tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189266412024-03-23T13:08:58.845-05:00The Happy CircumstanceOne man's view of a small corner of the planet.
The opinions are my own and, while I welcome your comments, I will maintain decorum here.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-84298411057548377512012-05-03T03:24:00.000-05:002017-01-12T13:30:52.733-06:00Helping Callista's Hubby Get-Bygrumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-21898225663915962192012-03-05T17:02:00.002-06:002012-03-05T17:08:04.493-06:00Walkin' The WalkYou can't accuse the Laurens County (SC) GOP of not trying to avoid the whole hypocrisy problem around <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/sc_county_gop_if_youve_had_pre-marital_sex_you_can.php?ref=fpb">Family Values Politics</a>. <em><br /><blockquote><em>Before you can join the Laurens County Republican Party in South Carolina<br />and get on the primary ballot, they ask that you pledge that you’ve never ever<br />had pre-marital sex — and that you will never ever look at porn again.</em></blockquote></em>That should avoid all the nastiness that surrounds puported Republicans like Newt Gingrich and Charlie Sykes. But, you ask, how will they be absolutely sure that candidates are absolutely pure? <em><br /><blockquote><em>Smith </em><a href="http://www.wlbg.com/2012/03/05/laurens-county-republican-party-chairman-bobby-smith-has-issued-a-statement-concerning-a-resolution-passed-by-the-county-party%E2%80%99s-executive-committee/"><em>clarified</em></a><em><br />in a statement Monday that “due to various legal issues” the LCGOP cannot<br />require that the candidates sign the pledge if they meet all of the other<br />qualifications for a run. But, he said, the committee “reserves the right to vet<br />its candidates and will encourage all candidates to uphold the principles of the<br />party’s platform as well as petition candidates to sign a pledge to do so.<br />However, no candidate will be denied access to the Republican Party primary<br />ballot for refusing to sign the pledge.”</em></blockquote></em>Ah, well. It's just another hollow, grandstanding empty gesture by the GOP. But, you have to give them credit for taking their at-bats.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-61728596051249345742012-02-04T10:02:00.001-06:002012-02-04T10:02:52.541-06:00Rough NightHad a hard time sleeping last night wondering if Mitt cares about very poor corporationsgrumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-51871107436281225292011-12-29T05:43:00.000-06:002011-12-29T05:43:00.190-06:00Prediction TimeEven though nobody asked...again, here are my thoughts on what the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon">final year </a>of man's reign on Earth might look like.<br /><br /><br /><ol><br /><li>Rose Bowl score is 64-58 after both defensive teams fail to report to the field after halftime. No matter what the line is, be sure to take the Over.</li><br /><li>Obama, the President who got bin Laden, who got the troops out of Iraq, who finally got a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">healthcare</span> deal made, will be vilified by the GOP while they try to defend<a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/sheriff_joe_arpaio_doj_sneak_attack_is_just_part_of_obamas_reelection_bid_video.php"> Sheriff Joe.</a></li><br /><li>Justice <a href="http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/daily_updates/article_d37ad0ae-1f99-11e1-8a16-0019bb2963f4.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Prosser</span> will remain ill-tempered and violence prone</a>, but critics will notice more semi-colons in his written work.</li><br /><li>Ryan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Braun</span> will sit for 50 after testing positive for elevated testosterone levels. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Braun</span> blames a Chuck Norris marathon on Spike for the results.</li><br /><li>City, County, and Village clerks across the state will take to strong drink as they try to sort through the steaming mess that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">WisGOP</span> dumped on their plates during the 18 months of unpleasantness that was the Walker "administration." </li><br /><li>No new mine in Wisconsin. In other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">DNR</span> news, Cathy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Stepp</span> announces new Wisconsin hunting seasons for mountain lions, grey wolves, unicorns, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">heffalumps</span> and peek-a-poos. "I hate them little dogs," she says.</li><br /><li>Charlie Sheen's big news for 2012? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Nuffin</span>, but thanks for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">askin</span>'.</li><br /><li>The GOP will dither and futz until late in the primary season before choosing a Trump/Fred Thompson ticket. The grown-ups at the convention will nominate Willard, who will then lose by 6 in November.</li><br /><li>Your new iPhone? Obsolete by the first of March. What the hell is 5G, anyway?</li><br /><li>Big Fitz and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Jauch</span> are safe in their seats. Why use up the effort?</li><br /><li>On the 40<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> day after the Super Bowl Aaron Rodgers will ascend into Paradise, TX. Expect him back in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">DePere</span> in July. Thoughts of Brett fade like the picture of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">McFly's</span> Mom.</li><br /><li>The Cubs will be emotionally eliminated from contention in July.</li><br /><li><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Pompadour</span> Paul Ryan will get his 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">th</span> consecutive Rising Young Star award after doing nothing but chatter for another two-year term. Just one more and he gets to be named to the Grizzled Crank Team.</li><br /><li>Some 15-year-old you never heard of will have a hit song you can't listen to from a movie that's incomprehensible to you and based on a book you wouldn't read in a million, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">jillion</span> years. You might as well get used to this. It's gonna happen a lot.</li><br /><li>Even though the NBA season started way back on Christmas Day, the Bucks are not out of playoff contention until nearly Lincoln's Birthday. </li><br /><li>Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Pocan</span> wins a narrow primary victory and a trip to Washington. Tammy Baldwin gets ready to move over to the big office after steam-rolling Fitz the Lesser..</li><br /><li>After losing his <a href="http://foxtrot-echo.blogspot.com/2011/12/ron-johnsonss-very-bad-week.html">quixotic battle </a>for a Senate leadership spot Ron "Senator" Johnson is assigned by Mitch McConnell to lead the new Senate Regional Office in Kansas City. Johnson will be in charge of laundry and morale during his four year term there.</li><br /><li>Bucky goes to the dance in March but falls maddeningly short.</li><br /><li>Stephanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Klett</span> will continue to run the Tourism department in Madison without making any negative headlines. For this, the Walker team will have no gratitude at all.</li><br /><li>Recall, Baby!</li></ol>grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-22254709173787712922011-12-27T17:33:00.001-06:002011-12-27T17:35:24.607-06:00Breaking News: Walker Admits To Telling the TruthBut says it was "<a href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/walker-on-the-koch-call-it-was-stupid.php?ref=fpb">Stupid."</a> Vows to never tell the truth again.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-91691174686091267462011-12-24T06:45:00.001-06:002011-12-24T06:47:19.649-06:00Scooter's Present Arrives Late On a FridayWho's surprised that <a href="http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2011/dec/23/gov-walker-announces-cuts/">it's bad news</a>?<br /><br />It's not working, kids. You can't cut your way to prosperity.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-20291913358781706082011-12-17T05:26:00.002-06:002011-12-17T05:33:44.361-06:00See? There's Your Problem Right There<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4G30ocM2X4tNkvWmFITZwLOxGiGkD6zL0Gdspw5lRJRxDyrZeJJ2taT9tzTp9HxzdLlaJR28yDF1DzpZ49fERtfZu0aU88Rdo8LIeGC5iOujQVT5yPoGzKBhGjh_wR_iQHuneg/s1600/gableman+ethics.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687058203551332626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4G30ocM2X4tNkvWmFITZwLOxGiGkD6zL0Gdspw5lRJRxDyrZeJJ2taT9tzTp9HxzdLlaJR28yDF1DzpZ49fERtfZu0aU88Rdo8LIeGC5iOujQVT5yPoGzKBhGjh_wR_iQHuneg/s400/gableman+ethics.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br />So, he only wanted to pay for his defense if he could get the taxpayers to cover his sad fanny. That's pretty much the definition of <a href="http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_19565009?source=rss">"ethically-challenged."</a>grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-59819216170282590152011-12-14T18:27:00.000-06:002011-12-14T18:27:00.403-06:00Anything That Swirls Around the Drain Winds Up In the Walker AdministrationThe star of the <a href="http://passionatedemocrat.blogspot.com/2011/12/walkers-doa-attempts-to-sell.html">Bush/Rove PowerPoint scandal </a>winds up charging Wisconsinites for their first amendment rights just about the same time Walker Tosa Ranger <a href="http://www.scottwalker.org/news/2011/12/governor-scott-walker-announces-new-campaign-staff">hires Sharron Angle's old spox </a>as his media guru.<br /><br />Somebody should tell him that it's not really fodder for a conspiracy theory if we can see it happening in the open.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-34228524978522697692011-12-14T03:04:00.002-06:002011-12-14T03:09:34.940-06:00BOHICABrace yourself for Son of Budget Repair Bill.<br /><br />Turns out that all of Walker's rosy projections were based on meeting his impossible goals. Now that he's <a href="http://thepoliticalenvironment.blogspot.com/2011/12/walker-led-wisconsin-dead-last-in.html">driven Wisconsin to the bottom,</a> he has no choice but to start another round of cuts as soon as there's nobody collecting signatures.<br /><br />Even a rookie con man knows better than to believe his own patter.<br /><br />"I always think there's a band, Kid."--Professor Harold Hillgrumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-27279051143672035012011-11-27T18:37:00.002-06:002011-11-27T18:51:44.937-06:00It's As If They Were Just Talking Out Their AssThe <a href="http://maciverinstitute.com/2011/11/a-closer-look-at-wisconsins-test-scores-reveals-troubling-trend/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MacIver</span> Institute for Making Stuff Up</a> has a new piece by their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CrackerJack</span> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">tm</span></span> Education Analyst <span style="font-size:78%;">(sic)</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chistian</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">D'Andrea</span> bemoaning a decrease in reading scores on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">NAEP</span> standardized testing for a select group of students, and then using that as a call for more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">privitazation</span> of your tax dollars.<br /><br />There are a couple of points that the make-believe news service people left out.<br /><br />First, the "grim trend" in the numbers shows a drop of 6 points in reading scores from 2007 to last year. This is probably less significant than they'd like you to believe when you look to the study and see <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">that</span> we are on a 500-point scale. If all things were equal, a 1.5% decline could be chalked up to noise in the data.<br /><br />But they're not equal, either. The test was <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/scale.asp">revised for 2009 </a>and cannot be directly compared in a simple summary.<br /><br />Don't lose track of the fact that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MacIver</span> is <a href="http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/03/10347/consider-source-maciver-news-service">funded by same groups </a>that fund the other GOP "think" tanks in Wisconsin and are doing their level best to make people believe that turning over tax dollars to their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">funders</span> is a wise use of the resource. Don't fall for it and don't let your local paper get away with using them as a source, either.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-20016674593322789362011-11-15T05:28:00.002-06:002011-11-15T05:31:40.674-06:00Everything Old Is New AgainA man <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/123354958.html">without honor </a>then. <br /><br />A man <a href="http://sheboyganhub.sheboyganpress.com/article/20111114/SHE0101/111114125/Fitzgerald-says-he-would-run-fake-Democrats">without honor </a>today. <em><br /><blockquote><em>Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he would run fake<br />Democrats again.</em></blockquote></em><br />Because <a href="http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/127428963.html">4 and 2 </a>was such a good result for him before.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-9726453413992243792011-11-12T05:06:00.000-06:002011-11-12T05:06:00.101-06:00Okay. You Want One Name?Here's a <a href="http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/conservative-sabotage-recall-walker-wisconsin">bunch of voter fraud</a> being discussed right out in the open. What's the chance that <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/31888864.html">JBvH</a> does a damn thing about it?<br /><br />I mean, if we're taking threats on FaceBook <a href="http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/governor-gets-death-threat-on-facebook/article_3a380e98-0a0e-11e1-b1e6-001cc4c03286.html">seriously,</a> and we should be taking threats seriously, then <a href="http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/570-tea-party-plans-premeditated-felony.html">some folks need a visit </a>from their friendly Policeman.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-2854030450178262302011-11-11T11:30:00.000-06:002011-11-11T11:30:02.246-06:00Leave Herman Cain Alone<em><br /><blockquote><em>"After listening to Cain’s speech and analyzing it, Ward said there is no<br />doubt, Cain is innocent.</em> "</blockquote></em>Says computer voice analyst hired by campaign. <a href="http://www.caintruth.com/2011/11/investigator-herman-cain-innocent-of-sexual-advances/">No word yet </a>from cartomancy and haruspicy communities.<br /><br />I'd be a lot more surprised if he couldn't hire someone to say that.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-49618254201287500752011-11-11T08:25:00.000-06:002011-11-11T08:25:00.815-06:00Breaking News: Blind Pig Finds Acorn<a href="http://www.wisconsinreporter.com/commentary-a-christmas-tree-tax-no-not-really">Binversie gets one right</a> when he writes about <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1109/Christmas-tree-tax-derided-by-conservatives-denied-by-White-House">RWNJ opposition </a>to business-requested check-off program. Conservatives will attack businesses if it looks as if Obama can help them. <em><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><em>As weird as the idea of what's been called a “Christmas Tree Tax” sounds, in<br />American agricultural policy it’s not that uncommon. USDA has set up a number of<br />promotion boards for trade associations to aid in the promotion of agricultural<br />products, such as milk, beef, lamb, pork and even honey or avocados. These<br />boards have member producers pay into a general fund, which is overseen by the<br />promotion board to direct money for ads, billboards and other ways to increase<br />sales.</em></blockquote></em><br /><br />So much for that <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/11/04/McConnell-Hold-Obama-to-one-term/UPI-60391288881179">laser-like focus</a> on jobs.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-71578553985857169802011-11-10T20:15:00.002-06:002011-11-10T20:24:12.587-06:00Cain Campaign Continues Koch/Block TandemEd Morrisey <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2011/11/10/cain-campaign-were-sticking-with-mark-block/">points out</a> the failure of leadership that continues to support Block in the wake of his failures and why <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/11/04/herman-cain-im-a-koch-brother-from-another-mother/">misguided loyalty</a> matters. <em><br /><blockquote><em>If the defense of Cain is that we’re being big meanies for pointing out his<br />campaign failings, then I think we’re missing the point of having a primary<br />process. It’s not to glorify all candidates, or any of them. It’s to<br />pick the person with the best policies who has the best chance of beating Barack<br />Obama in November 2012. If this campaign keeps Mark Block on board after<br />his misrepresentations, it’s not serious enough to warrant support. In<br />other words, to quote The Godfather, “It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s<br />business.”</em></blockquote></em>grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-25905507040418528432011-11-09T16:51:00.002-06:002011-11-09T17:04:13.246-06:00C'mon. Tell Us What You Really Think<em><br /><blockquote><em>“<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/11/09/mark_block_schmuck_or_liar_.html">Mark Block</a> has to go,” Ed Morrisey of Hot Air wrote Wednesday morning.<br />“If he’s not gone by tomorrow, no one will take this campaign seriously again —<br />nor should they.”</em><br /></blockquote></em><br />Seems a <a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/1762">little harsh</a>, doesn't it? Let's see what the people who <a href="http://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinions/00/pdf/00-0507.pdf">work with</a> <a href="http://bloggingblue.com/2011/08/03/the-sordid-history-of-americans-for-prosperity-in-wisconsins-elections/">Poor Mark</a> have to say. <em><br /><blockquote><em>A former Cain staffer agreed. “Mark Block has no regard for <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/state-firms-cash-to-herman-cain-may-breach-federal-campaign-tax-laws-132898423.html">basic ethics or<br />accounting practices</a>,” the anonymous staffer told The Hill. “He is no<br />strategist. He is impulsive and obsessive.”</em></blockquote></em><br />Oh. Well, good to knowgrumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-12742698796018069612011-11-09T16:44:00.001-06:002011-11-09T16:51:03.208-06:00Watch the Debate......<a href="https://www.gopdebatewatch.com/">Play the Game</a>. <em><br /><blockquote><em>Choose the pledge you’d like to make. Every time the candidates say one of<br />your words, you’ll be pushing back by donating that amount to the Obama<br />campaign.<br /></em></blockquote></em>grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-23308892268603055242011-11-08T06:14:00.002-06:002011-11-08T06:25:03.538-06:00One Sure Sign of Leadership DeficitFitz the Lesser leads<span style="font-size:78%;">(sic)</span> all-night session on <a href="http://www.leadertelegram.com/opinions/editorials/article_2cf1cbb1-2db1-532c-b86f-d9b3c5a7ac52.html">moot point</a>.<br /><br />Remember when Walker promised no <a href="http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/92022009.html">sessions after midnight</a>? <a href="http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/Forecast_predicts_Walker_wont_meet_jobs_goal_132404458.html">250,000 new </a>jobs in 4 years? A <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/state-jobs-hotline-for-businesses-produces-few-leads-so-far-131014638.html">development hotline</a> for out-of-state business that would generate responses in 24 hours?<br /><br />I suppose you could call it a <a href="http://www.badbossology.com/">management "style</a>" to generate so much outrage that people don't feel compelled to revisit your smaller failures.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-41305370280280391702011-11-03T17:54:00.001-05:002011-11-03T17:56:54.642-05:00Are the Sexual Harrassment Revelations the Best Thing the Cain Campaign Could Have Happen This Week?You know? Since <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/ex-herman_cain_staffer_on_that_other_scandal_would_i_trust_mark_block_resoundingly_no.php?ref=fpblg">this is the story </a>they took the spotlight off, <em><br /><blockquote><em>Relying on Herman Cain’s Chief Of Staff Mark Block to investigate his own<br />financial dealings is “like asking Willie Sutton to hire an independent<br />counsel,” a former Cain regional field staffer told T[alking]P[oints]M[emo] in an interview this week. </em></blockquote></em>grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-79889066863933241902011-11-03T07:28:00.001-05:002011-11-03T07:30:36.032-05:00You Think It's Bad In Wisconsin?North Dakota has zombies, apparently.<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EZfgayYEKic" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Clean water-loving, clear air-campaigning, tree-hugging zombies.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-85344848763429745372011-10-29T08:16:00.002-05:002011-10-29T08:22:03.176-05:00Get That Woodchuck A Tuna MeltA <a href="http://badlipreading.tumblr.com/">BadLipReading</a> Soundbite.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uE5xZKszXMQ" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe><br /><br />Now, we just need a puff by <a href="http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7kje_atOX0sAz4ZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0NjducGhoBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1FJMDE4XzE4NQ--/SIG=13f1hgqc5/EXP=1319923294/**http%3a//www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/28/cains-cigarette-puffing-aide-has-checkered-past/">Mark Block</a> to make it official.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-33026219566880827272011-10-25T17:27:00.002-05:002011-10-25T17:32:44.744-05:00Scott Walker Will Want To Distance Himself From Rick Perry'Cuz Governor Big Hair wants to see the grades. <em><br /><blockquote><em>“I’m really not worried about the president’s birth certificate [but] it’s<br />fun to poke at him a little bit and say ‘hey, how about <a href="http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/rick-perry-goes-full-birther-lets-see-his-grades-video.php?ref=fpc">let’s see your grades<br /></a>and your birth certificate.’” </em></blockquote></em>First he came for Obama and <a href="http://www.politicususa.com/en/scott-walker-dirty-illegal-campaigning">Walker said nothing</a>.<br /><br />But, hey. At least Scott Walker didn't commit assault, <a href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/chris_rickert/article_11214656-fe8c-11e0-a10f-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story">or something</a>.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-25049689870219770682011-10-21T07:29:00.002-05:002011-10-21T07:31:39.979-05:00Tommy's Healthcare Talking Point"Just <a href="http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/tommy-thompson-guilt-ridden-children-are-spending-too-much-on-grandmas-health.php?ref=fpb">let Grandpa die</a> already." <em><br /><blockquote><em>“Let’s face it. So they say ‘let’s do everything we can for mother or<br />father. Don’t spare the costs.’ I’m not talking about denying anybody anything.<br />I’m just saying let’s let mother and father have their wishes. They may not want<br />to be on a respirator the last six months of their life.” </em></blockquote></em>He's probably ready to go after listening to Jeffy Fitz' campaign ads, anyway.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-60676207271573301472011-10-13T04:51:00.001-05:002011-10-13T04:53:47.375-05:00Just Log It Under "Civility"19 arrested after demanding to meet <a href="http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2011/oct/12/19-arrested-after-demanding-meet-sen-johnson/">Sen. Johnson</a><br /><br /><em><br /><blockquote><em>Janet Veum with Wisconsin Jobs Now says the protesters wanted to<br />schedule a meeting when Johnson returns from Washington, D.C. She says the<br />demonstrators are upset that <a href="http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2011/oct/12/clash-over-economy-sets-tone-2012-election/">Johnson voted against</a> the American Jobs Act on<br />Tuesday along with every other Republican senator. </em><br /></blockquote></em>grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926641.post-45335065959964956022011-10-04T11:51:00.000-05:002011-10-04T11:52:12.306-05:00The Newt Face of the GOPIf you dare...Callista and <a href="http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/story-time-with-the-gingrich-family.php?ref=fpblg">Newt at home</a>.grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com0