Eye on Wisconsin

• What is with all the blurred lines at CRG?

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  Last week we took a look at one of the most recent campaigns launched by "Citizens for Responsible Government". In that blog posting, I suggested that they should be disclosing what could be perceived as conflicts between the personal business interests of one of the "two guys" that run the [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:58am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Distraction

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  From the Cartoonist Group via the Center for American Progress [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:20am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Wear a helmet before boarding the crazy train

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  I'm told that former GOP big-wig Jim Klauser doesn't really like Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker very much. If that is really how he feels, I can't blame him because there is a lot to dislike – even from a traditional Republican perspective. Maybe that is why Klauser was so' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:54am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Who is driving the bus and is it going off a cliff?

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  The conventional "wisdom" of today's right wing is that they are all but guaranteed big gains next year. I think it is a fool's errand to predict such outcomes when so many things are in such a state of flux. Not the least of which is the apparent internal schisms [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:50am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Today is World Aids Day

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  AIDS is preventable & treatable yet 3,800 die everyday in Sub-Saharan Africa. Join (red) today. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 3:48pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• But what is CRG not telling us?

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  Yesterday Citizens for Responsible Government (CRG) sent out another wild-eyed rant in the form of a letter. It demands that people hurry up and call their elected officials. It focuses on a proposed ordinance in the City of Milwaukee related to the inspection of apartment buildings in two specific neighborhoods. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:25am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• So was it Walker incompetence, or hypocrisy?

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  Yesterday we learned that Scott Walker was so busy running around the state campaigning in his endless quest for governor, that he screwed up one of his 2010 budget vetoes. So, was it simple Walker incompetence or hypocrisy? As it turns out, one of his vetoes actually subjects sheriff's deputies [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:10pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker Keeps Driving Down a Shameless Road

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  It doesn't take long to discover that Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is more than willing to use slippery rhetoric to position himself on all sides of any given issue. It has gotten to the point where you can simply fill in the blank on issues that he has been' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:31am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Totally Random: Milwaukee County Budget

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  I only have time for a handful of rather random observations after the Milwaukee County Board voted on Scott Walker's vetoes for the 2010 budget. In the first line of the story, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comments that Scott Walker "won half a loaf" regarding his vetoes. It may be [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:44am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Vetoes Targeting LGBT is All the Rage

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  It looks like Scott Walker isn't alone in issuing vetoes to make LGBT taxpayers second class citizens. One governor recently issued a veto targeting those "being gay dead". Cue Colbert:The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Word - Skeletons in the Closetwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S. Speedskating' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:36pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Has Klauser Lost His Influence with Klauser?

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  Back in May I asked if former GOP big-wig Jim Klauser has lost his influence with the ever extreme Republican Party of Wisconsin. I asked the question because it seemed that the tea bagger types that increasingly control the RPW were not only ignoring his chosen candidate for governor but [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:10am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Slippery Scott Doesn’t Want a Study

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  So Scott Walker vetoed a proposal to simply study the idea of treating Milwaukee County workers equally? From a totally cynical and hyper-political point of view (we are talking about Slippery Scott here) everyone understands exactly what he is doing. Both he and his various yes men have been trying [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:22am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Slippery Scott Selling Snake Oil

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  In their reaction to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's announcement for governor, the Walker campaign responded with a little juvenile alliteration. I decided that two can play at that game, so I'm giving some alliteration right back. Naturally I think that mine is of a much higher quality because it doesn't [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:24am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Timeout: Brandon Jennings

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  This blog is almost totally about politics but I had to share this video of Milwaukee Bucks rookie sensation Brandon Jennings. He scored 55 points last night against Golden State. This accomplishment is even more amazing when you consider that he didn't score at all in the first quarter. In' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:17am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Exclusive Video: First CRG Reading of Walker Budget

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  One of our super secret plants from within Citizens for Republican Government (CRG) smuggled this exclusive video out of CRG's first reading of Scott Walker's 2010 proposed budget. We decided to release it to the public now, just ahead of CRG's latest Walker pep rally. The best part is near' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:31pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• The Walker/CRG Love Affair Continues

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  It looks like all of Scott Walker's whining last week about coverage for his front group Citizens for Republican Government (CRG) paid off today. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel didn't only give prominent placement to a story about their blind support of Walker but it even went as far to call' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:13am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Maybe I Asked the Wrong Question

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  Based on his statements and actions, back in August I asked if Scott Walker was trying to be Wisconsin's Sarah Palin. While I still think that a strong case can be made to support that observation, recent developments make me wonder if I should be asking a different question.The Milwaukee [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:43am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Questions About Duffy Fundraiser

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  Earlier today, Heartland Hollar made some very interesting points about a fundraiser at the posh Milwaukee Athletic Club for Republican candidate for Congress, Sean Duffy. It appears that the head of the "independent" right wing group Americans for Prosperity (AFP), Mark Block, is throwing the party. What is particularly interesting [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 1:06pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• You Know Palin is Extreme When Fox News Correctly Fact-Checks Her

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  One Wisconsin Now was the first to provide actual audio from the Sarah Palin/Wisconsin Right to Life event last Friday. In her comments she presented her latest crazy conspiracy theory. Not only is the government planning to kill your grandmother with Palin's imagined "death panels" but now they are slowly [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:19am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Thank the Vets, then give them healthcare

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  I served for most of the 1990's in the Army National Guard. Unlike most that currently serve, I was never called upon to serve in actual combat. That being said, I always knew that it could be a possibility and had to make various decisions just in case that call [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:54am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Happy Birthday Sesame Street!

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  Enjoy the celebration, and thanks for the recent clip about the trashy "Pox News"! [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:42pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Who Would Run on a Tea Ticket in Wisconsin?

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  National establishment-type Republicans have reportedly been worried for months that the Tea Bagging frenzy that they started may actually damage their plans for the 2010 midterm elections. If recent events are any indication, then they certainly have reason to fear such a development. In New York we now have a [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:24pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Analysis of the House Health Reform Bill

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  Over the weekend the U.S. House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to finally reform health care in a meaningful way. I just read an analysis of the legislation by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that I think is a must read. Although I encourage you to read the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:27am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Fire the Spokesjerk by Ignoring Him

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  And pass real health care reform! ht: Daily Kos [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:39am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• The 11/3 Project

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  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:12am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• First Class Taxpayer, Second Class Citizen

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  I borrowed the title of this blog from a sign that I saw in a photo from the national equality march last month. I remember seeing that sign and thinking that it really just says it all. Members of the LGBT community are certainly expected to pay the same taxes [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:50pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• A few points about Walker’s Whining

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  The other day Scott Walker apparently wrote a letter or something to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He wanted to gripe about the coverage of the County Board's public hearing on Monday. Apparently the newspaper was not supposed to report on the official county event because (in Walker's view) the paper [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:49pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• This Time Next Year

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  Prepare yourselves; I'm going to make a bold prediction in this blog posting!In today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story about the County Board's public hearing last night they mostly highlighted the appeals made by people in the community. But toward the end of the story a few observations are made that' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:18am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Sanfelippo is a Major League Prick

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  I'm sorry, but sometimes there is just no other way to say things. Sometimes you can't sugar coat things and you just have to speak the truth. Milwaukee County Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo is a major league prick. I don't just say that because he is a Walker puppet on the' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:22am EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Someone Should Own the Incompetence

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  Last week I couldn't believe what I was reading regarding the threats by Scott Walker to lay off nearly 200 workers because of some last minute deficit that suddenly surfaced. Not only did it suddenly surface but it surfaced right in the middle of the budgetary process. As if that' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:03pm EST
  by Cory Liebmann

• Is Wall Run Just an Emergency Plan B?

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  Terrence Wall has officially entered the race for U.S. Senate even though his only other runs for office involved his losing twice for Maple Bluff Village Trustee. It just seems odd that Wall couldn't convince those that know him best to elect him. So rather than highlight these pathetic loses,' [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:40am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Gableman Attorney Now a National Joke

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  The guy that Michael Gableman hired to to defend his right to lie to voters was part of Stephen Colbert's "The Word" segment last night. James Bopp is not only fighting for sitting supreme court justices right to lie but he is also fighting for extreme right wing group's right [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:16am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• More Walker Flailing brings a Fact Check

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  The Scott Walker campaign built its entire operation on attacking Governor Doyle. Ever since the Governor announced that he was not running for reelection, team Walker has been flailing about not really sure who to attack next. That is not a good thing when the entirety of your campaign is [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 4:47pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Video Mania

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  A Presidential shout-out to small biz...I hear you Mr. President!Americans for Stable Quality Care recently released this pro-reform ad. It highlights the plight of far too many people due to the dysfunctional status quo.And "The Real Story of Canadian Healthcare".ht: Capper [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:36am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Caption Contest Anyone?

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  I learned about these pictures of Mark Neumann after Heartland Hollar posted one of them. Xoff has also commented on them. Which highly paid consultant was involved in this photo-op disaster?In any case, is anyone in the mood to have a little fun with it? How about a caption contest? [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 6:53pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• “Because I said so” is not an answer

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  Today the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that the Milwaukee County Finance Committee voted against Scott Walker's proposal to privatize security and housekeeping at the courthouse, and crash and rescue jobs at the airport. Elimination of those jobs alone would send some 92 workers to the unemployment line. If Walker [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:08pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• The Carnac of Wisconsin Politics

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  On Monday Heartland Hollar noted that both Scott Walker and Mark Neumann had separate media events the next day. In an act of self described "Preporting" Harris Kane predicted that both candidates would toss out a bunch of the same bumper stickers and slogans but say nothing of real substance. [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Petri makes the Hypocrisy Hall of Fame

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  Yesterday the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) unveiled their latest entries into the House Republicans Hypocrisy Hall of Fame . This "honor" is given to Republicans that have been caught trying to celebrate the benefits of projects that they opposed in President Obama's recovery bill, the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill, [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 11:37am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• T-Wall's Pumpkins Set to Music!

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  First One Wisconsin Now introduced us to Terrance Wall's 2-acre pumpkin patch and now Blogging Blue has set the story to music in this video: [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 11:15am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Public Option Still Gaining Support

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  Nearly all polls in recent months have shown that public support for a public option in health care is increasing. The latest example is the Washington Post-ABC News poll released yesterday. Public support for a public option went up from 55 percent in September to 57 percent now. According to [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 9:45am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker Numbers v. Walker Rhetoric

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  It doesn't take long to figure out that both Scott Walker and his most dedicated followers will spout his latest talking points in response to almost any substantive line of questioning. Walker's talking points (and his positions) change with each day, so trying to have a substantive conversation with him [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Bill Frist: It isn't "Socialized Medicine"

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  Former Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) made some very interesting observations on CSPAN yesterday. Not only is he a former Republican leader in Congress but he is also a heart surgeon that has worked in Great Britain. Not only did he have some compliments about their health care system (as [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 9:11am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• I'll Trade My Loser for Yours

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  First Scott Walker started using the services of former Mark Neumann man, RJ Johnson. As I stated at that time, there are worthy questions that should be asked about who is paying RJ because it doesn't appear that Walker was doing so. Now in some political consultant version of Wife' [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 5:26pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Equality March but no Equality in Coverage

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  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cQueer and Loathing in D.C.www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 6:26pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Budgeting by trial and error (rates)?

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  As I was looking at the Behavioral Health Division (BHD) numbers in Scott Walker's proposed budget it raised several important concerns. On Friday I addressed one of those by showing that Walker's plan to privatize Targeted Case Management (TCM) and the Community Support Program (CSP) would actually cost the county [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Budgeting by trial and error (rates)?

  As I was looking at the Behavioral Health Division (BHD) numbers in Scott Walker's proposed budget it raised several important concerns. On Friday I addressed one of those by showing that Walker's plan to privatize Targeted Case Management (TCM) and the Community Support Program (CSP) would actually cost the county [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• National Equality March in DC

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  Initial reports say that tens of thousands participated in the march, including at least two buses from Wisconsin. America Blog and Huff Post have more pictures and the AP has raw video. CSPAN has video of speakers at the post-march rally which was at the Capitol. [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 7:47pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• National Equality March in DC

  Initial reports say that tens of thousands participated in the march, including a number of buses from Wisconsin. America Blog and Huff Post have more pictures and the AP has raw video. CSPAN has video of speakers at the post-march rally which was at the Capitol. [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 7:47pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Tommy Saying Yes, Party Bosses Saying No

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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Milwaukee Passes Daily Beast IQ Test

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  The Daily Beast posted the results of its, "America's Smartest Cities, From First to Worst". In the analysis they tried to rank the largest 55 cities in America by intelligence. They only considered cities with metropolitan areas consisting of one million or more people. Here is the data that they [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 8:38am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Scorecard on State Health System Performance

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  The Commonwealth Fund has released a scorecard judging each state's health system performance. Wisconsin ranks in the top tier in the overall ranking, in access ranking, in prevention and treatment, and in it's healthy lives ranking. Wisconsin takes a step down to the second tier in the areas of Equity [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 10:25am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Targeting a Walker Privatization Scheme

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  Whenever we talk about government services and programs, inevitably we hear proposals that suggest privatizing them. It is often assumed that privatization of government programs and services is always more cost effective. Although such proposals may fit the strict ideologies of some people they often don't deliver a better solution' [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 11:17am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• What Really Caused the Deficit?

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  A new article breaks down what really caused the growth of the budget deficit. Matthew Yglesias used the data from that article to produce this simple pie chart: [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 6:26pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker Lives Large as Workers get the Shaft

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  One of the hollow cornerstones of Scott Walker's credit card budget is based on drastically cutting the pay/benefits of hardworking people in Milwaukee County. When he is not drastically cutting their pay he is trying to send them to the unemployment line by privatizing their jobs. We are not talking' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 9:29am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Before Wall Spends it All, He Should Talk to Tim Michels

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  There have been numerous reports that Madison area real estate mogul Terrance Wall is seriously considering a run against U.S. Senator Russ Feingold. As soon as that word started to spread people began examining some of Wall's wildly right wing rhetoric. Thanks to some timely research and several blogs that [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 9:34am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Did Walker Just Surrender in the Twit-Off?

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  Back in July we started bringing you the exciting coverage, "Walker v Neumann: The Twit-Off". There have been several twists, turns and even some lack of machismo in the process. But today might mark the end of this award winning coverage as Heartland Hollar has reported that Scott Walker's Twitter [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:16pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Steele softens comments in Walker’s presence

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  The same day that Scott Walker introduced his credit card budget, bumbling RNC Chairman Michael Steele sent out an email. The subject of that email admonished Wisconsin Republicans to "stop the stimulus spending boondoggle!" Yes, Steele complained about the federal stimulus and government spending on the same day that Scott [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Americans for Prosperity (but not for Wisconsin)

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  The reaction of a group from Americans for Prosperity after Chicago was eliminated from the running for the 2016 Olympics.ht: Huff Post [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker Disregards Disabled, CRG Disregards Truth

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  I can just imagine how it may have unfolded. Scott Walker is busy in his office preparing his campaign style speech for the campaign style event planned by Citizens for Republican Responsible Government. All the while some 70 advocates for the disabled are trying to get in to speak to [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 11:42am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker Built His Budget on the Sand

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  Last week Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker started his annual shell game sometimes referred to as a budget. In fact it is little more than a political document meant to cover some of his self inflicted wounds long enough for him to try and leave town via next year's election. [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:08pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Did CRG Just “Come Out” of the Partisan Closet?

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  First the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel fails to ask the tough questions regarding Scott Walker's credit card budget, then they fail to hold him accountable for constantly contradicting his own positions. Now they run a story about a right wing group that is pimping themselves out to push the next item [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 6:05pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker was Against ____ Before He Was for It

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  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did another story on Scott Walker that largely ignores his repeated use of both sides of his mouth. The story focuses on his latest proposal regarding economic development. In the story he suggests that his idea will pass board muster because he says that he would [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• I Call it the Walker Tax

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  When Scott Walker officially revealed his credit card budget he did a number of noteworthy things.In his own proposed budgets from 2003 through 2010, his recommended tax levy number has increased nearly $40 million (an over 18% increase).He showed that he doesn't mind engaging in massive borrowing and front loading' [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 11:26am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Michael Steele, Scott Walker is on the line

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  Not even a full month has passed since we first speculated that Scott Walker must be placing angry calls to his fellow Republican's for bragging about how the federal stimulus is helping their communities. First it was Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds, then only days later came Waukesha County Executive [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 9:34am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• The County Budget Isn’t Your Campaign Credit Card!

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  I just sat through about 20 minutes of political talking points with very little substance and whole mountain of double talk. In other words, I just listened to Scott Walker give a speech proposing a 2010 budget that has more to do with his campaign for governor than it does [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 11:19am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Why was Walker at the “Angry Mob” but Neumann Wasn’t?

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  Saturday the same few thousand right wing fringe dwellers held another rally for failure. I particularly thought it was interesting that they held it at a public (socialist?) park that was named to honor those that served in our country's (government-run) military. Choice of settings aside, it appears that several [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 10:39am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• The Teabagger Socialist-Free Purity Pledge

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  Attention all Teabaggers: Put Your Signiture where your mouth is!Print and Sign the pledge today!Here are a few of the highlights:I will complain about the destruction of 1st Amendment Rights in this country,while I am duly being allowed to exercise my 1st Amendment Rights.I will complain about the destruction of [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 11:21am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Federal Stimulus, Scott Walker is on the line

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  It all started late last month with Republican Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds. He sent out a press release, rightfully bragging about how the Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus) would actually save taxpayers money. At that time I suggested that he could probably expect a nasty phone call from [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 5:52pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Don’t Blink! Walker’s Talking Points Changing Again

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  We already know about Scott Walker's distain for the federal stimulus (Recovery and Reinvestment Act).Originally he said "no thanks" to the millions of federal dollars that was set to flow into the county that he is supposed to be leading.Early on he wrote an opinion piece in the conservative Wall [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Gableman Ashamed of His “Right to Lie” Defense?

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  When Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler was called before a three judge panel regarding her conflict of interest scandal she actually came to the hearing. Michael Gableman must be so ashamed of his "defense" that he stayed away from his own judicial panel. I can't say that I blame him,' [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 11:14am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• We're Number 37: The Musical

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  ht: Keith at Folkbum [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Sick for Profit

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  Your private health care dollars "hard at work" (for profits) while your premiums continue to explode and your coverage gets denied. Is this the private insurance-based system that conservatives are so excited to support? Sorry, I'd like to have a real option.Videos are from SickforProfit.com' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 6:08pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Doctors Support Private and Public Options

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  Yesterday NPR reported the results of a new survey of doctors. The results show that most doctors favor a healthcare system that allows access to both a private and a public option.ht: Think Progress [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:46am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Teabagger Education Project: Bushonomics an Epic Failure

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  Yesterday we reposted an item meant to provide a simple fact in the midst of all the teabagging madness this weekend. Since many teabaggers are claiming that they are "outraged" over our national debt, we decided to remind them that 82 percent of that debt was spent by Republican presidents. [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:13am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Teabagger Education Project: National Debt

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  ht: Keith at folkbum's' [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 6:41pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Is “Wisconsin Knows” Linked to Walker Cronies?

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  A right wing blog has started speculating about who is behind the new anonymous blog, Wisconsin Knows. Wisconsin Knows posted a very detailed entry about Republican candidate for governor Mark Neumann and questioned claims that he made recently on Charlie Sykes' radio show. Specifically Wisconsin Knows challenged a Neumann statement' [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 11:37am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Kapanke should pay for his violations, not taxpayers

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  Today State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) acknowledged that he violated state Public Records laws. The admission was made in court filings released today in Dane County Circuit Court. The open records complaint was filed against Senator Kapanke after he and his office delayed, concealed and even destroyed some of [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• What does Walker really think about Mercury Marine?

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  After Governor Doyle decided not to run for another term, I suggested that the main two Republican candidates for governor actually start giving us some substance about their policy positions. In that blog posting, I said that they would not because they would very quickly paint themselves into an extreme [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 12:30pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Is MacIver Trying to “Indoctrinate” the Media?

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  The same week that brought false accusations from the right about "indoctrinating" students, we also may have witnessed what a real attempt at indoctrination looks like. Ironically it was a right wing organization that appeared to be trying their hand at the indoctrination of the media. Last week when the [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Stay in School Speech vs. A Real Indoctrination

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  Is this really what had people on the right worked up into such a frenzy? Is this really what caused some school districts to ban the President from their kids?Not even a hint of politics or partisanship, much less "indoctrination". If people on the right really wanted to see a [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 9:08pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• MacIver Punks Press, Pols and Public

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  Poor MacIver Institute! All that right wing money and they still can't get it right. We here at Eye on Wisconsin are all too familiar with the rocky start that MacIver got when they prematurely launched. They had an organization with an invisible staff and many questions about their affiliations' [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 10:24am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Everyone Should Honor the Labor Movement

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  I'm sure that most people are looking forward to the extended holiday weekend. The truth is that if not for the labor movement in America, not only would we not have the extra day off but we wouldn't even have a weekend in the first place. Like many of the [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 3:32pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Wow, are they really this paranoid?

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  "We are all going to be locked up in FEMA Camps!""The President is the Antichrist!""An encroaching fascist threat!""An encroaching socialist threat!""Death Panels are gonna Kill Grandma!"And now the kook fringe believe that our President is trying to brainwash "the children" because he has a 20 minute speech encouraging them on [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 9:45am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• U.S. Economy, Scott Walker is on the line

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  In less than a week we have had two separate Republican County Executives touting the benefits of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus). Since this totally conflicts with the talking points of Milwaukee County Executive and endless Republican candidate for governor, Scott Walker, we believe that he is probably [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 11:15am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Dan, Scott Walker is on the line

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  Just last week we blogged about Scott Walker's Republican County Executive colleague to the south, Bill McReynolds. At that time we pointed out how Mac apparently didn't get the Walker talking points against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus). Mac, sent out a press release bragging about how' [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 9:49am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• The “Solid Idea” that Torinus Failed to Mention

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  The newspaper columns written by John Torinus should come with full and proper disclosures. If they did, the only people that would lend them credibility would be the usual suspects among the corporate elite and their useful idiots on the right wing fringe. We've seen examples in the past of' [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• OWN's Message to Teabaggers at Miller Park

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  Americans for Prosperity, the corporate-funded interest group behind the private insurance company astroturf group "Patients First" held a party at Miller Park on Saturday August 29. One WI Now wanted to make sure and give them a rousing welcome in the form of a message in the sky. [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Sen. Cantwell: Why GOP Should Support a Public Option

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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:02am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Mac, Scott Walker is on the line

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  I wonder if Scott Walker placed a call to Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds while he was campaigning in that area last night? Perhaps he would have asked "Mac why aren't you following my script about the stimulus!?!" As we all know, Walker hates the federal Recovery Act and he' [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 9:31am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Pep Rally for Privatized Death Panels?

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  Yesterday the industry-funded Astroturf group Americans for Prosperity held a pep rally supporting the dysfunctional status quo. From all indications there was a lot more of the same hooting, hollering and conspiracy theories. Naturally the headliner at this gathering of the paranoid continued to pimp the widely debunked idea of [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 3:37pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• "The Cause Endures"

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  A legacy reflected in 54 pages of legislative accomplishments From Senator Kennedy's website' [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 8:49am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Is Scott Walker Wisconsin’s Sarah Palin?

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  I have a hunch that Scott Walker is trying very hard to be Wisconsin's Sarah Palin. I don't mean to be demeaning to Scott but many of his actions support such a statement. Just take a look at some of them:Hate on the Recovery Act. CHECK!Make comments about which people' [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 4:58pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Sudden Love Fest Over “Death Panels”

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  Remember all of the yelling and screaming at health care forums when Democrats were holding them? Remember how people were holding signs and asking why we wanted to "pull the plug on grandma"? Well, there was none of that at the Paul Ryan health care forum even though he actually [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 4:05pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• The Real "Death Panels"

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  Posted: August 23, 2009, 8:26pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• When Do the Witch Trials Start?

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  Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has officially started his reelection campaign and it is on the backs of the LGBT Community in Wisconsin (as if that is a surprise). Although he is the Attorney General and is supposed to defend the State of Wisconsin in court, he has refused [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 11:13am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• A Couple Notes for Readers

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  1. I have been getting a ton of spam comments lately and have decided to moderate comments do a certain degree. I tend to leave my comments section wide open to most things but increasing spam isn't one of them. Chances are if you comment to a blog within a' [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 8:30am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Healthcare Polling, It’s All in the Words

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  Polls can certainly be a guide to the perceptions that people have about a person or a given subject, but they are certainly not perfect. Everyone knows that a poll can be constructed to support just about any idea, depending on the choice of wording. The recent polls on healthcare [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Walker Talking Points for Eau Claire Radio

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  If Scott Walker's early morning tweet was accurate, he should be on Eau Claire radio station WAYY soon. Given his most recent comments, we wanted to be helpful and offer him a list of suggested talking points. We believe that they might be the most accurate way to relay his' [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 9:00am EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• No “Vindication” for Kapanke in Court

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  Last week state Senator Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) saw a member of his staff get fined because of his office's questionable mixing of campaign work and state resources. The fine came after a limited review by the Government Accountability Board. Imagine what could have or might still happen if GAB [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 10:51pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann

• Where Does the Madness Stop?

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  ht: Center for American Progress, via the Cartoonist Group [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 6:57pm EDT
  by Cory Liebmann