Former Milwaukee Admiral Keith Ballard of the Florida Panthers nearly kills his goalie Tomas Vokoun for being an idiot as he wildly swings his stick after a goal is scored against his team.
[...]edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
Former Milwaukee Admiral Keith Ballard of the Florida Panthers nearly kills his goalie Tomas Vokoun for being an idiot as he wildly swings his stick after a goal is scored against his team.
[...]Thank you Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel, for passing on information most of my readers have known since last Tuesday night.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has hired Bill Hyers, an Obama Administration official and former Democratic campaign aide, to manage Barrett's run for governor next year.
Mayoral aide Patrick [...]
Good to know we have a White House which not only listens to the American people, but has the patience to wait for Congress to debate the measures put before it. It'd be a real shame if the President campaigned as one sort of man, and then completely reversed his' [...]
Hope and Change.
Columbus City Schools have more than 120 buildings designed for teaching.
But in a three-day effort to teach its teachers, the district is renting banquet halls, high-end hotels and conference centers -- using almost $145,000 in federal grant dollars.
Many schools also will be used as sites [...]
Great column by George Will this morning in the Washington Post; here's the final paragraphs.
Some climate scientists compound their delusions of intellectual adequacy with messiah complexes. They seem to suppose themselves a small clerisy entrusted with the most urgent truth ever discovered. On it, and hence on them, the [...]
Saw this the other day at a website commonly used for Democratic Job Postings. Seems this will be the third Press Secretary Congressman Steve Kagen will have in as many years.
Not that it's big news mind you. Congressional offices and most political operations go through Communications Directors and Press' [...]
Admittedly, of all the NFL's "Super Fans," I've always been partial to the New York Jets "Fireman Ed." The man single-handedly may or may not have started the entire "J!-E!-T!-S! JETS! JETS! JETS!" chant. So, my heart goes out to fans of the Denver Broncos who lost Tim McKernan' [...]
This is an interesting choice.
Gov. Jim Doyle has appointed fellow Democratic state Rep. Gary Sherman of Port Wing to be a judge on the state Court of Appeals.
Sherman will fill the Fourth District vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Bernie Bridge effective in January.
The 60-year-old Sherman has been [...]
(H/T Marine Brother)
Give this number a call -- 202-456-7041 -- then feel free to comment.
[...]Looks like the former Vice President, Academy Award Winner, and Nobel Laureate will be canceling a public relations event for his new book at the United Nations' conference in Denmark next week. As if his M.O., Al Gore will run and hide than defend his stances in what is' [...]
That's nothing, you should hear what some of the military rank and file think of this strategy...
[...]It's stories like these that makes people really hate homeowners' associations. (H/T Don Surber)
Col. Van T. Barfoot, a local Medal of Honor winner, is under the gun from his Henrico County community's homeowner association.
In a five-paragraph letter to Barfoot that he received yesterday, Barfoot is being ordered to' [...]
I don't go deer hunting, but I have brothers and cousins who go every year. Occasionally, I'll head down to the deer camp, catch up with family I haven't seen in a while, but that's about it.
So, while some of them were successful in this year's hunt, many were also' [...]
From the "Scott Walker for Governor" blog kept by political insiders, but not connected to the campaign.
From WisPolitics:
Bill Hyers, a veteran of numerous political campaigns and a member of President Obama's administration, will lead Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's guv bid, Dem sources told WisPolitics today.
Hyers most recently worked as [...]
Remember the old saying -- typically among the electorate -- that "I want someone who's made a payroll representing me?" Well, you aren't going to find that in the Obama Administration.
According to a piece by Warner Todd Huston at Andrew Breitbart's "Big Government," a whopping 7 percent of Obama' [...]
Caught this on "Special Report with Brett Baier" on Fox News last night, and it gave me a laugh. It's from the Political Grapevine.
Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to make it easier to avoid filibusters by lowering the cloture threshold from 60 [...]
Looks like we'll be seeing some sort of ruling on this by Manitowoc Co. Circuit Court Judge Patrick Willis by the early part of next year.
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WTAQ) - Steven Avery will have to wait until after the new year to learn if he will get a new trial.' [...]
Gonna try a first here at Lakeshore Laments, poll analysis not by word, but by picture. See, I've been spending the past few Thanksgiving holiday days and free moments in them going over the various releases from the recent Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll they did last weekend.
As I've said [...]
Interesting story out of La Crosse I spotted on Twitter.
A bill that would help Wisconsin's budget issue could also result in a state map shortage.
Several state lawmakers want to pass a bill that would prohibit the state from producing free maps that are available at the state's visitor centers [...]
You know, for a practicing attorney, I would think that Tom Foley of the "illusory tenant" blog would have seen the news from today's Times of London about what's being called "ClimateGate" the same way I did. That the destroyed data on climate, universally-accepted, but now impossible to prove [...]
(Courtesy of the White House flickr page)
That Ladies and Gentlemen, is how close "the Party Crashers" got to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of India (left of Obama), in what looks like the Blue Room. One is grateful they're just publicity' [...]
Okay, not really broke, but damn close and it's causing a heck of a lot of trouble for global markets today as we're off eating turkey sandwiches and shopping on "Black Friday."
On the plus side, this is a nice preview of what a nation (or in this case national' [...]
From the Heritage Foundation, Lincoln's Original Proclamation of Thanksgiving.
The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others [...]
A correction on my assumption from an earlier post via Politico.
Former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan confirmed tonight that he’s running against Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.), but before he launches his political career, he’s returning to the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers.
Runyan, who had [...]
Adopted Man Seeks Birth Parents, Discovers He's Charles Manson's Son
What's the most shocking thing for me, is that the only source I can find for this story is the UK Sun.
Green Bay Fox Affiliate Sits Down with Lawton
So, if this interview is right, it was all about [...]
I have some issues with the polling -- mainly that it took place over a weekend, which is never a good time to get a solid poll sample -- but expect this to be the headline all over Wisconsin political websites as Public Policy Polling (PPP) out of North Carolina [...]
Much like Dave Obey, it's a vintage idea of the anti-war left for years. Except of course with Obey, it is a nice look into the liberal mindset of "How We View Wars."
See, to Obey and friends (And by friends, I'm gonna say the rest of the Democratic members in' [...]
(The New York Times Via Politico)
Things are not looking good for Democratic Senatorial recruitment for what should be an easy open seat defense.
Axelrod concedes that he and Mr. Obama failed to persuade Attorney General Lisa Madigan to run for the Senate seat vacated by Mr. Obama. “She would [...]
This whole situation reminds me of an episode of "House" from last season with actor/musician Mos Def as the patient. More frightening thing isn't the number of patients listed as being in a coma, but simply seen as brain-dead.
A car crash victim diagnosed as being in a coma' [...]
So says a few Hollywood tip sheets and the comics website, IGN.
The web has been abuzz all week with gossip about which starlet -- Rachel McAdams or Julia Stiles? -- was up for the role of the Black Cat in Spider-Man 4, but now comes word [...]
The Mess at the Zoo
- Well, apparently Jim Doyle, Tom Barrett, John Richards, and the rest of the Milwaukee legislative delegation didn't see this coming. Amazing for a state with a motto of "Forward," no one thinks too far ahead.
Somebody's Polling
- According to their Twitter account Saturday morning, Democratic-polling' [...]
Yeah, only those oblivious to human nature (Like "capper") didn't see this one coming.
Washington (CNN) - Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday morning' [...]
I've been asked by some people to write down my thoughts on the WI-08 GOP Primary, but I won't for a while. First off is I don't know if this is all the candidates we are going to see yet. Rumors about a possible candidacy by former Green Bay Mayor' [...]
I don't know what's more amazing. That Mary Landrieu went this cheap, or that Reid had the stones to play around with the legislative language the way he did.
What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform?
Here’s a case study.
On page 432 of' [...]
Good, this is making the decision to contract out services look smarter by the second.
(It's also making the county housekeepers union look petty.)
One day after the Milwaukee County Board agreed to privatize scores of county housekeepers, 19 of the 25 custodial staff at the Courthouse complex called in sick, [...]
Yeah, this won't end well for this guy. (And being a free-lance photographer doesn't pay well as it is currently.)
What on earth was Sarah Palin thinking when she posed in a pair of teeny-tiny gym shorts for a photograph that ended up on the cover of Newsweek -- a [...]
After the Washington Times wrote about the nomination of former Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler to the federal court, you'd think that'd be it for national newspaper pointing out that he's been twice denied the job by the voters of Wisconsin. But no, today the Wall [...]
(H/T Don Surber)
The controversy at the moment over the Newsweek cover for the moment appears to be whether or not it is sexist (In its current context it is, or at the least it knocks Newsweek down a few pegs on the "Real 'News' Magazine Worth Reading" category.) and [...]
For the record, I know for a fact RPW has a full-time employee who deals with all their "New Media" as well as video editing and other internet and social media needs. On the other hand, DPW has a 20 year-old UW-Madison student as the party's first "New Media Intern."
This [...]
I'm only pointing this out because John Nichols of the Capitol Times of Madison pointed out this weekend on "Upfront with Mike Gousha" that after the Lawton exit, the state Democratic Party is split (What, but the MSM says the civil war is on the GOP side?) and members are' [...]
Green Bay radio personality Jerry Bader returned to the airwaves Monday by thanking his supporters and extending an apology to everyone affected by his suspension.
"One person is responsible for what happened here, and that is me," he said during his first on-air comments since being disciplined. [...]
Don't believe me?
Neither did I at first until I read this report by ABC News.
Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 9th Congressional District, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the website set' [...]
[At least McCain does. (Or in his case, because he's medically inable to type on a BlackBerry or keyboard thanks to years of torture in a Vietnamese prison camp, he dictates his tweets to a staffer)]
According to the Twitter stream, the president was answering a question about [...]
Great lead editorial in the Washington Post -- no member of the vast right-wing conspiracy they -- on the crapfest known as the House Health Care Bill.
HAVING PASSED a health reform bill that is, at least theoretically, paid for, the House of Representatives is poised this week to blow [...]
Ok, so we've all seen "the photo."
I'm gonna shock some folks by saying the following: I have no real issues with a President of the United States of America bowing to the Emperor of Japan.
However...
The issue one should be wondering, is this: Why the hell is he [...]
A week late, and a vote too short; but on the plus side, it makes every single Congressional Democrat in Wisconsin (That'd be you David Obey and Steve Kagen) look like a goof as they tell every media outlet who will cover them how awesome the recently passed House Health' [...]
One of the stories out of the tragedy of Fort Hood has been the reaction of the greater Kiel Community and how it and the surrounding areas have embraced the entire Krueger family following the news of Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger being identified as one of the 13 victims of [...]
Oh, it's a score, but not one for a professional sports league.
It's the count of Democratic House Seats to Republican House seats which could switch hands according to the Cook Political Report. Wisconsin seats making the list include WI-08; in the "Leans Democratic" column, and WI-03; in the "Likely" [...]
With Mike Tate's name attached to this idea, you have to ask yourself...will there be robo-calls?
The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America program is asking supporters to visit the local offices of Republicans from districts won by Barack Obama last fall to ask why the congressmen "decided to go" [...]
Well, for those wanting to go after me for having "a bad source" from info I was told six weeks ago, if it's any plus, my source's gonna be wrong about where I told him where I'll probably be working.
(Sorry bud.)
Mayor Tom Barrett will announce this weekend that he is' [...]
Thank you Kiel, for being you.
(Photo taken from Journal Sentinel)
The newspaper's caption is : A hearse carrying the body of Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, who was among those killed last week at Fort Hood, arrives Tuesday in Kiel. Hundreds lined Fremont St. in downtown Kiel to [...]
Terri McCormick, who lost a Republican primary for the 8th District Congressional seat in 2006, has become the sixth Republican to enter the race to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen.
McCormick, who represented the 57th District in the State Assembly for six years, announced her intentions in [...]
To get myself into the mindset of the modern politically-blogging liberal, I like to look back at my old posts from late 2005 and early 2006 when I was frankly cocky, over-confident on my political observations, and thought the 2004 elections meant the Democratic Party was waning and maybe we [...]
Great observation made by my friend Dr. Melissa Clothier on this ad from Reebok.
By the way, the male voice at the end is sort of creepy.
This nonsense is being foisted on women by Reebok. It’s supposed to be an encouragement to what? Wear more revealing tops so guys don’t [...]
(H/T Instapundit)
Via the gang at the Volkh Conspiracy; which shows us our national security was never in better hands.
The Obama Administration’s nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration, Erroll Southers, was censured by the FBI for asking law enforcement personnel to conduct a background check on his ex-wife’s [...]
From the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
Employment in Wisconsin is expected to fall nearly 4% this year, hit bottom in early 2010, and return to normal growth in 2011, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the state Department of Revenue.
You can read the entire report here.
[...] Actual, given the likelihood that donations next year will be less because of the economy, this isn't the most outrageous news the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) could come out with. Less money means they'll have to be picky with who they help out in General Election contests. Candidates [...]
Well, this ought to be fun. Too bad we don't put this on "InTrade."
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he will make an announcement by the end of the week on whether he is going to run for governor.
Barrett said he will continue to consult with his family before making' [...]
Since Kurt would be upset with me if I don't point out today is the 234th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps; here is the annual message by the Marine Corps Commandant and Sergeant Major to commemorate the Marines founding at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia on this day 1775.
Kurt,' [...]
Great web attack ad by the Sean Duffy campaign regarding Dave Obey's initial reactions to critics of the stimulus, its oversight, and what its [not] been accomplishing since then.
(H/T RSM)
From the Gannett Wisconsin Papers...
Candles held high, Jill Reifsnider and Kristin Thayer hugged and sobbed Sunday night as they paid tribute to and honored the memory of their friend and fallen soldier, Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger.
About 300 friends, family members, military personnel and veterans, as well as the Patriot [...]
From a morning press release via email...
MADISON - The Republican Party of Wisconsin has placed ads in several state newspapers seeking individuals willing to be the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin Governor.
“Not just anybody is going to want to defend what the Democrats have done to the economy and tax climate [...]
Make sure you have them watch this; the official White House YouTube video of the initial reaction to the Fort Hood shooting by President Barack Obama.
I've had more than a few friends -- either those I went to high school with, or knew throughout the greater Kiel community --' [...]
We have two major anniversaries in America this week. On Monday, the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall will take place. On Tuesday, the 40th Anniversary of the start of PBS's "Sesame Street" will take place.
Prediction: The White House will make a bigger deal out of the [...]
(Or Dumb Things Jay Bullock types without thinking...)
Reagan-era unemployment numbers mean we should be demanding a return to Reagan-era tax rates.
Yes, lower them from the current 36% (or is it 40% once Pelosi lets the Bush tax cuts expire?) to the 28% for the [...]
No doubt those following me on Twitter or read this post by fellow Kielite Brad Vogel about Amy Krueger, know she was one of the 13 soldiers killed in the Fort Hood shooting on Thursday. Like Brad, I knew Amy in high school. When I walked the halls of [...]
Madame Speaker must really be bleeding votes if it had to come to this for her; as she's now allowing the U.P.'s Bart Stupak amendment to strip the House Health Care Bill of any federal funding of abortion.
(You know, that thing both President Obama and Congressman Steve Kagen kept lying [...]
