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November 6, 2006

Let the shenanigans continue

by @ 22:02. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

(H/T – unspun at Free Republic)

DemocRAT bribery for votes has hit Eau Claire. According to the RPW, Kathleen Vinehout the ‘Rat candidate for the 31st Senate District (held by RepubicRAT Ron Brown) got caught giving away hot dogs in exchange for votes. Also, a UW-Eau Claire professor used her university e-mail to encourage her students to accept rides to city hall for the purposes of voting early, with those drivers handing the students completed sample ballots with every ‘Rat filled in before they reached city hall.

RPW Executive Director Rick Wiley had the line of the day in the linked release, “Cigarettes, pastries and now hotdogs for votes. No wonder Democrats want universal health care. The people they are bribing for their vote are going to need it.”

Now, where have we seen this before?

“Yes” versus “No” on the Defense of Marriage Amendment

by @ 21:31. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

Revisions/extensions (8:31 pm 11/6/2006) – Because “FAIR” Wisconsin unleashed a fresh set of lies through robocalls today (details at, among other places, Boots and Sabers), this has been brought back to the top.

Borrowing from Tom McMahon’s 4-Block World (which got added to the roll, just in case you weren’t viewing it from his main blog:

DOMA approved DOMA not approved
What changes 11/8/2006
Nothing Nothing
What changes 11/8/2007
Nothing Gay marriage imposed by SCOW


Remember, vote YES on the Defense of Marriage Amendment.

Craps Tax Anti-Freeze Sublimation Year 2 – Milwaukee County Board edition

by @ 21:26. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin, Taxes.

Almost left for home without commenting on this:

Jim “Craps” Doyle (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale), as quoted by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in July 2005 – ""˜The result of the freeze that I will sign will be that the average property tax on the average home will not go up at all next year, and will actually go down $5"² in December 2006."

14 of the 19 members of the Milwaukee County Board – A 3.6% property-tax levy increase is far preferable to a tax-levy freeze.

I’m proud to say that my county board supervisor, Paul Cesarz, was once again one of those that didn’t adopt the group think. Unfortunately, once again, he’s so far in the minority that this latest increase will survive the Scott Walker vetoes.

Remember to “thank” Doyle for this latest tax anti-freeze sublimation tomorrow by voting for Mark Green.

Let the shenanigans begin

by @ 21:16. Filed under Politics - National.

(H/T – Kate)

The lieberals aren’t waiting until election day to start their “give us more time to manufacture votes” challenges. The ACLU and NAA(L)CP filed a lawsuit late Monday in a Maryland district court to attempt to force the state of Maryland to accept absentee ballots postmarked the day of the election instead of the legal cutoff of the day before the election. Fortunately, a judge in Anne Arundel County rejected this attempt to allow them to steal the election from Michael Steele. No word yet on whether they’ll try to find an appellate court to allow them to do this theft.

Now you dimwitted might ask why the ACLU and NAA(L)CP would want to let absentee ballots postmarked the day of the election to be counted. Allow me to explain; the polls in Maryland close at 8 pm Eastern. A quick search through the USPS website reveals that the main post office in Baltimore has a last pickup of 8 pm Eastern. Even worse, that’s 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific, 4 pm Alaskan, and 3 pm Hawaiian/Aleutian. Nothing like knowing exactly how many “votes” to dump into the system to steal an election.

Endorsement time – Governor

by @ 10:02. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

If you don’t know who I’m going to say, you’re probably just rolling in with this being your first post read. The choice is clear – Mark Green over Jim “Craps” Doyle (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale). I’ll let Rick Esenberg’s words speak for me because he says it far better than I can.

Endorsement time – US Senate

by @ 9:56. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

Like the Milwaukee County DA’s race, I cannot recommend any of the candidates running. You have a do-nothing incumbent and 3 dumb challengers, each more insane than the last. Instead, I recommend writing in Dave Casper.

Endorsement time – Lieutenant Governor

by @ 9:48. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

That’s right, kids. In Wisconsin, you don’t vote for governor and lt. governor as a package. I’m recommending Jean Hundertmark over incumbent Barbara Lawton. Hundertmark is a strong conservative, while Lawton is an unreconstructed lieberal who is both tied at the hip to Jim “Craps” Doyle (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale) and would be first in line to replace him should they both be re-elected and then Doyle be convicted on possible federal corruption charges (remember, he’s still under investigation).

Revisions/extensions (2:34 pm 11/6/2006) – Matt Thomas points out below that it is a combined ticket.

Endorsement time – Secretary of State

by @ 9:38. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

This really is a meaningless office, but I’m saving my second write-in of the election because there is but one significant factor – if the governor and lieutenant governor were to both depart office, the secretary of state becomes acting governor. I have no respect for either the La Follette legacy or political dynasties, so I’m recommending Sandy Sullivan over incumbent Doug La Follette.

Endorsement time – Attorney General

by @ 9:30. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

I’m recommending JB Van Hollen over Kathleen Falk. Van Hollen is an experienced prosecutor on both the local and federal levels, even though he didn’t notice the smell from the governor’s mansion during the time his tenure as US Attorney for Western Wisconsin and Jim “Craps” Doyle’s (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale) tenure as governor overlapped. Falk was chosen by the DPW because she would quash the state participation in ongoing investigations into Doyle and his administration; she also is incredibly soft on crime and unbelievably anti-business, and she lacks any prosecutorial experience whatsoever.

Endorsement time – Defense of Marriage Amendment

by @ 9:19. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

I’m recommending a YES vote on the Defense of Marriage Amendment. Society as a whole has decided that the civil institution of marriage should follow the Christian institution of marriage, which says that marriage is between one man and one woman. Though the civil institution does fall short of the institution established by God, it is the closest we can get.

Beyond that, I strongly oppose change instituted by no more than 7 Lawgivers-In-Black. Passage of this amendment would cut them and only them out of the equation of future changes, as the state Constitution can be and often is amended by majority votes of 2 consecutive Legislatures and the majority of voters in an election, and those amendments often rewrite and strike out existing portions of said Constitution. Failure of this amendment would be all the green light the Wisconsin State Supreme Court will need to use a case already in the court system to impose homosex marriage from on high.

Endorsement time – 8th Congressional District

by @ 8:40. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

The only competitive Congressional race in Wisconsin features a self-financed moonbat versus a hand-picked RINO (hand-picked over a RepublicRAT). I abhor the ideas of another moonbat from Wisconsin and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, so I’m recommending John Gard over Steve Kagen. That’s all.

Endorsement time – 5th Congressional District

by @ 8:34. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

Hmmm, a conservative gadfly in the ointment of federal power or a guy who has the audacity to pay himself a salary for running for office? It’s a no-brainer – I’m recommending Jim Sensenbrenner for another 2 years against Bryan Kennedy. I disagree strongly with Sensenbrenner’s refusal to open up ANWR, but on issues from not writing blank checks to “disaster victims” to enforcing immigration laws to securing the borders to understanding the relationship between the states and the federal government, Sensenbrenner and I see eye to eye.

Endorsement time – 4th Congressional District

by @ 8:30. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

I got redistricted out of this district in time for the 2002 elections, but my other sister still is in Milwaukee, so again I have a stake in this. I’m recommending challenger Perfecto Rivera over incumbent Gwen Moore. I know it’s a hopeless task because the 4th is now all lieberal, but even lieberals deserve better representation than someone who routinely threw temper tantrums when she was in the state Senate and then disappeared when she met a true master of the temper tantrum and race-card-playing game in Washington.

Endorsement time – 1st Congressional District

by @ 8:26. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

This ought to come as no surprise – I’m recommending incumbent Paul Ryan over challenger Jeff Thomas. Thomas brings nothing to the table; Ryan brings a history of tax cuts, accountability in budgeting and the best, last hope to keep Social Security from burying the country right about the time I’m ready to retire.

Endorsement time – Milwaukee County District Attorney

by @ 8:21. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

I cannot recommend either candidate whose names are on the ballot, assistant DA John Chisholm or lawyer Lew Wasserman. Chisholm is the hand-picked successor to E. Michael McCan’t, who tried to find a way to plea-bargain every crime down to the bare minimum (and that’s if we in the public were lucky). Wasserman actually wants to make the DA’s office even less of a prosecutorial arm of government. Instead, I’m recommending writing in Jeff Wagner, the WTMJ talk show host (not Jeffrey Wagner the circuit judge).

Endorsement time – Milwaukee County Sheriff

by @ 8:15. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

For those of you who think I’m just pulling a straight-Pubbie ticket, take a gander at this. I’m recommending “Democrat” David Clarke for re-election over challenger Don Holt. Clarke is continuing to try to force the deputies to become actual law officers instead of donut-munching revenue-generators because he recognizes that the Milwaukee Police Department needs all the help it can get. Holt would rather go back to the revenue-generation-only days.

Endorsement time – 7th State Senate District

by @ 8:10. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

I’m recommending challenger Dimity Grabowski over incumbent Jeff Plale. As alderwoman in Oak Creek, Grabowski somehow got both mayor Dick Bolender and tax-and-spender alderman Al Foeckler (whose district I’m thankfully leaving Wednesday) to agree to a no-levy-increase budget (even though they’re tapping half of a $6 million reserve fund). It sure seems there are two Plales; the moderate pro-life, pro-school-choice Plale that existed before he became state Senator, and the liberal partisan hack that thinks taxes aren’t high enough. The Dems tried to kill the moderate Plale, and even though their candidate Donovan “Vote Twice Like a ‘Rat” Riley was forced to drop out of the race because of double-voting, the 25% he still got will probably be enough to kill the moderate Plale if he’s returned to the state Senate.

Endorsement time – State Senate 5th District

by @ 8:01. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

My sister recently moved to this district, so I do have a stake in this. I’m recommending Tom Reynolds for re-election over Jim Sullivan. I rather like the idea of a conservative gadfly in the ointment of the power system; without him, we would still have the gas tax going up automatically every April Fool’s Day. As for Sullivan, he’s a tax-and-spend-and-tax-some-more kind of guy who at the very least believes that he can order city clerks to change election records and assistant DAs to rule he didn’t vote in a location he was recorded as voting at with nothing more than his word.

Endorsement time – Oak Creek/Franklin borrow-and-spend-and-tax referrendum

by @ 7:53. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

Since I missed the last week due to moving prep, I missed out on the week-long fluid-swapping between Jim “Craps” Doyle (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale) and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (the official southeast Wisconsin mouthpiece of the Craps For Governor campaign) idiotorial board and didn’t comment too much (or here at all) about their increasing tilt toward the left. Time to make up for all that with the start of my endorsement series with the local.

I’m recommending a NO vote on the Oak Creek/Franklin School District $28.5 million referrendum to build a new East Middle School. This is the third time in a decade that the school district is looking to jam the taxpayers of Oak Creek and eastern Franklin, and they’re using this to set up jams 4 (the replacement of Meadowview Elementary) and 5 (the building of a second high school), jams that were allegedly addressed by the previous 2 referrenda. Bear in mind that they already bought the property for all three of these pet projects, overpaying in the process. Bear in mind that they’re spending 7.5% more this year than last (“thanks” again for that “freeze”, Craps).

November 5, 2006

November Drinking Right/Casper for Everything Victory Party

by @ 11:06. Filed under Miscellaneous.

If you have nothing better to do after voting for your favorite Republicans, for traditional marriage (by voting YES on the DOMA amendment), for the death penalty, against any spending referrenda that might be on your ballot, and writing in Dave Casper for US Senate and Jeff Wagner for Milwaukee County District Attorney (and the only excuse is if you’re personally invited to another Pubbie’s victory party), come on down to the combination November Drinking Right/Casper For Everything Victory Party. As always, it’s at Papa’s Social Club, 7718 W. Burleigh in Milwaukee. If you lost the directions from last month, take US45 to Burleigh and head east about 2 miles. Papa’s is on the north side of the street.

We booted independent Milwaukee DA candidate Lew Wasserman from Papa’s just for this event (no, I am not making this up; he wanted Papa’s for his drown-the-sorrows wake and the owner sent him next door into Mama’s Pizza). We’ll be looking for you.

Ding-Dong, Saddamite will be dead

by @ 10:51. Filed under War on Terror.

Which Saddamite?
The gassing Saddamite.
Ding-dong.
The Iraqis have said he’ll hang.

Still want to put him back in power, ‘Rats?

Back in the saddle again Week 9

by @ 10:35. Filed under Sports.

Been busy prepping for a move in the middle of next week (well, that’s when the final piece rolls into the new place in the form of a new bed), so I haven’t been able to post the recaps. Oh well, at least I’ve got the Net back in time to give you some things to think about for this week of football…

Green Bay (+3.5) @ Buffalo – That extra half point is too much to pass up. There will be no blocking for Green, who will have essentially no breathers.
Miami @ Chicago (-14) – Let me put it this way; it’s not in Miami and it’s not on Monday Night. The ghosts of the ’72 Dolphins will have to find another way to stop the Bears. Go over the 37.5 for extra money.
Atlanta (-6) @ Detroit – No pass rush = another huge game for Ron Mexico.
Kansas City (+3) @ St Louis – The Chefs get no respect. Take full advantage of this lead pipe.
Cincinnati @ Baltimore (-3) – Who knew that Brian Billick was an offensive genius? This spells doom for the BenGALS and the rest of the AFC.
Houston @ NY Giants (-13.5) – Strahan will become the Giants’ all-time sack leader in the first Texans possession, and that will lead to a G-men TD.
Tennessee (+10) @ Jacksonville – The storylines are a QB controversy for the Jags and a real jag getting a suspension for the Tennesseans.
Dallas (-3) @ Washington – Running a MASH unit is a sure way to pile up losses in the NFL. The Deadskins sure could use Tony Stewart, but he’d have to play the line.
New Orleans (-1) @ Tampa Bay – This will be the game that Reggie Bush goes over 100 yards on the ground.
Minnesota @ San Francisco (+5.5) – See the Deadskins.
Cleveland @ San Diego (-13) – Time for the Bolts to come up with a few stonings.
Denver (+2.5) @ Pittsburgh – I don’t want whatever the joker who installed the Stillers as favorites smoked and drank. Neither Big Ben nor Charlie Freaking Batch are fit to tie Peyton Manning’s cleats.
Indianapolis @ New England (-3) – NBC really lucked out in the last week before they can start raiding Fox and CBS. This here is the game of the year.
Oakland (+7.5) @ Seattle – You may like the points, you may want the points, and if you gamble either legally or with a reputable bookie, you’ll get the points, but you’re not gonna need them. Who needs an offense when you have a play-breaking defense?

October 29, 2006

And another one flees Blogger

by @ 14:02. Filed under The Blog.

Kate has moved An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings to WordPress – http://olbroad.wordpress.com/.

Please update your feed readers and blogrolls accordingly.

Week 8 – the fight back to respectability

by @ 10:21. Filed under Sports.

Revisions/extensions (9:33 am 10/29/2006) – Somehow forgot the G-men line and the Jets/NewBrowns game. Also, Blogger’s fragging up again, so this may or may not show up at TheWisconsinSportsBar.

It’s been an ugly 7 weeks as I fell 7 games under .500. I was just softening up the man for the 13-week explosion starting now….

Arizona @ Green Bay (-4) – The Drive to #1 gets the fork stuck in it this weekend. Duh Deadbirds have not won in Wisconsin since before they left Chitcago.
San Francisco @ Chicago (-16) – Duh Bears thrive on turnovers. Duh Whiners give them very freely. Stay under the 42.
Houston @ Tennessee (-3) – The Texans had their Super Bowl last week. It’s time for the inevitable letdown, so break out the lead pipe cinch.
Jacksonville @ Philadelphia (-7.5) – The Jags got exposed last week.
Atlanta @ Cincinnati (-3.5) – This is starting to get to be a trend.
Tampa Bay @ NY Giants (-9) – It IS your friend.
Seattle (+6.5) @ Kansas City – This will be a game of field-goals, as there won’t be a starting QB, just 1/8th-backs. Note; this game is currently off the board at bodog.com.
Baltimore @ New Orleans (-2) – LPC #2 – Vegas should have stuck a 1 in front of this line.
St Louis (+9) @ San Diego – Why is this line at 9 when no Lamb game has been decided by 9 or more?
Pittsburgh (-10) @ Oakland – Layeth the lumber, as the Stillers won’t need an Immaculate Reception to crush Duh Raiders. Bonus play – go over the 38.5 as the Stillers will do that by themselves.
Indianapolis (+2.5) @ Denver – Irresistable force moves immovable object.
Dallas @ Carolina (-6) – Who’s the 3rd-string in Big D? Expect Cowpoke fans to be asking for him by the end of the third quarter.
New England (-2.5) @ Minnesota – What’s more annoying; Joe Theesman or that horn at the Rollerdome?

Lucky 7th review

by @ 9:47. Filed under Sports.

I knew there was more than one lead pipe in the system; 7-6 still leaves me at 44-51-5 though:

Green Bay 34 (+5) @ Miami 24 – Look for the eternal optimists to point out incessantly that E. Michael McCan’thy has the same record in Miami that St. Vince does.
Detroit 24 (+4) @ NY Jets 31 – Who sucks more than the Jets? Duh Lions.
San Diego 27 (-6) @ Kansas City 30 – Ow, my knee!
Jacksonville 7 (-10) @ Houston 27 – Did they switch uniforms, or do we file this under “Any Given Sunday”?
New England 28 (-6.5) @ Buffalo 6 – Ched said this was the lead pipe cinch.
Pittsburgh 38 (-3) @ Atlanta 41 – Unfortunately, it was the Stiller team with no running game and a fragile Big Ben.
Philadelphia 21 (-6.5) @ Tampa Bay 23 – Nothing like a journeyman kicker drilling a 62-yarder to really ruin your day.
Carolina 14 (+3.5-WIN) @ Cincinnati 17 – Those half-points are real nice
Denver 17 (-5.5) @ Cleveland 7 – Hear me now and believe me later; that Pony defense is real.
Washington 22 @ Indianapolis 36 (-9) – Told you it was a 1-sided track meet.
Minnesota 31 (+7) @ Seattle 13 – Seneca Wallace is no quarterback.
Arizona 9 (-3) @ Oakland 22 – The St. Louis Cardinals could beat the Arizona Deadbirds…in football no less.
NY Giants 36 (+3.5) @ Dallas 22 – The chants started early, and the benching happened at the half. It didn’t help.

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