On Should the Janesville School Board strive to create a budget with a zero increase in the tax levy and tax rate?

Posted on July 14 at 1:26 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Gouge the schools all you can, I always say. Who cannot be four-square for increasing illiteracy?

More for invasion forces' propaganda, less for education!

On Names of deputies involved in last week’s fatal shooting released

Posted on July 9 at 1:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS. WE ALL HAVE TO HAVE GUNS.

On Doing a dance: Obama continues flops toward the center

Posted on July 9 at 1:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

OBAMA'S TERM WAS PRECEDED BY PRESIDENCY OF HARVARD LAW REVIEW, EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY WORK AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE POOR, TWO TERMS SERVICE IN THE ILLINOIS SENATE, AND VICTORY IN THE US SENATE RACE HOLDING HIS NATIONALLY KNOWN OPPONENT TO 27%. BUSH WAS SKIPPING CLASSES, HARDLY LAW SCHOOL MATERIAL, PARTYING WITH THE FRAT BRATS AND THE RICH, AND SENDING BUSINESSES BELLY UP, BAILING OUT WITH SAUDI HELP AND INSIDER SELLOUTS TO MAKE MARTHA STEWART BLUSH. AND HIS TIME IN THE SENATE, OR ANY NATIONAL OFFICE, WAS ABSOLUTE ZERO. WHENCE OUR INTERNATIONALIST DESTROYER.

CHECK OBAMA OUT BEFORE LIMPBAUGH-MOUTHPIECING, AND YOU MAY FIND SOMEONE WHO IS A BIT ADMIRABLE.

BY THE WAY, WHY ARE YOU GUN FREAKS SO INACCURATELY PARANOID? NO ONE EVER THREATENED MY GUNS IN WISCONSIN, THO I DON'T MUCH FANCY OUZIES. SEEMS YOU DON'T THINK MUCH BEYOND THE RABID NRA. IN FACT AT AN EMBASSY FUNCTION LAST NIGHT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, AN AMERICAN TOLD ME SHE WASN'T VOTING FOR OBAMA BECAUSE HE HAD BIGGER GUNS THAN SHE. GO FIGURE. DEMOCRACY MARCHES INEXORABLY ON.

On Wis. counties hope lower sales tax spurs sales

Posted on July 8 at 12:53 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Re sales-tax-only advocates: People who, of necessity, have to spend all of their income on basic needs are subject to tax on their entire income, unlike the wealthy who have all that left over untaxed millions for their lakeside condos, foreign cruises, mountain lofts, and international Swiss bank accounts.

On Doing a dance: Obama continues flops toward the center

Posted on July 8 at 12:40 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Newbs: You found an encyclopedia: Congratulations. Now how about the Mabuse part? Maybe then we can talk about Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Hieronymus Bosch or onomatopoeia, instead of asinine Fatman Limpbaugh trash. But, for now, whether Domitian or the Bushes are responsible for more deaths is an interesting question. Certainly we know who the biggest liar is. And I certainly agree with you that "Derision for those you feel superior to is hardly a virtue," but isn't that what PC is all about? Try to look at it from the other person's shoes - the homeless black, the struggling migrant in the sun, the gay gang-pummeled to near death in an anonymous city evening, the sincere God-respecting Muslim blackened by endless stereotyped political cartoons in our good old "e pluribus unum" USA.

Fldpn's assertion that the more socialist countries' doing well is due to NAFTA is too ludicrous for words. And I will just repeat this inane statement without words: "Students are being taught in our public schools and reinforced by our liberal mainstream news media, and entertainment industry that OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WERE EVIL FOR EVEN ESTABLISHING the United States of America and that WHITES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY ILL in society." (Emphasis mine)

Afterthought: Lad must have one jolly colorful set of self-instructive videos at home.

On Doing a dance: Obama continues flops toward the center

Posted on July 7 at 3:24 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Dear Whatdid,

Re your request that I itemize erroneous items in fldn's platitudinous attempt at analysis? humor? insight? - what would one call such tripe?: Do it yourself. I am not your teacher, and am not interested in wasting my time with the ineducable. Carry on with your, fldpn's, et al's hate-spewed craziness, keep using your favorite word "rant" to characterize opponents, and you will titillate that clueless 5 % of our populace who love to bleat as if they were 99%.

Those of us in the real world, dealing daily with real world problems of policy and inter institutional realtionships, have to deal with reality. It ain't elitist boasting, child, it's fact, and the international stereotyping of us Americans around your and Bush's types is absolutely no help whatsoever.

On Doing a dance: Obama continues flops toward the center

Posted on July 6 at 3:25 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

I have to admit that Mr(s?)Fldpn's list of 21 criteria for being a liberal is probably the finest example of self-gratifying mindlessness run amok I have ever encountered. And as a self confessed political wonk, I cover a fair amount of territory in the statement. He/she cites Thos Jefferson. I doubt the intellect has ever read any Thos Jefferson. A few other beauts: believing the military starts wars (such as military dodgers Bush and Cheney?); Socialism hasn't worked: ever hear of Europe? Or Notice that China and Russia are about the fastest growing economies in the world?); Shoot a rapist or rape and murder a woman - now there's an existential conundrum all of us should ponder more thoughtfully over toast and coffee in the morning.

Wisconsin has a fine tradition of great leadership in “Battling Bob” and the many other Progressive LaFollettes, Gaylord Nelson, William Proxmire, Russ Feingold, etc; in noble leaders and visionaries such as Carl Schurtz, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Frank Lloyd Wright; and in the careful way the state formed its early development, and (socialist) Milwaukee being referred to as the German Athens. The right wing on the other hand has given us Tail Gunner Joe McCarthy, Gordon (can't tell margarine from butter) Roseleip, Tiny (Circus fat man) Krueger, and Chief Justice (triple my Placidyl) Little Billy Rehnquist.

Fldpn (with dub) neither knows of nor represents our finer Wisconsin traditions. He/she DOES represent all that makes reading these posts a desultory, capital waste of time so much of the time.

On Cow couture: Bessie statue fine as good idea goes bad

Posted on June 29 at 7:22 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Go! Bessie, Go! I don't care what they put on you. You're the second most popular discussion already, and will outlive us all to boot.

On Wisconsin cities are planning for the past

Posted on June 25 at 8:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

Careful about calling for improved mass transit, lest our brighter bloggers label you a govimint-on-yer-back commynist.

On Dutcher, Cullen to lead GM response

Posted on June 25 at 8:26 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

flyboy - check it out. New tax breaks for the well off are habitually where the Repubs BEGIN - operative word "Begin." It's what they care about first and foremost, and morphs into their wool-over-the-eyes mantra. Of course, when they were in control of everything, it was only a start and got even worse from there. Have you seen any of Michael Moore's work? Or busy like them, preemptively pre-propagandizing yourself away from even observing it? Self censoring is a key ingredient for totalitarianism, whether military juntas, religious fanatics, or oligarchic domination.