Recall elections are coming up Tuesday in Wisconsin for Governor Scott Walker, his Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Republican State Senator Van Wanggaard, who represents Racine County and the deciding vote in the State Senate. Republicans, of course, are trying … Continue reading
An email from former State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe: You do not need to wait until November to make an impact in an election that is critically important to the direction of our country. What happens in the Wisconsin recall … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe. She is facing off against appointed incumbent Kent Gaffney and David McSweeney. LT. GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN STANDS WITH DANIELLE ROWE ISLAND LAKE – Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch is standing with conservative … Continue reading
Geneva, Illinois, is not Milwaukee County. But both local governmental entities have email improprieties. The one in Milwaukee has gone criminal. The probe by state prosecutors in Wisconsin is of the administration of now-Republican Governor Scott Walker. The problem in … Continue reading
Earlier this weekend, I ran an article about how McHenry County Democrats had been encouraged to go to Wisconsin to work on the Recall Scott Walker effort. Saturday Lori Lee White and her husband went to a Wisconsin rally for … Continue reading
As Sheriff Keith Nygren unleashes his attorney Mark Gummerson on McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s choice of Special Assistant State’s Attorney Bill Caldwell to represent Nygren’s interests, a Republican politician in a state Nygren has a home seems to … Continue reading
Governor Scott Walker’s day in Chicago started at 8 AM with an appointment with a prospective recruit for his “Open for Business” State of Wisconsin. It ended with a post-Family PAC appearance on a Chicago River cruise boat. What the … Continue reading
My favorite political fund raiser is the cruise that Family PAC puts on each summer. The scenery is stunning whether the boat goes out from a mooring near Navy Pier on Lake Michigan as the sun is setting or up … Continue reading
It’s the 11th hour in Wisconsin, and we need your help. Earlier this year, Tea Party Governor Scott Walker and his Republican legislature adopted anti-worker legislation that strips away fundamental rights for teachers and other public employees. Over the past … Continue reading
This press release from We Ask America takes a look at political reactions in Wisconsin to the Republicans’ move to weaken collective bargaining for public employees. We Ask America was the only firm known to have surveyed the 8th Congressional … Continue reading
The National Education Association is a pillar of the Democratic Party. But, most people don’t know what’s in the semi-public statement by former General Counsel Bob Chanin above. It’s now being aired on Wisconsin television stations by The Economic Freedom … Continue reading
With all the fuss in Wisconsin concerning what Democrats call “union busting” legislation, I thought it might be interesting to see what’s at stake. Under one proposal of Republican Governor Scott Walker, public employee union officials (excluding police and fire … Continue reading
When I was attending Oberlin College in the Ohio town named for it, a carload of Young Republicans drove to Columbus to hear U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield and state Republican Party Chairman Ray Bliss. Both were impressive. Hatfield was a … Continue reading
I got a tip from the Northern Illinois Tea Party that the missing Wisconsin State Senators were meeting at the Heritage Inn and Suites at the intersection of Routes 14 and 23 in Harvard. Silly me, I went looking for … Continue reading
One of McHenry County’s representatives to the Madison demonstration Saturday was kind enough to send me all sorts of photos so you can get a sense off what went on. First, let’s look at instructions handed out by the union … Continue reading
The Wisconsin Republican Party has crosscut comments from prominent liberals with the words used in Madison, Wisconsin, in opposition to what Republican Governor Scott Walker is proposing to change public unions in the General Assembly. The YouTube video starts with … Continue reading
