Tag Archives: Wisconsin

Wisconsinfreude

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

You’ve probably heard that Governor Scott Walker easily won the Wisconsin recall election last night. Between now and when Walker was elected in 2010, the result of each election has been worse and worse for unions and their liberal Democratic … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 27, 2012

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Woke up entirely too early this morning, so here’s a big old bag of randomness: Wisconsin Democratic recall candidate Tom Barrett manicuplated crime figures as Mayor of Milwaukee. (Hat tip: Jim Geraghty.) Shades of Tom Leppert. Or Tommy Carcetti. I … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 16, 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

All sorts of news bubbling up, reportage of which is in various stages of completion. 49 headless bodies found in Mexico. Bork bork bork. Cherokee genealogist to Elizabeth Warren: “Your ancestors are found in plenty of historical records, and every … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 27, 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Working on a major senate race post, so enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm: Maureen Dowd has a fairly limited range of issues upon which she’s actually worth reading, but the personal scandals of sleazy corrupt politicians (in this case the John … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Democrats Go for the Walter Mondale Strategy

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The one where you tell potential voters “I’m going to raise your taxes.” We all know how well that worked out for him: Sadly, the Saturday Night Live “What Were You Thinking?” skit with Mondale does not appear to be … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 27, 1011.

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Texas’ economy under Perry kicks the ass of Massachusetts under Romney. I was previously unaware of the Texanomics blog, but the blogger there (curiously anonymous; there’s nothing in the About Me page) is giving WILLisms a run for his money … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 17, 2011

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Conceding defeat graciously, Wisconsin Democrat style: “Please put your things in order because you will be killed and your families will also be killed due to your actions in the last 8 weeks.” The Madison Project endorses Ted Cruz. “All … Continue reading →

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Iowahawk Strikes Again!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Evidently I wasn’t the only one struck by Iowahawk’s masterfully takedown off Paul Krugman and The Economist on the middling (at best) performance of Wisconsin’s unionized education system. Now Iowahawk strikes again to confirm that, yes, he was right the … Continue reading →

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Iowahawk Defends Texas (And Slaps Paul Krugman and The Economist Into Next Sunday)

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Iowahawk took time out from his busy schedule as the web’s premiere political satirist to evaluate some claims Paul Krugman and The Economist made about the educational achievements of Texas. Wait, did I say “evaluate?” I meant “demolish like a … Continue reading →

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Free Mickey Kaus (With Purchase)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t been covering events in Wisconsin because plenty of other people have been doing a good job on that front. However, I was keenly interested in what Internet bon vivant and international man of mystery Mickey Kaus had to … Continue reading →

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