The New Feudalism
Much has been written over the years about middle class voters voting against their own interests and supporting Republican candidates who, essentially, seek to gut any tax policy or government...
View ArticleThey're Hypocrites, and Here's Proof
My home state, Wisconsin, has lived through some interesting times lately in terms of politics. You may have heard about some of the controversy. And today, Sarah Palin decided to come to Wisconsin in...
View ArticleFinancial Martial Law for Wisconsin
A well-placed Republican source has let Forbes know that Governor Walker of Wisconsin is preparing to push a financial martial law bill through the Legislature, to allow himself the privilege of...
View ArticleAdvice, please. . .
A little advise here, please. . .I was disturbed this morning when I awoke to find that the Republicans had passed a bill that abandoned the guarantee of Medicare to those 54 and younger. I was both...
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Obama as an Ape depiction gets nasty; SoCAL Tea Bagger birther Pic/remarks
Could not go to sleep; because the lunacy of Tea Baggers' runs deep! Racial slur pic by Tea Bagger defiant; who declacres -- she Ain't no Resigner! Here in So CAL, on this weekend...
View Article"No Notice" - Was the Waukesha Canvass Legal?
There have been a number of excellent diaries on WI-SC, but I would like to focus on a narrow question first brought up in avadoria's diary Ramona Kitzinger, member of Waukesha Board of Canvassers,...
View ArticleA HOLE IN THE HEAD
I suppose there are a hundred measures by which to assess the history of Phineas P. Gage.The most unlikely might be the field of phrenology, which held that just as a lifetime of muscular exertion...
View ArticleThe Tea Party Movement in a Nut-Shell
Who is an American? Us vs. Them. "If you're not with us you're against us." Supposedly Bush, the Great Divider, was referring to terrorists. But he told us to go shopping. Don't worry be happy. Tea...
View ArticleLetter to my MN ALEC Representative
Three reasons caused this entry - First – I did not get my invite from the American Legislative Exchange Council for their meeting in Cincinnati on April 28 and 29th and I’m not a happy camper about...
View ArticleRyan fixes Medicare like Mafia fixes Informers
Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times has a very introspective and informative column that I would ask each of you to take the time to peruse. His pièce de résistance? This quote. Ryan is right...
View Article"Good-bye, Teacher... "
At the start of "Good-bye, Teacher... " Fred Keller quotes one version of that old doggerel: Good-bye scholars, good-bye school; Good-bye teacher, darned old fool! I learned it as: Good-bye pencils,...
View ArticleMissing Nancy
With John Boehner now holding the Speaker of the House position, the leadership just isn’t what it was with Nancy Pelosi in charge. The gamesmanship continues on both sides, but the GOP majority is...
View ArticleInsane AZ: Circumcision is proof of citizenship.
How frakking stupid are Arizona legislators? Check out the following on their birther bill: Part of the controversial Arizona birther bill passed on Wednesday makes a certificate of circumcision...
View ArticleObama is a chimp... but I don't mean that in a RACIST way...
Of course Tea Partiers aren't racist... they just see no problem sending out emails with pictures of the duly elected, and "swarthy skinned" President of the United States depicted as a chimpanzee,...
View ArticleAndrew Breitbart and Sarah Palin in Madison, Wisconsin
On Saturday, April 16, 2011 a few thousand teabaggers showed up at the Capitol, but there were tens of thousands of pro-labor protesters that completely drowned out the speakers. Here is video of...
View Article“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated”
George Bernard Shaw is the author of the quote on "hate" that entitles this diary. It came to mind when I was reading, in some awe, of Donald Trump's curious rise to the top of the GOP's popular...
View ArticleWhat happens when you ask a Repub to walk the walk & RESIGN
I must have been bored. Recently I decided to start a movement. Or at least I decided to start a Facebook Group to see how the things worked. The name of the group was "Smaller Government Starts with...
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Sunday Bread - Bacon Italian Bread
Happy Sunday Bread Heads! A while back we did a Bacon Spoon Bread which got some good responses (how could it not? Bacon makes everything better) but I did get a request on an easier method. I have...
View ArticleI am THROUGH with Democrats: WE NEED A THIRD PARTY!
Note: This diary was partially motivated by this thread in a Diary last week in which MB discussed the "rule" against advocating third parties. Please read that before commenting, if not before...
View ArticleJessica King: New Leadership for Wisconsin
This is one race we absolutely have to win. And if we win it, we will proud not just because we defeated a right wing anti-union extremist, but because we will have elected a fantastic, intelligent,...
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