Category: Protasiewicz
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Trump/Musk’s chainsaw had no bite
Souls are being searched today! Wasn’t even close, was it! Brad Schimel, hero of American youth, lost 55.0% to 45.0%, to a liberal Dane County judge, Susan Crawford! Ten percentage points is a landslide on any tote board. This pig has no lipstick. Ben Wikler and Rachel Maddow are popping corks. Anyone still think more…
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Living in the belly of the beast
We dared put up an Eric Olson yard sign! We took a pass on witnessing “Cackles” (as a conservative acquaintance calls the sitting vice president). But reports say Kamala Harris packed the Alliant Energy Coliseum to its almost 11,000 capacity Friday night 09-20-24. Sounds about right. If you see one Trump/Vance yard sign in town,…
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The leader of the free world needs more sleep!
Since when is that a winning message? THIS JUST IN: The Protasiewicz state supreme court reverses ban on ballot drop boxes! Now they’re allowed! Read & weep! Can any court do more to undermine voter confidence? Why give Election Deniers more ammunition? We’re old enough to remember how JFK pronounced the word “vigor” as “vig-ah,”…
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Is Madison willing to pay for a sales tax at the price a Republican legislature will charge?
Should five percent appear too smallBe thankful I don’t take it all‘Cause I’m the taxmanYeah, I’m the taxman — G. Harrison, The Beatles How serious is Madison city government about balancing its budget? Rather than address the over-spending that created its $27 million structural deficit, alders are chasing a rainbow-colored unicorn — a city sales…
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Democrats do NOT want fair maps
They want their gerrymander! (and their MTV!) Memo to Madison progressives: Don’t toss those yard signs just yet! The ones reading “This Time, Fair Maps.” Wisconsin Republicans did the math and it came out to 4 to 3 against them on the state supreme court. So the majority party bowed to that great hoary beast…
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Membership has its privileges
and responsibilities! Process matters. That’s what a Constitution is all about. It tells what government may do and — in the case of the Bill of Rights — what government may not. You may believe your President to be the arisen Christ but storming the nation’s capitol to prevent the transfer of executive authority to…