WI ought to have one January 22, 2009
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The WI Budget Session is nearing and the wave of the national recession is affecting state governments, too, and it can be difficult to track what’s happening with budget negotiations. Most states are experiencing a growing gap between spending and income. Sunshine Review is starting to do that with a series of articles on each state’s budget. Here’s the California budget page. All we know is that Wisconsin ought to have one of these.
Wisconsin: Light on Primaries, Heavy on School Bonds September 9, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Elections, Uncategorized.Tags: Rhinelander School Bond Referendum, Rhinelander schools, September 9th, superintendent, Wisconsin Primary election
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Most folks across the state don’t even realize there are primary elections today, making it ripe for the WEAC and liberal school boards to pass just a modest amount of Wisconsin School Bond Referendums today…………………….
Well maybe modest if you consider $64 Million dollars spare change.
There are about 11 school referendums today, most are referendums to raise the revenue caps for a period of a few years. Earlier in April, voters rejected many bonds and revenue cap measures because of an unease about the economy and sinking home and property values. However, one bond, the $23 Million dollar Rhinelander School construction and new pool referendum seems to have a second life after being rejected back on April 1st.
With a few public meetings in place, virtually no updated website, and a B&W flier, this bond could make it today. The Rhinelander Superintendent of the board of education claims that the bond referendum wouldn’t raise taxes because the new bond would replace expiring debt. However, when a government entity replaces debt with more debt, the board’s right, it might not raise taxes.
However, what’s so bad about lowering taxes? Just maybe, citizens of Rhinelander will sieze the moment.
Keep a close watch on election results from Milk and Cheese.
Sarah Palin Facts- A must see September 3, 2008
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Still haven’t quite figured out who McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate is?
Well now you have a fantastic new site at your fingertips. It’s called
Palin Facts the site has everything you need to know about McCains pick.
The site has incredibly useful information that solves everyday problems.
Sarah Palin is the reason compasses point North’
We now have all the answers. Stay tuned to the Live Fact-a-Thon during her acceptance speech tonight.
Joe, now a Republican? Nope, just a another Lieberman Humdrum September 3, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Amusing Characters, Uncategorized.Tags: GOP Convention, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, Republican, Zel Miller
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“What after all, is a Democrat like me doing at a Convention like this?”
No worries, he just showed up to the RNC to support John McCain and of course, to get Democrats to vote for a Republican. But since his 2004 victory with John Kerry in Wisconsin, why isn’t the old Joe in the state more, conducting townhall meetings in mid-small media markets? Just a suggestion maybe.
We certainly weren’t expecting a Zel Miller speech. Hell, that actually scared us all back in 2004. We initially tought we could expect maybe a crossover like the great 94 West $1 million dollar boondoggle to make sure WI’s bureaucrats got to work on time to Madison during the flooding. But at the end of the day, it wasn’t just another Joe Lieberman humdrum, it maybe swayed a few Democrats. But instead of going after Democrats, the GOP and McCains campaign needs to put together a solid plan, with Palin leading, to reach out and get the Social Conservatives energized and organized. Period.
Fond du Lac Dems: The Best of the Best? August 12, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Amusing Characters, Uncategorized.Tags: Fon du Lac County Democrats, Randy Hopper, Rep. Townsend, Rich Mantz, Wisconsin Democratic Party
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Yesterday, the Fond du Lac Democratic party’s fearless Chairman, Richard L. Mantz, filed this complaint with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board against Representative John Townsend and State Senate candidate, Randy Hopper.
The complaint alleges that Randy Hopper and Representative Townsend used the assemblyman’s state capitol office to discuss Randy Hopper’s campaign for the 18th Senate seat. The allegations stem from a WisEye candidate video in which Hopper states that ” We went to lunch and then we went back to his office and shut his door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign.” This is not a baseless complaint, since Hopper admitted to using a taxpayer office to discuss campaign plans. Clearly, Randy Hopper needs alot of work and needs to be scripted. At least they had the courtesy of shutting the office door.
On the other hand, the complaint was filed by one of the most reckless leaders of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Richard L. Mantz of 237 East Ninth Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 who certainly outshines this minimal GAB complaint with his current and past legal issues. Let’s just say, while Hopper made a minor mistake in his interview, this guy has made some strategic errors at life.
In late May, 2008, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce development filed a $614 judgement against Mantz for not paying Unemployment Compensation. The Judge even issued a warrant for Mantz. Looks like he’s off on the right foot for shorting his share of government taxes and fee obligations.
On top of that, the Marine Credit Union filed a Small Claims judgement against Mantz for nearly $1,000. Looks like he’s not keeping up with his payments. For the sake of principle, we sure hope Rich doesn’t stiff over his own party and pays his delegate fees for the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver. Don’t worry, there’s a little more.
Then in 2002 case of the State of WI vs. Mantz, he was extradited to for a serious complaint so severe it could have been a felony. The details on the case are not clear however, at the time, Judge Robert Wirtz set a hefty $5,000 cash bond on Mantz over the hearing. In another 2001 State of Wisconsin case vs. the Democratic party official, Mantz was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. Looks like the GOP has their number one suspect for any complaints of damaged yard signs for this Fall and the Obama camp maybe should reconsider letting Mantz participate in driving staff vehicles in the motorcade.
The question: Is this really the best the Democrats can get for party leadership? Remember, this is a guy who has the ear of many politicians in the Fox Valley.
