Khary Penebaker: the man who thinks he can beat Jim Sensenbrenner

For those of you who may not know, Khary Penebaker, a successful local businessman, father, husband, and activist is challenging Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner this year in Wisconsin’s 5th

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Sensenbrenner and the Voting Rights Act

This is maybe only the second time that I have found common cause with Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R – WI). These excerpts are from an op-ed piece that he published in today’s New York Times: Suppress Votes? I’d Rather Lose My Job: DURING my 10 years in the Wisconsin State…

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Jim Sensenbrenner: Ron Johnson lawsuit against Affordable Care Act “an unfortunate political stunt”

Apparently Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner isn’t a fan of Sen. Ron Johnson’s lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is being accused of “an unfortunate political stunt” by one of his fellow Wisconsin Republicans. Rep. James Sensenbrenner released a statement Sunday criticizing Johnson for planning to file…

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Hello dey, Wisconsin!

Hello, good morning, good day and good evening, or as my Grandpa Lee used to say, “Hello Dey!” For those of you who do not know me, as I’m guessing that’s pretty much everyone, I’m Dustin. I’m another poor college student, union thug, pinko liberal here to dispel words upon…

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Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner breaks two bones during meet-and-greet

Though I disagree with virtually everything he stands for, here’s hoping Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner gets well soon. It was supposed to be a normal meet-and-greet for U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner at the St. Agnes Parish Festival in the Village of Butler. But then the Republican congressman from Menomonee Falls…

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Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner defends Huma Abedin

I’ll admit I never would have expected it, but during a town hall meeting on Sunday, Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of the 5th Congressional district came to the defense of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, in the face of vicious and bigoted accusations by…

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Why don’t Johnson and Sensenbrenner like you?

In what should have been no brainer legislation, our US Congress once again played political brinksmanship with House bill HR 4348, not passing it until just days before the affected programs expired. The combined bill (why can’t we actually do bills that cover only a single topic or at least…

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Rep. Kapenga at Delafield Town Hall: Right-to-work legislation “ready to go” in Wisconsin

Republicans Jim Sensenbrenner and Chris Kapenga held a listening session on Monday night in politically conservative Delafield, Wisconsin; statements made at that meeting left some Waukesha County residents stunned. According to two attendees, Representative Chris Kapenga openly admitted that the GOP has plans to make Wisconsin a right-to-work state and…

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Progressive candidate’s run against Jim Sensenbrenner is no fool’s errand

Some say I’m a fool for attempting to turn Waukesha County “blue” with my blogging and Drinking Liberally Waukesha. But the alternative is to sit around, wring my hands, and lament that things will never change. To me, that would be foolish. I’d rather aim high, take risks and lose…

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The Keystone XL Kops

There is an existing pipeline from the Canadian oil sands into the United States…lets call it the Keystone L Pipeline for fun. It essentially runs a few hundred miles east from the Athabasca Oil Sands in eastern Alberta Canada before heading south into the United States. The Keystone L Pipeline…

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