Category Archives: Partisan Politics
McCarthy faces monkeys running the zoo
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Saturday got it backwards when he thanked former President Donald Trump for helping win the speakership. Here is his quote: “I do want to especially thank President Trump. I don’t think anybody should doubt … Read the rest
Forward Wisconsin: Not just tax cuts in 2023
It’s music to the ears of a broad swath of Wisconsin voters that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Gov. Tony Evers, Republican and Democratic leaders of our state, are saying they are ready to reach pragmatic compromises in the New … Read the rest
How to Quiet the Hyper-Partisan Divide
We have learned the hard way that directly confronting an extremist on either side of the political spectrum only serves to harden positions. An insult such as labeling a Trump follower a fascist of some proportion just triggers a more … Read the rest
What if Trump made it to the Hill?
What if then President Donald Trump had bullied his secret service detail into taking him up to Capitol Hill to join and probably lead the assault on the American electoral process? What if he had jumped out of “The Beast,” … Read the rest
Time for the GOP to drop the election lies
The fall-out from the Roe vs Wade decision to ban abortions has over-shadowed the hearings on the Trump-led attempt to overthrow the 2020 presidential election and, in the fifth hearing, to undermine the integrity of the U.S. Department of Justice … Read the rest
GOP facing post-Trump return to reality
Congressional hearings on the Trump-orchestrated Jan. 6 assault on the American presidential election process have been so embarrassing for Republicans that they have gone into what amounts to denial. The video footage and quotes from people directly engaged in the … Read the rest
Remember the Walker 2010 jobs pledge?
Remember back when jobs, jobs, jobs was the dominant issue in the race for governor of Wisconsin? My friend Tom Hefty and I met in 2010 with several Republican big wigs who were planning Scott Walker’s campaign for his first … Read the rest
Ramthun’s resume smells fishy
There are some fishy things about the resume of Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a Republican from Kewaskum who has announced a campaign for governor. Ramthun is riding a wave inside the Republican Party by creating and promoting an evidence-light allegation that … Read the rest
Ramthun will mess up GOP primary
Tim Ramthun, a Republican state representative from Campbellsport, is running for governor. He is running on a platform of B.S. He has promised he would make public to anyone who asked to give evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 … Read the rest
Female Leaders Stand Tall on Vote Integrity
Amidst the hullabaloo about the “stolen election” that wasn’t stolen, two legislators have stepped forward to shine a piercing light on a dark farce that is being perpetuated by the supporters of the world’s biggest loser. Rep. Liz Cheney, a … Read the rest
