Is There A Urine Test For "Wrong-headedness?"

Because I'd recommend one before Grothmann gets his government check every month.

h/t illy-t

Some Unsolicited Advice, Likely To Go Unheeded

For those who, in April, are willing to embrace the freak show that is The Donald, I offer three words to put his campaign in perspective.

Fred Dalton Thompson.

No. They ARE Major League Baseball.

They just think they're a GOP Governor.

Commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Los Angeles Dodgers
from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances and unresolved divorce
settlement have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise.

Lies, Enumerated

Jay does the heavy lifting so you (and I) don't have to.

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

Remember when An American Carol skyrocketed to #161 on the 2008 box office charts with its conservative tale of Life in America? Remember how ideology made the script swoop and soar like an untrammeled great bird in the hands of Kelsey Grammer and Zach Levy? It looks as if we have another hit of that magnitude. Pretty much everyone shrugged.

Dagny and Hank ride blissfully in Taggart’s new high-speed train, and then Hank suggests they take a trip to Wisconsin, where the state’s policies caused the suppression of an engine that runs on the ozone in the air, or something (the film’s detailed explanation won’t clear this up). They decide to drive there. That’s when you’ll enjoy the beautiful landscape photography of the deserts of Wisconsin.

The Blog Post Somebody Doesn't Want You To See On Facebook

“This is NOT an acceptable way of doing this stuff”

Why does one FB user find this unacceptable?

Friday Questions

Who ever would have suspected that shenanigans would follow a county clerk who kept her own separate records? As it turns out, the answer is, "Most of the Waukesha County Board." How relieved are the municipalities in Wisconsin now that Walker has given them tools? Considering that those tools only help them recover an average of sixty cents on the dollar the answer is, "Not so relieved after all."

Surprise Tactics Really Only Work Once

They're wise to Operation Sneaking Weasel in Green Bay.

RPW Fail

You should further note that the e-mails that we have reviewed contain absolutely no evidence of political motivation, contact from individuals outside normal academic channels or inappropriate conduct on the part of Professor Cronon. The university finds his conduct, as evidenced in the e-mails, beyond reproach in every respect. He has used his university e-mail account appropriately and legitimately. He has not used his university e-mail account for any inappropriate political conduct. In fact, none of the e-mails contained any reference whatsoever to any of the specific political figures that you identified (except Governor Scott Walker), nor do they in any way reference the proposed recall efforts.

What's the hub-bub, Bub?