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.
DENIED: Wisconsin Attorney General’s voting suit tossed October 23, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Da' GAB.Tags: GAB, HAVA, JB Van Hollen, Jill Didier
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Of course he knew it was coming. Today, Wisconsin Attorney General, JB Van Hollen’s lawsuit to force the the Government Accountability Board or (GAB) to perform a broad check of registered voters with the DMV database was denied by a Dane County Circuit judge. HAVA or the Help America Vote Act, requires checks on newly registered voters beginning August 6th, instead of Janruary 1st, 2006, nearly two years ago.
This of course, leaves Wisconsin’s voter roles in question as we continue to get closer to November 4th. Van Hollen vowed that he’s going to take it to the next level.
In the meantime, a few of Wisconsin’s metro-Milwaukee mayors and clerks have been taking an initiative to verify their own voter rolls. Just this week, Mayor Jill Didier of Wauwatosa was denied by GAB official, K.Kennedy to perform checks of the city’s voter rolls. Looks like the government board that’s accountable for elections doesn’t want to let cities take the initiative to verify its own voters. Welcome to Wisconsin.
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.
Governor Doyle’s DNC Speech used “Wisconsin” only 5 times. September 3, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Amusing Characters, Da' GAB.Tags: Antigo, Convention Speech, DNC Convention, Government Accountability Board, Jim Doyle, Jon Becker, Merit Gear, WI
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Governor Jim Doyle’s DNC Convention speech (see transcript here), drafted by a salaried speech from the office of the Governor only metioned the word “Wisconsin” 5 times. The speech also mentioned John McCain 3 times and references Bush/Cheney’s administration.
Even GAB Attorney Jon Becker, had a small statement regarding the speech:
“So if I was having my staff write a speech to read at a political convention, that would be bothersome to me” -GAB Attorney Jonathan Becker
He cautioned that such a speech might not violate the ethics code if it focused on state issues and policy matters rather than partisan attacks. Since he didn’t mention anything about Wisconsin’s rising unemployment, he really didn’t talk about state issues. All he mentioned was a small gear company in Antigo, WI called Merit Gear. Doyle just recently issued that company a $750,000 grant for expansion.
Sarah Palin Facts- A must see September 3, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Uncategorized.Tags: John McCain, Palinfacts.com, Sarah Palin
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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.
McCain’s Wisconsin Campaign to install Beer Bubblers to win crucial state August 25, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Last Days of Bush, McCain Campaign 2008.Tags: Budweiser, Mccain, Wisconsin
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The Wisconsin McCain Campaign is making a bold, strategic move to win over the beer drinking Wisconsin vote by installing “McCain-Budweiser” Beer Bubblers across the state. The beer for these revolutionary fountains is being supplied by McCain’s wife Cindy McCain and her family’s company, Hensley & Co, as an in-kind donation to the campaign. The move is sure to attract Wisconsin voters who are some of the top beer consumers in the country. Wisconsin is also currently the home to Miller Brewing Company until the new Miller-Coors HQ is moved to Chicago. The campaign doesn’t expect any problem with the “Budweiser move” due to the beer being Free and strategically located in critical spots across Wisconsin. The campaign expects that the free beer will also deter voter fraud and slashed tires in Milwaukee on November 4th.
Grandma Blames “Obama-Biden” on Edwards August 25, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Amusing Characters.Tags: Barack Obama, Grandma, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Northern Wisconsin
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After spending a warm, sunny summer weekend with my family in Northern Wisconsin (notice how we capitalize the N on northern), I ran into one individual who falls into the 18% of Hillary voters who will be backing the “old man” on November 4th.
My 74 year old Grandma. Don’t worry, this picture of an obviously senile old woman, isn’t the real Grandma.
After numerous political conversations that led to a very upset Grandma- who has always voted Democrat-her dissatisfaction grew to outrage with the latest Saturday morning news of Obama picking Joe Biden as his “Veep-mate.” That cute old Grandma, a staunch Clinton Democrat, is now a stick of dynamite with an even shorter fuse. Let’s just say she’s not as lethal as Wisconsin’s McCain Democratic Delegate but she’s still potent and came to a brilliant revelation to extinguish her dissatisfaction.
She blames Edwards.
More precisely, the “lyin, no-good-cheatin, John Edwards and his ‘Cronies’.” And she’s somewhat correct. If the news on Edwards and his campaign-videographer gone mistress would have broke in early January, maybe it would have ended as a late Christmas present for Hillary. She would have maybe pulled off Iowa and the daunting news on Edwards would have taken away from the glamorous Obama who captivated Democratic voters during the following weeks. Her extended victories or near misses would have energized even more of her voters to turn out or at the very least given more money so Clinton’s debt wouldn’t be where it is today.
But the Grandma revelation is clearly a “what if” situation. The reality is that Obama, even with his white haired, more experienced Joe Biden will have a difficult time in Wisconsin with Blue Collar, white voters.
Because of this, we give the Milk to McCain right now and the Cheese, well, Grandma’s serving that to O’Biden.
“It’s Above My Paygrade”- B. Obama at Saddleback August 19, 2008
Posted by milkandcheese in Amusing Characters.Tags: Mccain, Obama, Pastor Rick Warren, Saddleback
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Sure and obviously other crucial decisions will also be above the Senator’s paygrade. Obama’s answer may has been called the weakest response to an abortion or life question in campaign history. The Saddleback Presidential Forum (read the transcript here), hosted by Pastor Rick Warren, is the most important presidential candidate event to date in this election cycle. His questions have shined the light on these candidates and have demonstrated clear distinctions between Barack Obama and John McCain. It may be enough to get Evangelicals excited about November 4th. Watch the side-by-side response to Pastor Warren’s question here:
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