Up Against the Wall

I've been voluntarily writing this column for over five years now, if I recall. Yes, it's been fun poking the eye of the bear, if you know what I mean, and I've enjoyed receiving many slaps on the back from well-wishers who thanked me for speaking up when others dared not. Full Story 

There are still a lot of signs in Dane County deriding Gov. Scott Walker and the reforms implemented in Wisconsin last year. So I asked myself, what would Wisconsin be like if we continued down the path we were headed before the reforms were passed? Fortunately, we don't have to guess because Illinois provides a template. Full Story 

How upside down is this state? Those who supported Democrat state senators leaving the state to prevent votes from taking place in the State Senate are now organizing a recall effort against a governor and four Republican state senators who were duly elected and who didn't try to obstruct democracy. With the recall effort in full swing, many people are asking what will happen. Will Walker survive? I'll look at certain political clues to predict the potential outcome. Full Story 

Is it any wonder that there are protesters occupying Wall Street? (Okay, admittedly, many don't know what they are doing there ....) The American people are fed up with the taxpayers having to continually bail out the Wall Street investment banks and the market itself. What I find ironic, however, is how these occupiers rail against Wall Street but don't rail against the government for empowering those firms on Wall Street and don't criticize the government for continuing to bail out those firms. Full Story