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Paul Ryan Has New Case Of Potomac Fever

September 4, 2011 by The Political E...

Ryan tells the Journal Sentinel he's "open" to a 2012 Vice-Presidential nod.

He might have to fight Walker for it.

Guns-In-The-Classroom Lasee To Run For US Senate in Wisconsin

September 1, 2011 by The Political E...

State Sen. Frank Lasee, who thinks the three "R's"  are rifles, Rugers and revolvers, is  throwing his holster into the ring, reports Don Walker at the Journal Sentinel..

Does this make Mark Neumann the new Republican primary moderate, and Tommy the lefty?

For separation, Lasee could make the carry provision mandatory, and even on-the-hip.

Update: Thanks to the commenters for this link and peek into Lasee's temperament:

The transcripts of Lasee's 2003 divorce offer some clues...

Brown County Circuit Judge Sue Bischel sounded exasperated when she addressed Lasee on June 27, 2003:

"Mr. Lasee, if you laugh at me one more time, I am really going to get ornery. I have tried very hard to treat you with respect. I see you smirking. I see you grinning. I can hear it. I am so disappointed. ... I have found over the years that it is getting increasingly difficult to get people to respect the court system and the judicial system.

More PolitiFact Score-Keeping: All "Full-Flops" Were Made By Republicans

August 30, 2011 by The Political E...

In an earlier post, I pointed to the large number of "false" PolitiFact rulings for Wisconsin Republican officials.

I also notice that in the "full-flop" category, four have been issued and the GOP gets them all.

What is wrong with these people? Below are the details, from PolitiFact, via the Journal Sentinel:

Statements we say are Full Flop

Scott Walker

LAISSEZ FAIRE: Deregulating Wisconsin telcoms to "help" beleaguered consumers like these

August 28, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

No ringy dingyThe fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in our star politicians.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Business News section today reported on major problems that hundreds of state residents lately have faced in getting what they paid for from Element Mobile, a Wisconsin Rapids cellular telephone provider. [Get me rewrite! The newspaper partially reported on the situation. Read on to see what it left out.]

Some of Element's aggrieved customers told a Journal Sentinel reporter how they've experienced either lousy cell service or no service at all, yet have been unable to get the provider to credit their account, while refusing to release them from their contracts without huge cash penalties. Complaints against Element Mobile are up 73 percent since February, said, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

So Does Recalling Walker Automatically Recall Kleefisch, too?

August 27, 2011 by The Political E...

The High Priests of Electioneering in Wisconsin are still researching the topic, writes the Journal Sentinel.

Though Governor and Lt. Governor are elected as a single ticket in Wisconsin, no one knows if they can go out of office as they came in - - but you can bet that Scott Walker's people will argue that the two office holders are completely independent, saying in effect:

'If you remove me, meet Gov. Kleefisch!'