Tag: Scott Walker
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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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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.…
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Let’s autopsy Tuesday’s Republican corpse, Part #1
Republicans turned off or Democrats turned on? Let the post-mortems proceed! Get our elbows deep into the bloody cadaver! Donald Trump talks about pulling Ron DeSantis for governor and Rick Scott for senate across the line in Florida and he has a case. Most first-term presidents lose seats in their first mid-term elections. Obama’s Democrats…
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Citizens, do your duty tonight (public safety) and Tuesday! (jobs and freedom!)
Tuesday night on MSNBC, will Rachel Maddow (pick one): 1) Cry? 2) Gloat? 3) Take up strong drink? TONIGHT! Show the flag of common sense at a public safety meeting sponsored by Madison Ald. Paul Skidmore 6 p.m. today, Monday, November 5, at Blackhawk Church, 9620 Brader Way (off Mineral Point Road west of Madison). Plenty…