Oshkosh

Everybody else hates it, but Paul Ryan loves Herman Cain's goofy 9-9-9 plan

October 13, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

The Chief, an Oshkosh blogger who deserves a wider readership, asks:

If Paul Ryan takes Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Seriously, should we keep taking Paul Ryan Seriously?

It's entirely possibly that there has never been a more ridiculed and completely dismissed domestic policy proposal than Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan. Democrats hate it. Conservatives hate it. Even Grover Norquist hates it. Bruce Bartlett says of the plan:
 
Even allowing for the poorly thought through promises routinely made on the campaign trail, Mr. Cain’s tax plan stands out as exceptionally ill conceived.

Ron Johnson creates PAC, raking in special interest money at posh spa retreat

September 23, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

It hasn't taken long for Ron Johnson, the outsider who ran for the US Senate to change the way Washington works, to adapt to the way Washington works.

He has quietly formed a "leadership PAC," a political action committee that can help him buy influence by contributing to other candidates and members of Congress, among other things.

And he's holding a retreat this weekend at the American Club at Kohler, with a ticket price of $1,500 for individuals and $2,500 for political action committees (special interests, in other words.)

It's called Strategy PAC,and the treasurer is James Malczewski, a tax partner at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause in Oshkosh. We don't know whether he also helped RoJo's company avoid paying any state taxes for 11 years, (But someone did.) The company later gave him a farewell gift of $10-million after he was elected, which paid for his campaign.

Michelle Litjens: Obama is a lunatic

September 11, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

CORRECTION/UPDATE: I misread the story and attributed the "lunatic" agreement to Kleefisch, when it was actually Litjens.   The description of Kleefisch stands.

Lest you think these people are going away, our LtGov and US Senator spent the eve of 9/11 stoking up the Tea Party at an Oshkosh rally:

Kleefisch garnered roars when she said Republicans were responsible for instituting concealed carry laws, photo ID voting requirements and a business-friendly environment to Wisconsin while [State Rep. Michelle] Litjens elicited laughs when she jokingly “thanked” President Barack Obama for uniting the Tea Party, and responded with a “you’re right” when an attendee shouted “he’s a lunatic!”

Gee, and we thought Kleefisch and Litjens (that's Kleefisch pictured, in her new mascara) were the lunatics. Go figure. (Ron Johnson is not smart enough to be a lunatic.)

Johnson, who made his political debut at a Tea Party rally, was back for more.