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Today’s Big
Quote“I have been getting leaned on a bit by some of the Democratic Party elders. Their subtle, nuanced message amounts to: lay the hell off Tony Evers, you asshole. This has caused me to reflect on what it means to be a moderate.” — Former mayor Dave Cieslewicz.
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What if UFOs are just billionaires from other planets? -
Pretty soon you’re talking real money
The Dispatch adds up the trillions that congressional Democrats have spent or want to spend over the next decade:
- $3.5 trillion on “human infrastructure,”
- $600 billion in new spending on traditional infrastructure,
- $1 trillion on new discretionary spending,
- $1 trillion on programs with fake expiration dates, plus the COVID relief bill that passed in March.
“How much is $8 trillion? Enough for Washington to deposit $60,000 into each family’s bank account. … Instead, it would go to a grab bag of expensive government expansions.”
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Madison crime 2020- Shots fired up 74%
- Burglaries up 21%
- Stolen Vehicles up 47%
- Theft from autos up 22%
- Homicides + 150% (10 compared to 4)
- Total offenses known to police down 5%
Crime raging in
Democrat-run citiesMilwaukee homicides up 95%
Category Archives: Progressives
At least they’re not the Cleveland Progressives!
Sock-a-lexit to me! One of my journalism professors so long ago at UW-Oshkosh was a Korean-born man named Holim Kim. He was intrigued when I answered that my European nationality was German-Bohemian. That seemed to fit my hippy appearance in … Continue reading
Posted in identity politics, Progressives, Uncategorized
Tagged Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians, Louis Sockalexis
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Community organizers make early-morning house calls
Coming soon to your neighborhood The beneficiaries of Madison progressives’ War On Cops were doing some outreach work in Orchard Ridge early this morning. The police report: At 2:23 am 07-22-21, Madison Police were dispatched to a residence in the … Continue reading
A Federalist Society for teachers!
And more choices for school board! At least our progressive … acquaintances recognize the toxicity of critical race theory because they deny teaching it (but if they did it would be O.K.) When you fire a white “positive behavior coach” … Continue reading
Posted in identity politics, Madison schools, Progressives
Tagged critical race theory, Ross Douthat, Samuel Goldman, Tommy Thompson
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Quit trying to help Haiti
Might benign neglect help America’s ‘underclass’? When #45 talked about “[hell]hole countries,” he had places like Haiti in mind. The poorest nation in the western hemisphere is a nightmarish dystopia. Denuded, eroded, uneducated, disease-ridden, defeated, and riven by superstition. Now … Continue reading
Posted in identity politics, Progressives, Socialism, Uncategorized
Tagged big government, dependency, Haiti, victims
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Critical race theory is ammo for the war on cops
We aren’t teaching it but if we were, good for us! Progressivism is rule by expert. You’re not a scientist, so your opinions on the Covid pandemic are irrelevant. (Police will arrest you for wind surfing alone in the ocean.) … Continue reading
Posted in identity politics, Progressives, Socialism, Uncategorized, War on Police
Tagged critical race theory, John Nichols, progressivism
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Police body cameras barely survive test vote
Socialists and Progressives vote against Police body-worn cameras survived a test vote Tuesday 07-06-21 — barely! The Madison Common Council voted 10-9 against an amendment expressing the Council’s opposition to that police reform measure. The Police Body-Worn Camera Feasibility Review … Continue reading
Posted in Madison city government, Progressives, Uncategorized
Tagged police body-worn cameras, prgoressives
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