Got enough crap in my life I don't need Family and friends adding to my misery and attacking me or my beliefs ( Read more... )

Again the right wing propaganda machine is working hard.

Fox has been breathlessly hyping a video from Madison, WI supposedly showing “union thugs” attacking GOP state Sen. Glenn Grothman outside the Statehouse. In the video, protesters yell “shame” at Grothman as he enters the building, aided by Democratic State Rep. Brett Hulsey, who escorts ( Read more... )

as i commented in my previous post

An E-mail received from Rep. Jon RIchards (D- Milwaukee)

( lj cut for sanity )

Obvoiusly when republicans have the majority they no longer need to be part of a democracy.

Article here

Wisconsin state assembly ILLEGALLY passed Gov. Walkers "Budget repair bill"

Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Kramer (R) announced that he would hear a voice vote for a roll call on final passage. Immediately, the majority Republicans shouted their ayes ( Read more... )

in Page 24 of Wisconsin governors "emergency budget repair bill" which a copy can be found here

16.896 Sale or contractual operation of state-owned heating, cooling, and power plants. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.705 (1), the department may sell any state-owned heating, cooling, and power plant or may contract with a private ( Read more... )

 It is really sad when your counter protest is nothing more then an attempt to discredit the opposition, instead of discussing the issues at hand.

Here is the Wisconsin protest in a nutshell.

1. Wisconsin ends the fiscal year with a budget surplus.
2. Governer walker comes in and gives tax breaks to companies that supported him in his campaign.
3. In ( Read more... )

A hand delivered letter to Governer Walker from the State Senate minorty leader

"February 18, 2011 The Honorable Scott Walker Governor, State of Wisconsin 115 East, State Capitol Madison, WI 53701 HAND DELIVERED

Dear Governor Walker,
We've learned that earlier today public employees across the state made very clear their willingness to ( Read more... )

"The alternative" to higher state worker pension and health care payments "is to look at 1,500 layoffs of state employees or close to 200,000 children who would be bumped off Medicaid-related programs." - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

The cost is the same, but the federal health care reform law that took effect in March 2010 prohibits states, ( Read more... )

Won my game of curling tonight. In the sixth end we were down two points. Opponent had an easy take out to go up 5 and pretty much end the game. He missed it and allowed us to score.

THen in the 7th end, my skip made a VERY difficult double raise to be shot rock. That is.. he hit one stone.. which hit another stone, which ended up in the ( Read more... )

Kludy, Kathryn Marie “Kathy” (Whiting, Hartman)
TOWN OF D DUNN/McFARLAND Kathryn Marie “Kathy” Kludy, age 66, was called to heaven after a ten month battle with cancer on Saturday, January 22 2011. She was born to Dorothy Whiting on Sept 12 1944 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She graduated from Madison West High School in 1963. Kathy was married to ( Read more... )