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Our Founder
and irascible head groundskeeper at the Policy Werkes is David Blaska, former has-been, 33-year card-carrying RINO, recovering know-it-all journalist. Holds the record for banishment on the NextDoor social media app. Aging gracelessly at Stately Blaska Manor on the SW side of Madison WI, the Emerald City.
My pronouns are “Sir” and “Your Lordship” but you dasn’t call me Late For Dinner.
→ “Why I’ll never vote for Trump again.” In Sunday’s 05-21-23 WI State Journal.
→ “Blaska & Me” by Dave Cieslewicz.
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“Get me on the stage and get your popcorn ready.” — Chris Christie
Don’t sell Chris Christie short
Peggy Noonan calls him “a wholly undervalued executive talent.”
“People forget what a good governor he was …. In eight years (2010-18) in deep blue New Jersey he capped property taxes, used the line-item veto to limit spending, increased school funding, got more charter schools, and got the state through the true disaster of superstorm Sandy.
“… He won public-employee pension reform … despite huge and intense public union opposition.”
And reformed Camden police: “Ten years later murder is down 63%, shootings down 68%, and robbery down 70%. No violence after George Floyd.”
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11 killed, 46 wounded Memorial Day in Chicago
Deadliest Memorial Day weekend there in eight years.
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It is to laugh
“The racist, insulting resurgence of work requirements.”
— Where else but in The Nation.
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While you were out
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- Progressivism is a chronic nuisance June 2, 2023
- Republicans need to quit preaching to the choir May 30, 2023
- A Memorial Day message May 27, 2023
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Aw – HELL NO!!
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If they want ballot drop boxes why don’t they have the state legislature change the law?
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Bob,
Exactly!
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Obey the law.
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You never know who drops by.
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If it happens, republicans better have the greatest voter fraud machine in place to paraphrase our current commander and chief. Menards, kochs, uline pull out all stops, voter integrity is up for sale to highest bidder. Courts said it was ok in 2020, so why not now.
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Only if anyone is manning the drop boxes with a hat on saying which party they are backing first, buy ya, cheating again allowed.
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After watching the movie “2000 Mules” I am strongly in favor of banning these drop boxes!
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