Monthly Archives: May 2010

Terrence Wall officially drops out of Senate race, offers no endorsement

With this statement Terrence Wall officially dropped out of the GOP Senate race. Notably absent from the statement is a mention (much less an endorsement) of any of his primary opponents. Meanwhile with this press release the Republican Party of … Continue reading

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Terrence Wall drops out of Senate race?

Cognitive Dissidence has it on rumor that Terrence Wall is dropping out. Blogging Blue sums up what will likely soon be the conventional wisdom on the move, calling Wall and Johnson; “Essentially the same kind of candidate (rich, well connected … Continue reading

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Voluntary voter ID is elitist

The State Government Accountability Board was absolutely right when ruling against a voluntary identification for voters opting in. When the ID-loving, make-it-harder-to-vote right is upset, the preferred outcome has generally come to fruition. The right-wing, in its populist, take-our-country-back incarnation … Continue reading

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Scott Walker’s Rolling Blunder Tour Wraps Up

Updates on the final leg of Scott Walker’s Rolling Blunder Tour from Blogging Blue and Cognitive Dissidence. Tomorrow the GOP convention begins in Milwaukee. Coincidence? Of course Slippery Scott would like us to believe that.

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Update on Walker’s Rolling Blunder Tour

Eye on Wisconsin and Blogging Blue have updates on the Monday and Tuesday legs of Scott Walker’s Rolling Blunder Tour. Check them out for more on Walker’s political stunt. Update: One-T at One Wisconsin Now has  some questions for Slippery … Continue reading

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Ron Johnson is running for Senate as an opportunist

What was the “ah ha!” moment when Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson decided to run for Senate? Johnson officially launched his campaign today, and if you were curious, Charlie Sykes asked that question (mp3 audio at 5:04). Ron Johnson’s answer; “I … Continue reading

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Scott Walker’s Rolling Blunder: Wisconsin Rapids, Waupaca and La Crosse

While Scott Walker is out on a motorcycle ride promoting his campaign for governor Milwaukee County, perhaps he should tell all the businesses that were able to keep people working and keep our economy afloat due to money from the … Continue reading

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Terrence Wall can’t have it both ways

Terrence Wall supports a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget for the federal government.  He also uses his successful real estate firm as evidence his private sector experience qualifies him for a position in the United State Senate. The run-government-like-a-business … Continue reading

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Ron Johnson preparing dirty, misleading Senate campaign

Republican US Senate hopeful Ron Johnson, the latest entrant into the GOP primary race is preparing a dirty campaign of misleading personal attacks, judging by the hiring of Darrin Schmitz. Schmitz is responsible for what may be the only Wisconsin … Continue reading

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Get the facts on Kagan straight, Reince

RPW Chair and lead stuntman Reince Priebus responded to the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan with a typical devoid-of-fact statement. If old wisgop.org links actually worked, the cookie-cutter introduction of “strictly interpret the Constitution instead of legislating from the … Continue reading

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