Tag: Tea Party

This months award goes to Brown County supervisor Brad Hopp, who doesn’t want any Brown County employees disseminating information to the public about the Affordable Care Act.  Hopp has written a resolution to that effect which will be given consideration tonight ( Thursday, August 8th) by the boards Executive Committee. What is truly appalling about this bit…

In this morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, political columnist Daniel Bice outlines the loss in membership in public unions since the enactment of Wisconsin Act 10 that obliterates the power of Wisconsin public employee unions. Well, public employee unions except for the protected police and firefighter unions that is. Now the…

In Springboro, Ohio, the school system decided to cancel two U.S. Constitution summer courses earlier this month after those courses became embroiled in controversy. The courses, provided by the Institute on the Constitution and the National Center for Constitutional Studies, came under criticism as being “Tea Party leaning” and religiously…

So, you get yourself elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2012. As a freshman legislator you’re just itching to serve your constituents in the 53rd Assembly District, and the people of Wisconsin. What issue will you address with your very first piece of introduced legislation? Health care, education, the struggle Wisconsin’s working…

This absolute nonsense is beyond the pale. From Friday, December 14th, 2012 (YES THAT VERY FRIDAY) TPMLivewire: Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee attributed the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in part to restrictions on school prayer and religious materials in the classroom. “We ask why there is violence…

Not satisfied with the results of the 2012 presidential election, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips has a “brilliant” idea on how to disregard the results of the presidential election and have the losing candidate, Republican Mitt Romney, installed as president. Is there a way to stop this? Yes, there…

Listen as Michael D. Higgins, the President of Ireland, educates a Tea Party blowhard. (H/T to Phil @ The Masses)

Yeah, I think Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson’s conversion from a reasonable Republican to a Tea Party extremist is now officially complete. A key figure in Gov. Scott Walker’s election victories is going to work for Tommy Thompson’s U.S. Senate campaign. Thompson announced that Keith Gilkes, a former aide…

From my inbox this morning, a press release from Andy Suchorski, the chairman of the College Democrats of Wisconsin. I have cut and paste the statement in its entirety and the bold emphasis appears in the original: MILWAUKEE, WI – In a move to clarify his position on most economic…

Though I’m on vacation right now, I’m finding that there’s no much to do in a hotel room at 8:15 p.m. while everyone else is sleeping, except perhaps to put together a few quick and easy blog entries. That being said, I find that Tea Party Republican Rep. Joe Walsh…