tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41189492011-05-14T14:56:13.309-05:00WISCONSIN: ungruntledA blog focused on Wisconsin politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-82152293559012106532009-04-20T11:11:00.000-05:002009-04-20T11:12:17.495-05:00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-32969487861409666392009-04-15T13:27:00.002-05:002009-04-15T14:58:19.646-05:00TAX DAY:There was a taxpayer rally at the Capitol today. From a vantage point in the glass bank building I could see the rally. I estimate perhaps 5000 plus participants. How do I get that number?Look at the rally. Count out a block of 10 people. Then use that size to create a block of 100. Use that block to estimate the crowd. (How many blocks of 100 do you see.)Try it for yourself, it's fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-4580186398732692032009-04-13T17:52:00.001-05:002009-04-13T17:55:38.154-05:00I'm for Hope and Change! Submit to the New Order!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-78042756862928330672009-03-05T11:33:00.002-06:002009-03-05T11:54:37.306-06:00Why Did Tommy Thompson's Presidential Campaign Go Nowhere? There are a few reasons that are obvious to all, but here are our less obvious thoughts. 1. Tommy was a bad fundraiser. 'What?' you say, 'Tommy was famous for his campaign's mastery of raking in campaign cash when he was governor!' ... Sure but he had guys for that. Tommy hadn't had to personally ask anyone for money since 1986. HeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-73280460097770263032008-07-15T15:00:00.002-05:002008-07-15T15:10:33.328-05:00BUDGET HOLE DISCUSSIONS PROGRESSKey Senate Democrats are looking at fixes to the $300 million budget hole recently created by the State Supreme Court. One "fix" that has not been ruled out is a surtax on gambling winnings. It is impermissable, apparently, for the state to tax the state's profitable tribal casinos directly. Taxing an individual's personal gambling winnings is entirely fair gameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-43760398371581139542008-06-20T12:18:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:26:17.773-06:00Can't we all just get along?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-81353402848091378222008-06-20T12:11:00.002-05:002008-12-10T10:26:17.965-06:00State Capitol Basement FloodedNothing important was lost in the flooding, although Sec. of State LaFollette is missing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-33009787012834895612007-09-26T12:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:26:18.118-06:00JB VAN HOLLEN HATES GOD! Yes, Its true! Prayer nixed at rite for victimsAssociated Press — 9/22/2007 9:17 amThe Wisconsin Department of Justice (i.e. JB Van Hollen) has removed religious content from a memorial service for murder victims planned for next week after awatchdog (read: godless athiests) group complained.A religious hymn called "This Too Shall Pass" and a closing prayer by a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-68840950793907779112007-09-19T16:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:26:19.388-06:00Eric Petersen WatchToday the young go-getter and man-about-town seemed to have put on either a shirt that was too small or had shrunk in the wash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-48801625424958122242007-09-13T14:01:00.001-05:002007-09-13T14:01:36.131-05:00"Okay, you've convinced me. Now go out there and bring pressure on me." President Franklin D. RooseveltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-20390034959684425232007-09-13T13:18:00.001-05:002007-09-13T13:18:13.015-05:00"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin FranklinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-26337281390432765142007-09-13T13:15:00.000-05:002007-09-27T08:05:37.823-05:00Here's a question if you move from Executive Assistant at DOA to Deputy Secretary at DNR is is a promotion?Possibly. Probably.It is a question though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-45601407176686788382007-09-13T13:11:00.001-05:002007-09-13T13:13:49.795-05:00------------------------------------In other news------------------------------------Speaker of the Assembly Mike Huebsch needs 24 Dem votes to pass the budget if it includes ANY TAX INCREASE. (i.e. any budget) Think about this when you ponder why the budget deliberations drag on. The freshman and "no-tax ever" Republicans have delivered control of the budget into the hands of any Democrat that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-30961793892302954102007-09-13T13:02:00.000-05:002007-09-13T13:10:40.695-05:00So it appears that the Senate Democrats have embarassed the Governor by proposing the largest, most over ambitious universal health proposal in the nation. They did it with no input from the Governor's office, over his staff's objections.Because the Senators are members of his own party, the Governor has kept silent.It is a grim and terrible silence.Apparently, Sen. Erpenbach (the leader in all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-86243428935699344652007-07-19T13:38:00.000-05:002007-07-19T14:39:45.875-05:00BROYDRICK REVISITED:Thank you for all the disgusting stories about Mr Broydrick that were sent to the comment section. This is certainly why "comment moderation" technology was invented.If you'd like to add value to this uniquely lame blog (instead of sending in potentially libelous third-party accounts of questionable accuracy) please participate in our NEW GAME!!!The game is called SPOTTED IN Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-83147691523284162952007-07-19T13:34:00.000-05:002007-07-19T13:37:01.507-05:00YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY LEGISLATORS FAIL THIS:Intelligence test!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-43028632248604418932007-07-12T16:04:00.000-05:002007-07-12T16:36:43.806-05:00DC Madame Has Friends in WisconsinWe here are convinced that the calls to Bill Broydrick's cell [414 719-1399] are completely innocent.Other, more cynical, people may have a different view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-50039345982548871762007-05-10T18:25:00.000-05:002007-05-10T18:27:42.419-05:00Today Eric Petersen's client Equis had their senior Wisconsin executive indicted for corruption related to the sale of a State of Wisconsin building.Hmmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1157933821142099642006-09-10T19:16:00.000-05:002007-05-10T18:29:14.568-05:00This week Tommy Thompson decided to run for President!!!Don't laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1151668456862561242006-06-30T06:54:00.000-05:002006-06-30T06:54:16.913-05:00Crazy UW Madison LecturerJessica McBride at WTMJ has a story about the UW hiring some loon who believes the US Government plannned and executed 9/11. He also believes that Osama Bin Laden is dead and his occasional public statements are forgeries by the CIA, which he asserts runs Al-Queda. Who cares? There is yet another loon in Madison, big whoop. Well this idiot is teaching about 9/11 at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1150811765151647072006-06-20T08:56:00.000-05:002007-05-10T18:30:40.100-05:00There's an article at Badger Blog Alliance that compares Jim Doyle to Tony Earl. Actually it is apparently a link to an article in the Journal.Doyle is clearly doomed. Or not...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1150644266206005492006-06-18T10:20:00.000-05:002006-06-18T10:24:26.216-05:00FATHERS DAYGeorge Washington earned the title "Father of the Nation". It is interesting to learn that the Governor of Wisconsin now presides over roughly the same number of people that George Washinton did as our first President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1150588786992535762006-06-17T18:42:00.000-05:002006-06-17T19:05:44.216-05:00HERO OF THE AGEBrian Blanchard's campaign was at the Farmers Market this morning. They were out in force. It was not immediately apparent if the "volunteers" were still Assembly Democratic legislative staff.You may recall that Blanchard has convicted Scott Jensen (a Republican) of felonies for the same activities that Blanchard engaged in. You may think that odd, but it is true. Blanchard usedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1150559492642244402006-06-17T10:50:00.000-05:002006-06-17T10:53:58.610-05:00The first new post in a year and a month.Wow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1116030753616228132005-05-13T19:31:00.000-05:002006-06-17T10:22:27.730-05:00Top 10 Tips for Lobbying Success1. Schedule! Make an appointment with your Representative or Senator in advance.2. Be flexible! Members' schedules get juggled at a moment's notice. You may meet with a Member in the chamber lobby, walk with him or her to the Capitol for a vote, or may even meet with a staff person instead.3. Inform! Let the office know your issues when you call to make an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1107823409352225552005-02-07T18:42:00.000-06:002005-02-07T18:46:06.080-06:00From the NY Times: February 6, 2005 New to Capitol Hill? 10 Tips to Avoid Ruin By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON THE start of every presidential term brings to Washington eager new cabinet officers and members of Congress who take the wrong elevators, get lost in the hallways and pop off to reporters. But such faux pas - Senator Ken Salazar, a freshman Democrat from Colorado, says he has notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1100478597065678752004-11-14T18:29:00.000-06:002004-11-14T18:29:57.066-06:00War is less dangerous than ducks. During the First World War, ducks killed more people than bullets, bombs, mines and tanks combined. Ducks have weak immune systems and carry viruses that can infect humans. They were responsible for the outbreak of Spanish flu that killed 25 million people in 1918, more than died from military causes in the whole of WWI. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1096902414768519872004-10-04T10:06:00.001-05:002006-06-18T10:32:50.976-05:00VOTE FRAUD MILWAUKEEFriends in Milwaukee tell me that presidential voter fraud has already begun. The ACT/MoveOn/ACORN/Union team-up is bearing real fruit. Vans and buses pull up all day unloading "voters" at City Hall. The voters stand in line, register, and vote absentee. The line is usually about a half an hour long. Interestingly the vans have Illinois liscense plates.Prognostication:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1096902511755576422004-10-04T10:06:00.000-05:002006-06-17T10:23:34.523-05:00xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1096902355534630772004-10-04T10:05:00.001-05:002004-10-04T10:05:55.536-05:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1096902345155396712004-10-04T10:05:00.000-05:002004-10-04T10:05:45.156-05:00Check out this: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1096899320123052302004-10-04T09:11:00.000-05:002004-10-04T10:06:22.246-05:00Where are we with the Presidential election? Check these sites out: Electoral-vote.com Tripias.com RealClear Politics Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1096313725041264822004-09-27T14:33:00.000-05:002004-09-27T14:35:25.040-05:00"The Smelliest Fundraiser Ever" --Anonymous Observer of Wisconsin Politics Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1095730233883152752004-09-20T20:30:00.000-05:002004-09-22T10:12:54.083-05:00 dan rather as seen in 1984 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1095729106202936202004-09-20T20:07:00.000-05:002004-09-20T20:11:46.203-05:00Well, Campers, Panzer did get crushed. Fitzgerald is, in fact, the new leader of the Senate and Sen. Gwen Moore's reliance upon the color of her skin has actually won her a Congressional seat. The last bit is unfortunate for a variety of reasons. The major one is she is a mean-spirited idiot. She may well end up as one of the dimmest bulbs in the US House. ...That is saying something. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1091752334117501362004-08-05T19:27:00.000-05:002004-08-05T19:32:14.116-05:00Editor's Conventional Wisdom Watch: Mary Panzer is doomed. She'll lose the primary election to Spooky. Fitzgerald is the next Senate Majority Leader. Kanavas is holding Joint Finance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1087601447425181012004-06-18T18:22:00.000-05:002004-06-18T18:30:47.426-05:00Sen. Gwen Moore is (typically) relying on her credentials as a black woman to trump all other considerations in her run for the 4th CD race. Unfortunately for her, Matt Flynn has more announced support in the black community. Unfortunately for both of them, Tim Carpenter is apparently out-working them. And Shirley Krug?...She's an idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1087344109680712972004-06-15T19:00:00.000-05:002007-07-12T16:13:06.248-05:00Mary Panzer.Is she stooopid? Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1087343979354412012004-06-15T18:57:00.000-05:002004-06-15T18:59:39.353-05:00Your Editor has heard that Gregg Underheim of Oshkosh will have his Chairmanship of the Assembly Health Committee pulled after the election. He is not considered a team player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085777676064949282004-05-28T15:54:00.000-05:002004-05-28T15:55:49.056-05:00Tanned rested and ready. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085776854554051692004-05-28T15:40:00.000-05:002004-05-28T15:58:53.660-05:00IMAO: "Only You Can Prevent Terrorism There are intelligence reports that more big terrorists attacks are coming to America. So what can the common man do? Well, I now have a holster so I can conceal and carry two full-size .45's on me. If I see anything terroristy around... BANG! BANG! BANG! Everyone's dead. I also stocked up on bacon. Bacon is to terrorists like garlic is to vampires. Also, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085168335602342982004-05-21T14:38:00.000-05:002004-05-21T14:38:55.603-05:00The Origin of the Kerry Campaign Slogan How many rough drafts do you think the Kerry team went through to come with the campaign slogan, "Let America be America again"? It takes a lot of work to boil down an entire political platform into a single phrase of such astonishing meaninglessness. We'll give them this: It does capture the essence of Kerry's rhetorical style -- stilted, yet empty. MaybeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085096746637066622004-05-20T18:45:00.000-05:002004-05-20T18:45:46.636-05:00` Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-108509639826307862004-05-20T18:39:00.000-05:002004-05-20T18:39:58.263-05:00. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085096287916865152004-05-20T18:38:00.000-05:002004-05-21T11:42:52.586-05:00. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085096162760339792004-05-20T18:36:00.000-05:002004-05-21T11:42:28.130-05:00Sinister Political Secret Society  Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085095992609676532004-05-20T18:33:00.000-05:002004-05-21T10:32:32.586-05:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085095807821903212004-05-20T18:30:00.000-05:002004-05-20T18:30:07.820-05:00. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1085095711291980972004-05-20T18:28:00.000-05:002004-05-21T11:40:31.186-05:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1084733582667812622004-05-16T13:53:00.000-05:002004-05-21T11:41:14.676-05:00From the Daily Dish: "QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out where the strong man stumbled, or where a doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, and who comes up short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1079201286897421902004-03-13T12:08:00.000-06:002004-03-13T12:11:15.390-06:00A Frank Guide to Homeland Security Alert Levels Everyone has heard of the Homeland Security Advisory System by now and its rainbow of colors, but most are confused of exactly what it means to them about how they should act and live when it is at its different levels of alert. That's why I've decided to create this guide make things clearer to the people. First, here is what the alert levels Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1079104526758317802004-03-12T09:15:00.000-06:002004-03-12T09:18:33.733-06:00Layout of West Wing of the White HouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1079020589597034512004-03-11T09:56:00.000-06:002004-03-11T10:00:45.360-06:00From ABC's The Note: NEWS SUMMARY The only way to get The Note written on time every morning is to give exquisitely precise instructions every evening to the 500 Googling monkeys working the overnight shift. ------------------------------------ This Editor wishes for 500 Googling monkeys. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1079019086977822362004-03-11T09:31:00.000-06:002004-03-11T09:34:32.373-06:00Look at Lying in Ponds: This site takes a statistical approach to the biases of columnists. How does Ann Coulter stack up to Paul Krugman? You can evaluate it yourself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Fact Check: See the Daniel Patrick Moynihan quote on the main page: "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." Fact Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078969551899399052004-03-10T19:45:00.000-06:002004-03-10T19:49:43.546-06:00"Anymore questions?" Rumsfeld asked, "Or do all fully understand that Iraq and France will soon be destroyed?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078964678062521802004-03-10T18:24:00.000-06:002004-03-10T18:27:42.716-06:00From a Minnesota blogger: Frozen North What the truly great politcal divide is this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078617728561983022004-03-06T18:02:00.000-06:002004-03-06T18:05:08.233-06:00From Vanity Fair: The Ways Blogging Can Ruin Your Life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078617304488782762004-03-06T17:55:00.000-06:002004-03-06T17:58:04.216-06:00Center for Public Integrity has an interesting article on the political destruction and character assassination of Howard Dean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078616407869628312004-03-06T17:40:00.000-06:002004-03-06T17:43:44.496-06:00Remember hearing about those Japanese soldiers fighting on in their jungle islands long after the war had ended? Apparently the instinct lives! Banzai! Dean Troops in Wisconsin fight on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078503030508980602004-03-05T10:10:00.000-06:002004-03-05T10:13:28.360-06:00Some insanely large portion of the electorate gets its information from comedy outlets: Leno, Letterman, the Daily Show, and the Onion. Its good to remember that the destruction of our civilization is being overseen by Onion staff who used to work at Badger Liquor on State Street. Onion Staff worked at Badger LiquorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1078179085806069412004-03-01T16:11:00.000-06:002004-03-01T16:14:18.670-06:00Matt Pommer: Badger State loves its booze And politicians have long been known to tour taverns and greet the seemingly captive audience. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who worked as a bartender in college, would quip that tavern regulars were a factor in his first election to the Legislature. Thompson said his father gave him $10 a day to campaign. Going into a small town, Thompson explained, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077843202498804992004-02-26T18:53:00.000-06:002004-02-26T18:57:29.170-06:00Your editor has enjoyed the works of author Orson Scott Card for years. Aside from novels he also apparently writes insightful political and cultural pieces. This timely piece, for example, is about the recent Mass. Supreme Court decision. It begins: Civilization Watch -- By Orson Scott Card February 15, 2004 Humpty Dumpty Logic A little dialogue from Lewis Carroll: "When I use a wordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077841547232389752004-02-26T18:25:00.000-06:002004-02-26T18:29:06.840-06:00Campaign finance reform laws are the biggest con ever pulled on the nation. They take as their presumption that speech is dangerous and must be curtailed. It is a "Big Lie" behind which elected officials hide their endless efforts to make themselves immune from defeat at the polls, while at the same time being viewed by left-liberals and self-interested newspaper editorialists as saintly "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077811261179394692004-02-26T10:01:00.000-06:002004-02-26T10:06:48.623-06:00From Charlie Sykes, In the column he describes the problem of RINOs: Panzer, RINOs, and TABOR "But the real problem may be the RINOs. RINO is an acronym for 'Republicans In Name Only.' Last Sunday, the Journal Sentinel reported that a handful of RINOs -- Reps. Gregg Underheim (R-Oshkosh) and Michael Lehman (R-Hartford)- were staging a "mini-revolt" over the idea of a spending cap. Lehmann Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077746238406915552004-02-25T15:57:00.000-06:002004-02-25T18:22:34.796-06:00 Your editor found a link on the front page at Slate that read: "WHY YOU LEMMINGS WILL VOTE FOR KERRY" It leads to an interesting article that examines why: "Barring a miraculous comeback by Sen. John Edwards, Sen. John Kerry will win the Democratic presidential nomination-despite the fact that most Democratic voters know little about him and don't like him very much." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077641082777886782004-02-24T10:44:00.000-06:002004-02-24T10:47:26.873-06:00Bush begins his campaign. In this transcript you will find the themes of his re-election campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077578708148964632004-02-23T17:25:00.000-06:002004-02-23T18:26:16.593-06:00"I'll be in the bar." The Willard Hotel is famous for having a lobby which runs an entire city block down the middle of the building. It is one block from the White House and, the story goes, in the 1860's people would wait in the lobby for senior Administration officials to happen by and would accost them with one request or another. From this came the term, "Lobbyist." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077552729616190202004-02-23T10:12:00.000-06:002004-02-23T10:17:21.310-06:00From the great Ober Dicta: Rumsfeld Fighting Technique In return we send out to Ober Dicta: ''Skydiver lands on beer vendor at women's cole-slaw wrestling event.'' (thank you Dave Barry) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077321736518658612004-02-20T18:02:00.000-06:002004-02-20T18:04:56.340-06:00Holy Cow!!!: Nader to Jump in Presidential Race -- courtesy of Fox NewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077224189808612902004-02-19T14:56:00.000-06:002004-02-20T11:15:35.483-06:00This wasn't in Wisconsin, but it should have been: Woman Fined for Registering Cows As Voters Feb 19, 9:50 AM (ET) LONDON (AP) - Brenda Gould is in trouble again for registering her cows as voters. For the second year running, the woman from Newmarket, near Cambridge in eastern England, has listed two names on the registration form who turned out to be cows, East Cambridgeshire District Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077155871923737402004-02-18T19:57:00.000-06:002004-02-18T20:02:00.060-06:00WISCONSIN BRIEFING: MILWAUKEE: Principal used voucher money for two Mercedes cars A school principal used the proceeds from state voucher money to buy two Mercedes-Benz cars for about $65,000, a newspaper reported. ( 02/18/2004 03:01 AM CST) From St. Paul Pioneer PressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077155283949055252004-02-18T19:48:00.000-06:002004-02-18T19:52:05.170-06:00The best Onion article since "Governor Thomspon changes title to Sexecutioner" ---thanks to andrew sullivan for linkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077054813441861512004-02-17T15:53:00.000-06:002004-02-17T15:56:39.106-06:00GREAT MOMENTS IN WISCONSIN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING [As transcribed by ABC's The Note from a visit by Howard Dean to room 102 at Longfellow Middle School in La Crosse where students were examining water samples under a microscope]. HOWARD DEAN : Which do you think is safer, to drink water from your toilet or from the river? It's true. STUDENT: I'd rather drink from the toilet. HD: That's right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1077054537874467312004-02-17T15:48:00.000-06:002004-02-17T15:51:34.653-06:00This political blog is enormous fun: Wonkette!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076979809488596032004-02-16T19:03:00.000-06:002004-02-17T15:44:00.513-06:00 GOVERNOR DOYLE HAS A NEWSLETTER The editor has received a copy. We provide herewith the choice bits of the newsletter: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNOR DOYLE NEWS Don't Forget to Vote on Tuesday! The eyes of the nation are on Wisconsin this week. For the first time in decades, Wisconsin will play a defining role in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076979305466433442004-02-16T18:55:00.000-06:002004-02-16T18:59:36.106-06:00Also from Slate, a really good summary of Wisconsin's presidential debate: The Wisconsin Debate Kerry waffles, Edwards wallops, Dean wanes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076969119693915732004-02-16T16:05:00.000-06:002004-02-16T16:08:58.170-06:00Here is a great article: Selling Sleaze: A User's Guide Ten ways to rationalize the publication of infidelity rumors. By Timothy Noah Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076587255080450802004-02-12T06:00:00.000-06:002004-02-12T06:03:23.966-06:00Your editor loves this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076586960463382072004-02-12T05:56:00.000-06:002004-02-12T05:59:05.873-06:00Want to have fun in DC? The Wisconsin Procurement Institute will help you extract money from the Federal Government and put it in your pocket. What could be more fun than that? They are having a special shakedown cruise in DC on March 2-4. You should probably attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076586637204754572004-02-12T05:50:00.000-06:002004-02-12T05:53:55.153-06:00FROM ANDREW SULLIVAN: Thursday, February 12, 2004 THE CARNAGE IN IRAQ: The news of yesterday's latest suicide bombing is grim indeed. The strategy is so obvious it barely rewards repeating. Al Qaeda and Qaeda-like Islamists target innocent Iraqis involved in the rebuilding of their country's security and infrastructure. They kill dozens. Then they infiltrate and help spread rumors that it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1076471278684825572004-02-10T21:47:00.000-06:002007-07-19T15:13:35.800-05:00There are 266 days laft till the Presidential Election.Prediction: One of Governor Doyle's appointees will be indicted this year for improper bid shenanigans. At a guess; someone from the Dept. of Admin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1074291410962608622004-01-16T16:16:00.000-06:002004-01-16T16:18:44.153-06:00Here is the graph of the Iowa Caucus' Electronic Market. Dean's numbers are sinking like the Titanic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1072062031297917812003-12-21T21:00:00.000-06:002003-12-21T21:01:50.733-06:00Iowa Electronic Markets shows Dean rising further: QuotesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1071798819540030762003-12-18T19:53:00.000-06:002003-12-18T19:54:54.216-06:00Ten Commandments of Lobbying (Author Unknown) The ironies of this being on the Bright consulting web page are too rich to be ignored.: 1. Thou shalt speak only the truth, and speak it clearly and succinctly; on two pages and in ten-second sound bites. 7. Study arithmetic, that thou mayst count noses. If thou canst count 51, rejoice. Thou shalt win in the Senate. 10. Be humbleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1071798472928153242003-12-18T19:47:00.000-06:002003-12-18T20:08:46.873-06:00What can you learn from Illinois politics? Government & politics pays. No, its not about selfless public service. It is about power and the money that flows from that power. Its true in Wisconsin too. Citicorp just got a bond deal for one of its affiliates. The rumor is: John Walsh a relative of David Walsh (Doyle advisor) is at Smith Barney. A little elbow grease and voila! Big deal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1071797866992309712003-12-18T19:37:00.000-06:002003-12-18T19:39:01.873-06:00You can learn a lot about politics from reading today's Chicago Tribune. The day is dedicated to frmr. Governor George Ryan's indictment on corruption charges. (Sorry you have to register for the Trib. but it is free.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069785838733730222003-11-25T12:43:00.000-06:002003-11-25T13:51:32.093-06:00THIS FROM DEAN'S BLOG : Win Real Money with the Winning Democratic Candidate in the Iowa Electronic Markets The Iowa Electronic Markets are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs depend on the outcomes of political events such as elections. Current prices per share in the IEM 2004 Democratic National Convention Market: Howard Dean_________59.2 cents Richard Gephardt____15.4 cents Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069782604617850802003-11-25T11:50:00.000-06:002003-11-25T11:50:49.420-06:00From the Dean weblog: How to CHEAT and rig the (Iowapolitics.com) poll in Dean's favor! "1. Vote 2. Tools > Internet Options > DELETE COOKIES 3. Delete Files 4. OK 5. Close Browser 6. Return to IowaPolitics.com 7. Vote again Kerry is doing this, we might as well do the same!" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069768660486905882003-11-25T07:57:00.000-06:002003-11-25T07:58:25.013-06:00Perhaps you should look at this:Iowa Politics While the editor has been watching 100,000+ people have voted in the Iowapolitics.com online poll. Either that or the Dean, Kerry, and Clark campaigns keep teams of hackers on staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069462864689416002003-11-21T19:01:00.000-06:002003-11-21T19:01:43.466-06:00Great campaign finance cartoon by Chris MuirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069457609665868282003-11-21T17:33:00.000-06:002003-11-21T17:34:07.920-06:00If you are interested here is a link to:The 50 Most Generous PhilanthropistsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069426124352369412003-11-21T08:48:00.000-06:002003-11-21T08:49:22.090-06:00The editor is not sure how this story was missed: Madison - Wisconsin unions and businesses gave $1.3 million to a national Democratic Party committee, which then returned much of it to an organization prosecutors say Sen. Chuck Chvala illegally ran to skirt state campaign-finance laws, a new report released Thursday charged. Using new Internal Revenue Service data, the non-partisan group Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069204146769604622003-11-18T19:09:00.000-06:002003-11-18T19:09:41.530-06:00History's Tea Leaves Point to Bush's Reelection (washingtonpost.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069171447878834182003-11-18T10:04:00.000-06:002003-11-18T10:19:44.670-06:00Here is what happens when liars convince ordinary people: Michael Bright uses his wildly innacurate bio to fool Williams Young into an alliance. According to the Bio: "Prior to the formation of Bright Consulting Inc. in 1995, Michael Bright was Chief of Staff to the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance, Executive Budget and Policy Advisor to the Governor, ..." Those statements are not true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069168837529851262003-11-18T09:20:00.000-06:002003-11-18T09:21:11.576-06:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069168476614564382003-11-18T09:14:00.000-06:002003-11-18T09:15:10.746-06:00Some lobbyists suck out loud. Everyone in the Capitol knows it. Only by being burned do the clients figure it out, if they ever do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069168428197152042003-11-18T09:13:00.000-06:002003-11-18T09:18:04.983-06:00There are 700+ lobbyists in Madison many try hard, many suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069168359592756272003-11-18T09:12:00.000-06:002003-11-18T09:23:23.860-06:00-------------------------------------------------------- Here is a lobbyist who is not as well respected as some: Rogowski Look at his bio. It says he was the Chief of Staff. It doesn't say which Governor he worked for. (Hint: Scott McCallum) Since the bio only mentions Tommy G. Thompson, a prospective client might be led to believe he was Chief of Staff for Tommy G. Thompson. Not so. It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1069043573484863172003-11-16T22:32:00.000-06:002003-11-16T22:52:59.200-06:00Good article on Lobbyists. Here are the websites of some of the state's better lobbyists: McCoshen Broydrick Essie Ray Carey Schreiber Pat Osbourne, Jim Hough, & Andy FrankenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118949.post-1068599439921054102003-11-11T19:10:00.000-06:002003-11-11T19:11:05.513-06:00 Here's an interesting site. One of Wisconsin's top lobbyists selling what he does: "Entering the government maze alone can be an alarming venture. That's why so many people turn to Broydrick & Associates. To get the job done. Our mission is simple -- to win." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0