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The Road to Recall: One Left-Wing Loss After Another in Wisconsin

John Malcolm wrote 11 months ago: By Joel B. Pollak | June 1, 2012 | Breitbart News Tuesday’s recall election in Wisconsin is the culm … more →

Tags: Progressivism, conservatism, Jobs, Republicans, Democrats, MSNBC, legislation, taxes, Wisconsin

Quote of the Day

Embattled Farmers wrote 1 year ago: “I’m stunned by how oblivious he [Paul Ryan] is to the pain his policies would cause peo … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, Congress, Republican, Democrat, GOP, 2012 Presidential Election, Paul Ryan, Budget

Obey says Democrats must unite against Walker

Katie DeLong wrote 1 year ago: MADISON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Dave Obey says Wisconsin Democrats must unite against Republic … more →

Tags: Politics, Recall Election, Tom Barrett, Kathleen Falk, Gov. Scott Walker

When Did Evan Bayh Begin Job Negotiations To Lobby For Big Business?

raemd95 wrote 1 year ago: The son of a famous senator, Evan Bayh (D-IN) was born into a life of privilege. After spending near … more →

Tags: Big Business, class warfare, Congress, Corporations, Environment, health reform, Lobbyists, regulations, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Time for Sean Duffy to Meet the Real World22 comments

nonnie9999 wrote 2 years ago: From the wausau daily herald: Democrats are getting some amusing mileage out of Rep. Sean Duffy’s re … more →

Tags: Movies, Parody, snark, Humor, April Fools Day, Politics, Republicans, Democrats, Barack Obama

GOP governors face backlash

jodeanesopinions wrote 2 years ago: ‘Tis the season to recall a handful of GOP governors, or so it seems lately. And the way Repub … more →

Tags: Scott Walker, GOP Governors, Jan Brewer, Butch Otter, Tom Luna

Losing Dave Obey...

jtshea05 wrote 2 years ago: One of the more interesting retirements from the last Congress was Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, a r … more →

Tags: Novel, 2010 Elections, Appropriations, Retirements, House of Representatives

Should India continue to stay out of ICC?

asik5678 wrote 2 years ago: Dilip Lahiri 24 November 2010 The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) is an unprecedented initiativ … more →

Tags: News, David McKierman, david paterson, David Shuster, David Souter, DEA, Death Penalty, death penalty 2009, death penalty reform

Should India continue to stay out of ICC?

asik5678 wrote 2 years ago: Dilip Lahiri 24 November 2010 The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) is an unprecedented initiativ … more →

Tags: News, David McKierman, david paterson, David Shuster, David Souter, DEA, Death Penalty, death penalty 2009, death penalty reform

Should India continue to stay out of ICC?

asik5678 wrote 2 years ago: Dilip Lahiri 24 November 2010 The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) is an unprecedented initiativ … more →

Tags: News, David McKierman, david paterson, David Shuster, David Souter, DEA, Death Penalty, death penalty 2009, death penalty reform

Obamacare: Still poison in 2012

patrickmcilheran wrote 2 years ago: Published Nov. 4, 2010 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Repeal-minded though Republicans are, it … more →

Tags: Wisconsin Politics, Feingold, Obamacare, National Politics, obama, Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Congress, Midterm Elections 2010

Congressional Log Roll7 comments

Michael Scherer wrote 2 years ago: One more new ad, this one from Republican Sean Duffy, the former MTV reality show star and lumberjac … more →

Tags: sean duffy

“Bringing The Axe To Washington”1 comment

lewwaters wrote 2 years ago: Not from our region, but Sean Duffy, a Republican running against State Senator Julie Lassa for the … more →

Tags: National Politics, Republican, GOP, sean duffy, timber industry, Axe Washington

Duncan behind the teaching jobs for food stamps swap.

Fred Klonsky wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday the Senate passed a domestic spending bill that included $10 billion for education. The bi … more →

Tags: Duncan, arne duncan, EduJobs bill, food stamps

Re-Appraising The War

cameronsodyssey wrote 2 years ago: On Sunday, the New York Times published its first reports from an archive of 92,000 documents which … more →

Tags: Politics, Hamid Karzai, New York Times, President Obama, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, Vietnam, James McGovern, lyndon johnson

A new "ketchup is a vegetable" moment117 comments

riverdaughter wrote 2 years ago: I don’t know what to make of this comment from David Obey about the Obama administration … more →

Tags: General, feeding america, Ronald Reagan, Unemployment, Obama Administration, arne duncan, peaches, Ketchup, Race to the Top

Cool Kids vs. the Cavemen Update2 comments

matthewladner wrote 2 years ago: Don't cross our union masters...errrrrr...allies again cool kids!  (Guest Post by Matthew Ladne … more →

Tags: Politics, school funding, Político

Twists and Turns

The Standardizer wrote 2 years ago: Well, despite all of the opposition (at least in the blogosphere) to Rep. Obey’s $10 billion t … more →

Tags: federal, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Congress, Teachers Unions, President Obama

$800 Million, $10 Billion: It's All the Same

The Standardizer wrote 2 years ago: If you pay attention to education headlines, you know that Congress has been talking about whether t … more →

Tags: federal, Race to the Top, arne duncan, federal, EduJobs, Alyson Klein, Jeff Robinson, Stafford Palmieri, Department of Education


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