Category: Tony Evers
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Scott Walker will sign special session bills
Will Gov. Walker veto the “power grab” legislation enacted last week by the Republican legislature. No. That was never going to happen. We said that the optics of that legislation was horrible. The national liberal news media got way out ahead of the Republicans with accusations of “anti-democratic power grab,” “lame duck” and other epithets.…
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Another triumph of restorative justice! Teen car thieves’ rap sheet had 29 priors!
The one alder who consistently supports public safety already has an opponent Three triumphs for restorative justice, actually. A 16-year-old driver and two 14-year old passengers stole a car and crashed it into a home under construction for a disabled woman of color on Allied Drive last week. With injuries. Turns out just these three…
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Dems blame poor legislative showing on those damn maps
Here there be dragons! After last week’s election, our liberal-progressive-socialist acquaintances are pouting. They finally unseated that Republican golem, Scott Walker, but still lost the state legislature to Republicans. Got to be cheating! What else would explain the imbalance except that ol’ devil Gerry Mander? How can Democrats sweep the statewide offices but lose 63…
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Go big or go home; Tuesday election autopsy Part #2
Scott Walker could have learned from Frank Costanza No ‘Let’s rumble!’ We’ve strapped on the plastic apron, we’re working the bone saw here at the Policy Werkes to figger out Wha’ Happened? We know Republicans under-performed. (See Part #1) But why? Evers attracted 44,000 more votes Dane County than Madison’s own Mary Burke four years ago.…