tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383Fri, 23 May 2008 23:42:53 +0000http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/noreply@blogger.com (Administrator)Blogger903125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116771278191295066Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:36:00 +00002007-01-02T00:52:01.320-06:00The Christmas cookies have been eaten and the champagne bottle has been emptied so that means it's time for me to end my blog. As I mentioned earlier, I have taken a job in the Capitol and I will not be blogging while I work there. I had a good time doing this blog right up until the end. In fact, one of my favorite items was one of the most recent ones - the website of Supreme Court Candidatehttp://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2007/01/endfor-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116680976514283444Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:47:00 +00002006-12-22T11:49:25.170-06:00Ok, so admit it. You are not really getting anything done today at your office. So why not take part in the Photoshop contest featuring Supreme Court Justice Candidate Annette Ziegler. She's already been to the moon and to Baghdad. Where will she go next?http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/to-moon-ziegler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116680890308706428Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:27:00 +00002006-12-22T11:36:26.316-06:00Tony Galli at WKOW-TV recently asked Supreme Court Justice Candidate Annette Ziegler about the doctored photos on her website and gave one of the worst candidate responses I've seen in a long time. When asked whether or not the doctored photos were meant to mislead voters, she referred them to a consultant. The single word "no" probably would have been a better answer. Ziegler's consultant http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/ziegler-flubs-response-to-questions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116679641512722713Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:55:00 +00002006-12-22T08:09:57.920-06:00Next week will be my last week of blogging for a while. I've decided to take a job in the Capitol and I will not be posting to my blog while I'm working there. I've had a lot of fun doing this so I suspect I will be back at some point. My family celebrates Christmas so I won't be posting until I'm done putting on the mandatory five Christmas pounds and finished all the extra shopping http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/new-year-new-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116663541221146130Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:10:00 +00002006-12-20T11:30:33.686-06:00Here's some free campaign advice for State Supreme Court Candidate Annette Ziegler - just give up the map on your website. It is going to be an endless source of entertainment for people like me because you don't seem to know much about our state. Today on "Where In The World Is Annette Ziegler Really?" we head to Portage County. If you go to her website and roll the mouse over Portage County http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/where-in-world-is-annette-ziegler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116662869433729776Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:26:00 +00002006-12-20T09:33:02.286-06:00"[I]f American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran," the letter reads. Who is Virgil Goode? Unfortunately, this idiot is a U.S. Congressman elected by the state of Virginia. The quote is from a letter he sent to a constituent. Before Goode takes the oath of office,http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/religious-freedom-never-heard-of-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116656221058492645Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:02:00 +00002006-12-19T15:03:30.676-06:00 -By Tom Toles of the Washington Posthttp://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/by-tom-toles-of-washington-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116654926341996192Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:26:00 +00002006-12-19T11:28:44.416-06:00A while back State Senator Alan Lasee (R-De Pere) announced he is running for Brown County Executive. He had two statements that caught my eye. One was this: Lasee says he was tired of making the commute to Madison... You know, I think the voters of the 1st Senate District might have been interested in that statement about two months ago. But perhaps he only became sick of the drive once he http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/lasees-fresh-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116645851225864266Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:10:00 +00002006-12-18T10:15:59.433-06:00Feeling down because your party lost just about everything in the last election? Feeling optimistic that your party can continue build momentum and take even more seats in Congress? Then start sizing up the 2008 U.S. Senate races here from The Fix at the Washington Post. The author, Chris Cillizza, even delves into how the presidential ticket might change the outcome of certain races... And http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/2008-us-senate-races-something-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116631790758382715Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:56:00 +00002006-12-18T10:28:54.436-06:00Campaigns are a lot of work. Especially statewide campaigns. You have to go all over the state, meet lots of people and take pictures to use on your campaign website and literature. Unless you are Annette Ziegler, a woman running for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court against Linda Clifford. Annette Ziegler doesn't appear to have the time to actually go to courthouses in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/stupid-supreme-court-campaign-tricks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116612915831240876Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:41:00 +00002006-12-14T14:45:58.386-06:00Thousands of Goodyear employees do not a paycheck coming for the holiday season. Please donate to the worker fund to support those that fight to make sure jobs in this country can support families. Every dime goes to the families. Go here for the details.http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/donate-to-working-family-in-need.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116611789522049857Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:10:00 +00002006-12-14T11:38:16.216-06:00More or less. They are already trying to figure out how fast they can get the Republican governor of South Dakota to appoint a Republican to fill his seat. They really have no shame. You can find the clip here at ThinkProgress.http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/fox-news-is-planning-senator-johnsons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116611611525103723Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:05:00 +00002006-12-14T11:09:04.613-06:00TPM Cafe has the results of a poll on Dem prez candidates. As is often the case, the voters that know a candidate the best are holding back support. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack did not come out ahead in the poll. Which candidate did? I think you'll be surprised. You can find the post here.http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/prez-polling-in-iowa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116602357987583625Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:20:00 +00002006-12-13T09:26:19.876-06:00From The Washington Post's The Fix column: House Democrats increased their 2006 election gains to 30 seats Tuesday, with former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez's (D) surprisingly convincing victory over Rep. Henry Bonilla (R) in a runoff election in Texas's massive 23rd District.And it looks like all the immigrant bashing may have fed into the loss for the Republicans. Rodriguez's win comes just five weeks http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/add-one-more-seat-to-total.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116602318940697781Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:16:00 +00002006-12-13T09:19:49.450-06:00Let's hope this doesn't happen. Midwest is the only decent airline out there. And, as mentioned in the article, our air service would probably decline if we didn't have an airline hub here.http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/midwest-expressing-no-interest-so-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116595655687703493Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:44:00 +00002006-12-12T14:49:16.990-06:00"I think we have to be happy conservatives." -U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)Yes, I'm sure the American people will like your cuts to student loans while you are giving massive tax cuts to the wealthy if you all just smiled more often and have more happy thoughts in your head. Keep dreaming. You can find the quote above in an AP story in the Washington Post.http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/just-smile-more-often.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116595475578929349Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:15:00 +00002006-12-12T14:19:54.083-06:00If you live in Milwaukee or Madison and have a few hours to spare on Saturday, please consider taking the time to support the Goodyear workers. The Details: Milwaukee members and supporters will meet at the following location : On Saturday, December 16, from Noon-2 pm , USW members and their supporters will gather at the USW Milwaukee office, 1126 S. 70th Street, West Allis, WI . (Meet behindhttp://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/support-striking-workers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116594355269737865Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:04:00 +00002006-12-12T11:12:47.036-06:00Accoring to a new Gallup poll, Americans don't believe any of the spin that we are winning in Iraq. They aren't buying the ridiculous spin that the situation is not a civil war either. Unfortunately, they also don't think anyone is capable of solving the crisis. You can find the story here and the poll results here. Hat tip: American Progress Action Fundhttp://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/new-poll-low-for-iraq.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116593327686270181Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:00:00 +00002006-12-12T08:22:37.140-06:00Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) must have had his head in the ground on November 7th this year. He doesn't seem to realize that his world has changed a little bit. From WISCTV: State Rep. Stephen Nass, of Whitewater, sent the regents a letter asking for the delay. He threatened to propose a constitutional amendment banning race-based admissions, as was approved in November in Michigan, if his http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/maybe-nass-didnt-get-memo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116559867868096800Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:23:00 +00002006-12-08T11:24:38.683-06:00 -By Rob Rogers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/by-rob-rogers-of-pittsburgh-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116559843565842274Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:18:00 +00002006-12-08T11:25:30.690-06:00TPM Muckraker has a farewell to the outgoing Congress that is not only humorous, it's a great summary of the many, many sordid tales of the 109th Congress.http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/farewell-to-109th-congress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116559817435879628Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:02:00 +00002006-12-08T11:27:02.033-06:00"It's a spectacular disorder of chaos. We will have to run a cleanup brigade."-Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI) on the Republicans leaving town without passing nine out of eleven appropriations bills. At least some of the Republicans are feeling some shame about this juvenile move by the current leaders in Congress. Not enough of them to actually do their work of course. These jokers should never, ever http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/fiscally-responsible-ones-leave-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116543986541394625Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:16:00 +00002006-12-08T11:28:06.150-06:00Can Hillary win in 2008? Dick Morris says yes. The rest of Morris' article is crap, but there is one interesting paragraph. From his article in The Hill: She definitely can win...and probably will. She is uniquely able to expand the electorate to bring in millions of women, mostly single, who will vote overwhelmingly for a female Democrat. The feminization of poverty, long decried by the left, http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/hillary-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116550783653561031Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:04:00 +00002006-12-07T10:10:36.563-06:00The U.S. House of Representatives defeated the so-called Unborn Child Pain Awareness act. The bill tried to force doctors to tell women unproved facts about fetal pain. Some in the medical community think it could have been dangerous to women too because it would have doctors encouraging women to take larger doses of anesthetics. The vote was 250-162 and failed because it was being considered http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/conservatives-fail-in-bid-to-make-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091383.post-116547450966076905Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:47:00 +00002006-12-07T10:13:30.713-06:00In my post yesterday about health care and the Assembly Republicans, I mixed up two health care bills. Rep. Huebsch is upset the Farm Bureau is going to consider supporting the Wisconsin Health Plan introduce by Rep. Gielow and Rep. Richards(AB1140), not the WI Health Care Partnership Plan (SB698) introduced by Senator Decker and Rep. Terry Musser. The message is the same though. Bipartisan http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/whatsleft/2006/12/assembly-health-care-take-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (whatsleftwi)