Monthly Archives: September 2010
Ed Thompson diagnosed with cancer
31st Senate district candidate Ed Thompson (R-Tomah) has been diagnosed with cancer. Thompson’s policy preferences range from quite reasonable to completely abhorrent, but I respect the man for speaking his mind. Plus I got a personal grudge against cancer so … Continue reading
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Cheddarbomb for Russ
Government subsidized multimillionaire Ron Johnson is officially the Republican nominee for US Senate. Johnson was endorsed by the RPW in May after two weeks of campaigning, because he’s got a lot of money, and has pledged to spend $15 million … Continue reading
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Scott Walker comes to Black River Falls
And it didn’t help him much. Mark Neumann won in the City by 40 votes. The AP just called the race for Walker however. Walker’s speech Sunday was typical empty rhetoric and lies. He talked about “balancing the budget” but … Continue reading
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How many chances does Dan Kapanke get?
Following Dan Kapanke’s most recent ethics violation he wrote a piece in the La Crosse Tribune amounting to, “aw shucks, no big deal guys, it won’t happen again.” Should we believe him this time? Last year it took a lawsuit … Continue reading
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Ron Johnson’s Amateur Candidacy Does Matter
A defense of Ron Johnson’s amateur candidacy blames the gaffes, from sunspots to the practices of his subsidized business, on Johnson’s relatively recent entrance into the race. The “outsider, politics-as-unusual” image is supposed to be an asset to Johnson. It … Continue reading
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Vote Feingold
In November, but now too. For DFA hero. Click the link to see (for some reason) a younger Russ Feingold. Which brings me to a little thing I like about Russ — he’s not using a ten year old photo … Continue reading
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