Here’s your “marriage equality for all” open thread
It goes without saying that yesterday’s Supreme Court decision allowing same sex marriage in all 50 states was historic, so feel free to discuss that – or whatever else happens to be on your mind.
View ArticleSupreme Court (finally) rules in favor of marriage equality for all
It’s about time! In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic...
View ArticleGov. Scott Walker refuses to give a straight answer on same sex marriage
Gov. Scott Walker’s unwillingness (or inability) to give a straight, honest answer in response to direct questions asked regarding hot-button issues has become legendary here in Wisconsin. Whether the...
View ArticleCould the conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rule in favor of marriage...
This could be a big deal. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is home to some of the most conservative federal appeals judges in the country. Five of the court’s judges once wrote...
View ArticleA question for all you conservatives out there
It’s been roughly three days since the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear appeals on same-sex marriage in Wisconsin and four other states, and here’s a question I’m hoping our conservative readers...
View ArticleReince Priebus seeks to broaden GOP base by doubling down on opposition to...
So much for the kinder, gentler GOP that’s working to broaden its appeal beyond its rather un-diverse base. Twenty-four hours after the Supreme Court announced it would not consider appeals of lower...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court declines WI appeal of same-sex marriage decision
Earlier today the United States Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from Wisconsin and four other states seeking to preserve their bans on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for marriage equality...
View ArticleFederal appeals court rules against gay marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana
Earlier today a three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld lower federal court decisions in Madison and Indianapolis which overturned bans on same-sex marriage in Wisconsin and...
View ArticleScott Walker’s son served as witness at same-sex marriage
Awkward… As Gov. Scott Walker was supporting Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s fight to uphold Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban last month, his teenage son was busy serving as an official witness to...
View ArticleRepublican Congressional candidate Karen Mueller: Wisconsin marriage ruling...
Yet another example of the wingnuttery of Wisconsin Republicans comes to us courtesy of Karen Mueller, an Eau Claire attorney vying to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Ron Kind in Wisconsin’s third...
View ArticleSen. Ron Johnson raises money in Wyoming with Dick Cheney
Apparently Wisconsin’s not a great place for Republican Sen. Ron Johnson to raise money, as he spent last night raising money at a big-bucks fundraiser with “special guest” Dick Cheney. Jackson Hole, a...
View ArticleState officials to award-winning chef/burgeoning brewer: “You can take this...
This is why we can’t have nice things in Scott Walker’s Wisconsin. Justin Aprahamian, chef-owner of Sanford Restaurant and winner of Best Chef Midwest from the James Beard Foundation in 2014, plans to...
View ArticleNew polling shows Scott Walker in third in Iowa
I’ll admit it…this makes me smile. After leading the GOP presidential field in Iowa for months, Gov. Scott Walker is no longer on top in the latest polling. In a survey released Wednesday by CNN/ORC,...
View ArticleDissent and Cookies: The 2015 Official UW System Faculty Exodus Update Part...
From the fabulous Dissent and Cookies blog comes this blog (reprinted with permission) shedding light on the exodus of faculty from the UW System in the wake of funding cuts to the UW-System by...
View ArticleSen. Kathleen Vinehout: Should Tax Dollars Go to Companies Just to “Create...
From my email inbox comes the latest newsletter from Democratic State Senator Kathleen Vinehout. Imagine how private firms do business with the State of Wisconsin. The companies provide something of...
View ArticleLet’s examine Gov. Scott Walker’s record of “government reform”
One of the “accomplishments” Gov. Scott Walker has been touting as he’s traveled the country promoting himself for president is that he is a government reformer. In the case of the Wisconsin Economic...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ron Johnson still isn’t listening to Wisconsin
From the Democratic Party of Wisconsin comes this video noting just how little time Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has spent in Wisconsin actually listening to the people he’s supposed to be representing....
View ArticleScott Walker’s WEDC acted politically instead of prudently? Say it ain’t so!
According to a recent report in the Wisconsin State Journal by Matthew DeFour, WEDC, the public-private hybrid job creation agency created by Gov. Scott Walker in 2011, in many cases acted...
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Ron Johnson’s shameless copy-catting of Russ Feingold – Part 2
As I’ve noted here before incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson is among the most vulnerable incumbents facing reelection in 2016. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Johnson is facing a tough reelection...
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