Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Sep 2, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:10A
A no-reason recall
Alderwoman Peggy Bull facing unjustified recall election
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
In Waukesha’s 7th Aldermanic District, Alderwoman Peggy Bull is facing a possible recall for reasons nobody can quite explain. [...]

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue issued their quarterly economic forecast the other week, and they announced the economy is in recovery with manufacturing leading the way. Then in the fine print they mention there will still be less manufacturing jobs than last year and government is now the second largest employer in the Wisconsin [...]

Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Aug 26, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:8A
When the incumbent is the reformer

Trawicki’s handling of local law enforcement saves money
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
It’s always easy to talk about saving money in government, but finding those savings is often really difficult. When [...]

Senator Russ Feingold has a new ad out, “On Our Side.” Rather interesting to see lobbyist Joanne Ricca among the people who considers Feingold on her side.
Here’s a still from Feingold’s ad.

Here’s a picture of her from the AFL-CIO Flickr page.
And from the AFL-CIO field staff page.

I think I was happier when he [...]

WTMJ-TV news in Milwaukee aired a report (video) on the Barrett campaign’s use of an Ozzy Osbourne video in their press release on Friday.
MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett’s gubernatorial campaign claims they really wanted to send reporters a YouTube ad slamming Republican opponent Scott Walker.
Instead, their e-mailed press release web link led to [...]

As we all know by now, highly-paid political campaign professionals in charge of a campaign’s communications never make a mistake when linking to a video on the internet. And certainly not two highly-paid, important, campaign professionals, especially when dealing with an important issue.
After all, according to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, if two campaign staffers [...]

Publication:Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:Aug 19, 2010; Section:Opinion; Page Number:10A
Neumann-Walker race could have domino effect
Other races around area might feel impact
Primary elections are tricky elections to predict because the smaller they are, the less likely anybody will do any polling. You have to go by “feel” and what you see for campaign activity. You should [...]

Our friends at the state DOT have decided to toss the horse’s head into the bed of the Oconomowoc Common Council, saying the train station was a take-it-or-leave-it proposition.
The state Department of Transportation has dropped plans for a high-speed rail station in Oconomowoc, claiming city officials said they didn’t want one.But city officials disputed that [...]

Are Governor Jim Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett feeling neglected yet by their old friend Barack Obama? You know, the guy they endorsed for president? The guy who was supposed to take care of his own the Chicago way? The guy who would remember his friends?
He remembers them about as well as Henry [...]

One of the groups that is attempting to gin up support for the proposed high-speed rail line, including recruiting people to show at Tuesday night’s meeting in Brookfield (video), is the Midwest High Speed Rail Association. Guess who they’re funded by? That’s right, Governor Jim Doyle’s no-bid contract winner, Talgo.
Maybe this is what [...]