in the Senate would disagree with him, I actually…

Americans for Prosperity , just finished a sparsely attended state bus tour, where they took their grassroots(seriously just ask them) efforts to a couple hundred senior citizens at different locations throughout Wisconsin. With all of the noise and craziness of everything happening politically now, its hard to keep track of…

Michael Moore came and joined the protests this weekend. Unfortunately I was unable to be there but here is his speech.

As someone who spent alot of time at the capitol, I can’t get enough of these videos. Although nothing will top Zach’s post of the panoramic views, this is pretty cool. The tea party has goofy hats and American Flag shirts, we have creativity galore:

\"tea party\" Treasurer-Candidate Kurt Schuller, If I am elected, I will either succeed in helping to pass a constitutional amendment to eliminate the position or I will leave office at the end of my first term. One term is my pledge to you, the voters and hard-working citizens of Wisconsin….

MY LTE: Congratulations to the Monona Grove District, teachers, parents and students for standing up for their rights and marching at the Capitol last week. We appreciate the lesson that you have shown our children, that there comes a time to stand up for what you believe in and that…