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2012: Walker’s Year of the Veteran or TEAhadist Attack on Democracy?

In December, 2011, Tea Party Governor Scott Walker declared 2012 to be Wisconsin’s Year of the Veteran. Ironic given his past dealings concerning WI veterans over the years both as Milwaukee County Executive and Governor of WI. His history with WI veterans reads like a strategy, an extremist Christian Crusade to conquer our great state […]

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Rick Santorum at the Defending the American Dream Summit

Today, Americans for Prosperity held the Defending the American Dream Summit in Milwaukee in the Wyndham Hotel. I was joined by my friend, Harriet, and we arrived at the hotel an hour after the event officially started. As we came in, we passed by Representative Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) walking through the parking lot. He smiled […]

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“You Could Have Killed a Child!” In Fitzwalkerstan, an Unattended Sign is as Dangerous as an Unlocked Gun

March 8, 2012 by WCMC March 7, 2012 was a special day. The ferrous mining bill AB426 was sent back to committee by Scott Fitzgerald, and I wanted to celebrate by coming to the Solidarity Sing Along. I picked up my banners and went to the Capitol rotunda at noon as I have hundreds of […]

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Solidarity Sing Along #306 (with Paul Farrow!)

March 8, 2012 by WCMC Today, the Solidarity Sing Along was inside. Also inside was a group of high school students on the first floor with exhibits. I’ll preface this story with a few facts: While generally told in advance of other events that would clash with the noontime singalong, when we come to the […]

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Attack on Flanagan Exposes Profound Rightwing Hypocrisy

March 8, 2012 by WCMC The Honorable David T. Flanagan, a Tommy Thompson appointee to his first term as a Dane County Circuit Court Judge, is a fine jurist. He is now under assault from the right wing extremists for having the gall to issue a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the Republican’s voter […]

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David Koch’s “Greater Purpose”

March 4, 2012 by Lady Foward Billionaire David Koch works on Madison Avenue in New York City. He doesn’t live or work in Wisconsin, and as far as I know, he’s never come here to meet the people.   But his company, Koch Industries, has major business interests in Wisconsin, including Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Koch […]

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EDITORIAL: Why I Gave the Assembly Natural Resources Committee the Finger

March 1, 2012 by Barbara With Last month, the Wisconsin Assembly Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on AB502, better known as the Wolf Harvesting Bill.  Announced on January 27th, this bill would make it legal to hunt wolves using cable traps and leg holds, and allows hunters to legally kill the wolves in any […]

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The WI Capitol Press Corps’ Deal With the Devil: Updated

In a February 24th online article titled “On the Capitol: Blogosphere goes wild after Rep. Kleefisch caught on video,” Wisconsin State Journal reporters Mary Spicuzza and Clay Barbour take the unwashed masses to task for their outraged reaction to a video showing GOP Rep. Joel Kleefisch casting votes for Assembly colleagues who were too busy […]

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Republicans Attempt to Create De Facto One Party System

February 25, 2012 by WCMC Here’s a number for you: $688,000 and counting. That is the amount of taxpayer dollars that Republican legislators and the Governor of Wisconsin have paid to date to private law firms to draw and defend redistricting maps designed to create a de facto one party system and to disenfranchise voters. […]

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Who ordered the pie at the Inn on the Park?

February 20, 2012 by WCMC Last night at Best Western PLUS Inn on the Park Hotel Rep. Robin Vos, Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, Sen. Mike Ellis and Sen. Glenn Grothman sat down at the hotel’s bar and decided to hold an open caucus. The night before the State of the State, January 24, four legislators were […]

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