Dwight Eisenhower – a reasonable Republican, unlike today’s Republicans

They certainly don’t make reasonable Republicans like Dwight Eisenhower anymore… “Whether we are ready to face the job this minute or any other time, the fact is there must be balanced budgets before we are again on a safe and sound system in our economy. That means, to my mind,…

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Wisconsin Voter Suppression – Step by Step……

H/T to Dane 101. This is too good not to share as widely as possible, thanks for putting this together! The “Keep Wisconsinites From Voting Democratic” Bill passed yesterday, but not before the republicans voted down EVERY single amendment offered up by the democrats! Here is a step by step…

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A Bad week for the taxpayers of WI!

Someday we might actually have a republican party that is fiscally conservative instead of one that just plays pretend. Unfortunately this week is not that time. While there is much uncertainty if this bill will stop any voter “fraud”, one thing is certain: First off, despite widespread opposition, the republicans…

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Collective Bargaining Comes With A Cost:

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…

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Wisconsin Budget LTE

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…

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Separation of Church and Scott…

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently came out in “solidarity and support” of Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee, who recently wrote: “The Church is well aware that difficult economic times call for hard choices and financial responsibility to further the common good,” the archbishop said. “But hard times…

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I remember Kindergarten also….

The lack of maturity that the majority party is showing amazes me. The fact that each day they seem to trump the childish acts they did the day before leaves me not only shaking my head but wondering what disgusting act tomorrow will bring. Despite the fact that they continue…

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If you can’t beat em….

Arrest them! This from Wispolitics: Fitzgerald says limiting night access to hearing rooms, leggie offices a safety issue Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said leggie leaders moved to limit access to lawmakers’ offices and Capitol hearing rooms because of safety concerns. Law enforcement has been posted outside in the West…

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Random Thoughts from Madison

While it has been used before and it tends to be cliché, nowhere has the saying “the most dangerous place in America is between Scott Walker and a TV Camera.”, been more relevant. He owes the Fitzgerald brothers big time for them taking the heat and helping to make him…

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Again the real world intervenes…

After this weekend\'s shooting spree in AZ, there has been much speculation as to what could of helped to spark it, or if we need better gun laws in the US. After the the insanity and violent rhetoric of the last election from the right, that resulted in a coordinated…

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