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  • Groups ask Obama to ban Fort Hood gun

    News and Opinion

    More than two dozen anti-gun violence groups have asked President Barack Obaman to ban further importation of the type of handgun used in the Fort Hood massacre. In a Thursday letter to the president, the group takes aim at the FN Herstal Five-seveN armor-piercing semiautomatic pistol. The letter suggests that the [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:30pm EST
  • Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

    Mixter's Mix




    Had my eyes opened. Took my corporate blinders off. The company comes across with all their cool,"we support causes and act on conservation", B.S. Yet they are really just another corporate entity complete with typical conservative values, beliefs and behaviors.

    Guess the [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:22pm EST
    by Dharma
  • This Just In...

    We’re not hunting so all the regular weekend material begins tonight on This Just In with our regular Friday night Goodnight music post, and this week, it’s a special two part series wit some real heavy hitters. Saturday morning, wake up to The Barking Lot, our weekly dog blog with the [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  • Mutation

    Righty Blog

    It seems too soon.  But then again, in the world of viruses - it seems anything goes. The H1N! influenza has mutated.  Maybe we shouldn’t worry - but I can’t help worry about those who are defenseless, like my brand new grandson who at two months old is too young for [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:22pm EST
    by Righty
  • Pretend diversity is way easier

    The Sconz

    Number of comments: 1
    One of these things is not like the other one… Look about halfway down the left side of both pictures. Notice any difference between the original picture on the right and its final copy on the left? In the summer of 2000, in a small room in the University of Wisconsin, the [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:10pm EST
    by Alec S

  • Doyle Kills the Racetrack

    Dad29

    Belling reports that Doyle killed off the Milwaukee Mile, through apparently bad-faith bargaining by his State Fair Board. The report states that the Board chaircritter changed a critical term of the agreement unilaterally......

    That Board includes a woman named Wickhem-House, named as a "superlawyer" who practices at Foley & [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:40pm EST
  • The Onion: U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs

    CAFFEINATED POLITICS

    Number of comments: 1
    When I picked up my copy of the Isthmus newspaper today my eye caught the major ‘news story’ on the front page of  The Onion. WANTAGE, NJ—Acting on anonymous tips from within the Hispanic-American community, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday deported Luis Miguel Salvador Aguila Dominguez, who for [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:21pm EST
    by dekerivers
  • Teabaggers Tussle

    CAFFEINATED POLITICS

    Who could not see this coming? The grass-roots activists driving the movement have become increasingly divided on such core questions as whether to focus their efforts on shaping policy debates or elections, work on a local, regional, state or national level or closely align themselves with the Republican Party, POLITICO found [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:09pm EST
    by dekerivers
  • Brett Favre’s ...

    Radio Free Wisconsin



    Brett Favre’s Minnesota Vikings Purple Jersey

    By Lt. Col. Tim Donovan
    32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team

    BAGHDAD - When detainees at Camp Cropper want to get under the skin of guard force soldiers from the 829th Engineer Company, they employ a tactic that [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:57pm EST
  • Kagen gets another challenger

    The Sconz

    Republicans are slathering over the opportunity to unseat Rep. Steve Kagen, the most vulnerable Democrat in the Wisconsin congressional delegation. Rep. Roger Roth is the most recent addition to the GOPers fervent health care reform advocate Steve Kagen (M.D.). Roth recently returned from a two month stint in Iraq, so I’m [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:43pm EST
    by Jack
  • Psychotic secretary does the ...

    Radio Free Wisconsin

    Psychotic secretary does the unthinkable: reinstates unlicensed nursing home administrator, putting King home residents at risk

    Scocos reportedly told agency employees Crowley's reinstatement was appropriate after the Department of Justice declined to press charges last week against anyone in connection with spending irregularities at the [...]

    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:26pm EST
  • Nobody applying for ALRC position

    The Sconz

    Number of comments: 7
    It’s almost poetic. Weeks after the student community student newspapers made so much noise about getting a student voting member on the ALRC, only one person has applied for the new position, according to sources in city government. That one person is Mark Woulf. Bryon Eagon says potential applicants should get their applications [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:02pm EST
    by Jack
  • Suspect in custody in fatal shooting

    News and Opinion

    A 22-year-old man suspected of killing another man Thursday night in a shootout inside an apartment building on Milwaukee's west side is in custody, a Milwaukee police spokesman said Friday. The suspect was arrested about 3:10 a.m. Friday in the 5100 block of N. 58th St., according to arrest records. The shooting [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:55am EST
  • Lending a hand for Thanksgiving

    News and Opinion

    For the 40th year in a row, the Council for the Spanish Speaking Inc., will pack up and distribute Thanksgiving food boxes to an estimated 1,800 low-income families. This afternoon beginning at 3 p.m., volunteers will begin accepting food donations from nine area schools and others and start sorting the food [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:41am EST
  • Vets Board to again review Scocos

    All Politics Watch

    Madison -- Just five weeks after the state Veterans Affairs Board considered Secretary John Scocos' job performance in a closed meeting, the board has scheduled another special meeting on the issue. Scocos called the October meeting productive, but has since shaken up his staff, The Associated Press has reported. Scocos supporters have' [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:54am EST
  • What about clean dishes?

    News and Opinion

    All I want for Christmas is Cascade. I understand the state's decision to effectively ban phosphorus in detergents beginning in July. It’s not that I am a fan of the stinky algae that it apparently causes. It’s just that I like having clean, sparkly dishes and, according to Consumer Reports, [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:50am EST
  • What about clean dishes?

    Across the Board

    All I want for Christmas is Cascade. I understand the state's decision to effectively ban phosphorus in detergents beginning in July. It’s not that I am a fan of the stinky algae that it apparently causes. It’s just that I like having clean, sparkly dishes and, according to Consumer Reports, [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:50am EST
  • Neumann says he would cap state spending

    All Politics Watch

    Madison -- As governor, former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann says he would cap state spending at 1% below inflation. That would result in eventual tax cuts, the Republican candidate argues in a wonky campaign video. "Capping spending overall will actually lead to a surplus that we can use for actually reducing taxes," [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:32am EST
  • Brunch Links

    The Sconz

    Number of comments: 1
    The day is going to be cold but not wet, which is good, because the latter of these two caused me to sprain my ankle yesterday. Walking home from a volunteering stint at the Veterans Museum too…wounded for my country. Anybody catch Sarah Palin with Billy O last night? It [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:12am EST
    by Jack
  • Sarah Palin, national threat

    Fairly Conservative

    Number of comments: 1
    Or at least that’s what President Barack Obama’s campaign thinks! Organizing for America wants your $5 again. — Cindy – Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn. It’s dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:53am EST
    by Cindy Kilkenny
  • Abp. Dolan Steps It Up a Notch!

    Dad29

    Wow.

    Here's the link to a declaration recently formulated and signed by 148 luminaries, including Abp. Tim Dolan of NYC.

    ...We, as Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians, have gathered, beginning in New York on September 28, 2009, to make the following declaration, which we sign as individuals, [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:50am EST
  • More Climate "Science" Lies?

    Dad29

    Hot stuff, yet to be verified...but really, really damning if it's real.



    The details on this are still sketchy, we’ll probably never know what went on. But it appears that University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit has been hacked and many many files have been [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:46am EST
  • Pure Corruption in PelosiCare/ObamaCare Bill

    Dad29

    Besides all the usual stuff, there's more.

    The House resolution establishes a scenario that would effectively exclude non-union employers from eligibility to work on program-funded contracts. It also requires participating health care providers to pay wages and benefits that have been collectively bargained or that union-friendly appointees determine [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:22am EST
  • Leno: Obama Bows to Burger King

    FREEDOM EDEN

    Number of comments: 0
    There is a disturbing pattern here.

    It's about Obama and his penchant for bowing to leaders.
    JAY LENO: President Obama is taking heat from conservatives for bowing to the Japanese emperor the other day. Here he is. Show that picture. There he is bowing. OK, OK. [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:29am EST
    by Mary
  • Book Title for Paulson

    Dad29

    Best line of the day, from Mark Hemingway:

    It seems that former Treasury secretary Henry Paulson has a new book coming out. It's supposed to be an inside account of the collapse of the global banking system. [However], the book might run into some legal trouble, as I [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:00am EST
  • Is Reaganomics Enough?

    Dad29

    Ryan and Hensarling's essay in today's WSJ has a few interesting facts.

    Exhibit A is the economic stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama in February. Even among previous stimulus efforts, the 2009 stimulus stands out for its ineffective targeting and sheer size. With interest, it [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:39am EST
  • Is It Getting Dark in Here?

    Dad29

    No, it's just your "energy-saving" lightbulb.

    Energy-efficient light bulbs lose on average 22% of their brightness over their lifetime, a study has found.

    In some cases they emit just 60% as much light as traditional models which are being phased out of shops, it says.
    [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:13am EST

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