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“Regrets… I’ve had a few…”

Blogging Liberally in the Badger State

Satrap Governor Scott Walker has regrets….  Like a dishonest child caught lying about smoking or busted lifting a $20 from his dad’s wallet, Walker has some “I got caught being bad” regrets. The Satrap Governor of Wisconsin reveals that he’s got some r... »

The constitutional right "peaceably to assemble" is alive and well in Madison, where it's practiced without batons and pepper spray.

Letter From Here

Saturday was such an incredible day at the Capitol Square. All that pent-up frustration, anger and determination finally had the long-awaited chance to express itself in resolute and peaceful solidarity against Scott Walker and what he has done. I love... »

We Wrote It Out in Big Letters So Walker Would get the Message

Letter From Here

That felt so great! Signed our recall petitions for both Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch up at the Capitol Square, where it all started, and joined 40,000 people who care about the future of Wisconsin in solidarity. Judging from the re... »

Russ Feingold: "The big lie is beginning. The big lie is that this is an out-of-state movement...."

Althouse

He was speaking about the movement to recall Scott Walker at a rally in Madison, Wisconsin yesterday. "The big lie"? The "big lie" is a lie that has "a certain force of credibility" precisely because it is so big: [T]he broad masses of a nation are alw... »

Recall Walker Countdown: Face of the WI protest -- teacher by day, freedom fighter by night, mom all the time.

Letter From Here

Of all the photos I took at the Wisconsin protests, this is probably my favorite. I took it March 25 near the Capitol Square, and when I think about the Walker Recall that starts tomorrow, it's the photo I think of most often. It seems to sum up the de... »

Recall Walker Countdown: None of us have enough middle fingers to deal with this. That's what the recall is for.

Letter From Here

Lord knows, we've all had plenty of occasions to use our middle fingers expressively since March 20, when I took this photo on the Capitol Square. But eventually you have to move beyond anger to action. That's what the recall is all about. Tuesday it s... »

Recall Walker Countdown: It's a farmer's issue, too

Letter From Here

I took this photo during the Tractorcade on the Capitol Square March 12, 2011. That's when Tony Schultz so eloquently explained in this video why the Walker budget fiasco is also a farmer's issue. In four days we'll start to see what they do about it. »

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Madison Bike Winter Ride

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WHERE: Isthmus Publishing WHEN: 01/29/12 @ 4:00pm Meet 4 pm, 1/29, outside Isthmus (on the Capitol Square), for ride to Ale Asylum. 294-9505 »

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