The two weeks of hype and hysteria end today, as Wisconsin holds its presidential primary. Say goodbye to the candidates criss-crossing the state on a daily basis. Don’t check your local listings for news network town halls from Milwaukee or Green Bay anymore. Clear your calendar of further protests or rallies. After today, Wisconsin will be…… MORE
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Sound Bites
I was going to make my annual Opening Day predictions about the upcoming baseball season this morning–but then I saw a picture posted by one of the reporters covering the Presidential candidates in Wisconsin this weekend. It was of the turnout at a Bernie Sanders town hall meeting with African-American leaders in Milwaukee: To…… MORE
There Is An Alternative!
Because Election Day is going to be extra hectic for me next week, I went down to Oshkosh City Hall yesterday to cast an absentee ballot. I realized a couple of things at the little privacy booth: 1–There were a lot of people I forgot were once running in the Republican race for President. And…… MORE
Nothing For Me Here Either
As promised, this My Two Cents will be dedicated to a thoughtful consideration of the specific plans and policies put forth by Donald Trump during his three appearances in Northeast Wisconsin on Wednesday. So here we go: Good night, everybody! Actually, it would be unfair to my on-air partner…… MORE
Why I Don’t Feel the Bern
I’ve heard Bernie Sanders’ stump speech before, but on Tuesday during his visit to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center I listened very carefully to see if there might be a few–or maybe just one thing–that the Democratic Socialist may have to offer me as a voter and a resident of the United States. Even…… MORE
Hearing What You Want to Hear
Over the weekend Upfront With Mike Gousha featured a Donald Trump supporter and what he liked about the Republican frontrunner as a Presidential candidate. The Trump backer said that he liked the billionaires stance on the issues–and that all of the “media stuff” he just “tunes out”. But after The Donald did a tour of…… MORE
Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better
One mistake that will likely be made this week as the Presidential candidates criss-cross Wisconsin in search of primary votes is to take a look at the size of their election events and equate it to actual popularity with the voters. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump will hold rallies drawing thousands, while Hillary Clinton and…… MORE
I HATE NOTRE DAME!!!
Let me get this out of the way before the game is played tonight: I HATE NOTRE DAME!! It would just so happen my beloved Wisconsin Badgers would have to play the non-Big Ten team that I despise the most in the NCAA Tournament. As I filled out my bracket, I stared at this…… MORE
The Best Hot Dog I Ever Ate
I have been to the Brussels Airport–the site of this week’s bombing attack. In 1989 I traveled to Europe with other members of the Bay Port High School Political Club to visit Moscow, Paris and London. Brussels was where we landed after departing Moscow. We then took a bus from Brussels to Paris. And the…… MORE
How Much Will Europe Take?
It will be interesting to see what the long-term reaction will be of European nations to another terror attack on their continent. Brussels and Paris have now seen two such incident each in the past two years. Plus the London Bombings of 2005 and a laundry list of smaller-scale attacks and lone-wolf incidents have nearly…… MORE
