News Desk

I think there was a time, not too long ago, when one could have set a couple of innocuous items on the first floor balustrade in the Capitol rotunda without attracting undue attention. Continue reading →

There’s a certain inevitability to hearing Governor Scott Walker introduced to speak before a group.  Continue reading →

Responsible drivers who would never think of getting behind the wheel after drinking, let alone driving while drinking, might be surprised by the number of empties it’s possible to pick up. These took me about 15 minutes without trying to hard. Continue reading →

The big news over the weekend is that state Republican Representative Howard Marklein will challenge veteran GOP Senator Dale Schultz for his Senate seat.  Continue reading →

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson was among those participating in Senator Rand Paul’s 13 hour filibuster-which ended early this morning-over the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. Politico reports: Continue reading →

So far as we know, the only Wisconsin politicians to have their likenesses rendered in oil portraiture have been the state’s governors. Because it would be preposterous to commission portraits of, say, the Agriculture or DNR secretary on the taxpayer dime, right? Continue reading →

Some interesting findings in a Pew Research Center study on Twitter, particularly in light of some recent suspect tweets here in Wisconsin. Continue reading →

We’re blogging off another blog here, because this is just too good to pass up. Continue reading →

Is a third – or even fourth – political party increasingly likely in the U.S.? Wisconsin congressman Reid Ribble thinks so.  Continue reading →