Yesterday it was Jill Bader at the Walker campaign, today it’s Mark Neumann’s campaign. The former congressman has issued a statement saying that he does not want the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement. Of course, it has nothing to do with the odds of him winning the party’s endorsement, which are zero. [...]

Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson will be speaking at tomorrow’s Tea Party rally in Madison. He is expected to make his intentions known regarding a possible run for the U.S. Senate against Russ Feingold.
WISN-TV is reporting sources close to Thompson (could be anybody) are saying it’s unlikely the former governor will run. Thompson [...]

Dick Leinenkugel goes out the revolving door at the state’s commerce department and is likely a Republican candidate for US Senate against Russ Feingold. Former Democratic consultant Bill Christofferson points out the family connection for Leinenkugel to the Tommy Thompson camp and says if Leinenkugel is in, Thompson is out.
Dick Leinenkugel just resigned [...]

Terrence Wall sees a silver lining in the Tommy Thompson T-Storm about to rain on his parade:
“As long as Governor Thompson the slight possibility of getting in, my opponent Russ Feingold is not fgoing to spend a lot of commercial or radio time attacking me,” said Madison real estate developer Terrence Wall.
A veteran political observer [...]

(This appeared in the Waukesha Freeman 12/31/09)
Education funding dominated decade
   If we were to look for one issue that has dominated Wisconsin politics for much of the decade, education would have to be near the top of the list. How we fund it and how we provide it are the issues that dominate election after [...]

It’s press releases like these that must make Team Barrett nervous about the abilities of Mike Tate as head of the Democratic Party:
Wisconsin tax burdens have dropped to, at, and below the national average thanks to Governor Doyle and our Democratic leadership. Today, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that since being one of the dismal [...]

Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:2009 Nov 25; Section:Opinion; Page Number: 10A
Much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving
Thankfully, we won’t have Barbara Lawton as governor
For some people Thanksgiving is a sprint. For others it’s a marathon. My Thanksgiving marathon is two Thanksgiving dinners in the same day. My wife’s [...]

Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:2009 Oct 29; Section:Opinion; Page Number: 10A
Who do you know wants to run a state?
Who will Dems field for governor?
Does any Democrat want to run for governor? After all, it’s not a bad-paying job. Housing is included. You even get state benefits.
OK, there is a good chance that if [...]

Let’s take a last look back at 2008 at the eight events that shaped Wisconsin and Waukesha.
Waukesha’s Big Eight:
1. The Flood. How often does a city emergency come up where a city handles it well?
2. The Great Lakes Water Compact passes, complete with a process for Waukesha to apply for a diversion. Speaking [...]

The Wisconsin Club for Growth latest newsletter has this goodie:
The Great Intergovernmental Heist
In recent years, when Wisconsin’s Medicaid program started hemorrhaging cash, Governor Jim Doyle didn’t look for ways to make the program more efficient. Nor did he cut costs by eliminating fraud and abuse in the system. Instead, Doyle leaned heavily [...]