Now that all of us Badgers fans have calmed down from the Bronson Koenig Show last night, let’s talk about another coaching vacancy at UW-Madison. Last week, after a precipitous drop in talent and a depressing lack of wins the last two seasons, Men’s Hockey Coach Mike Eaves was relieved his duties. Just like when…… MORE
The Man Behind the Music
I was on vacation last week when Sir George Martin passed away, so I want to take a moment to honor the man who worked behind the scenes to produce the greatest music in history. While there have been more than a few people referred to as the “Fifth Beatle”, it was Martin who deserved…… MORE
Hold the Hearings
There isn’t much that President Obama and I agree on–but he is correct in demanding the US Senate hold confirmation hearings on his Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. The President is also right in pointing out that he has Constitutional authority to make such a nomination–even though he is in the final year of his…… MORE
Keeping Hope Alive
Let’s all take a moment this morning to thank the good people of Ohio for keeping open the possibility that America may be saved from total chaos and destruction. By giving their native son, John Kasich, a win in yesterday’s primary, Ohioans make it than much more difficult for Donald Trump to get to the GOP…… MORE
Our New American Hero
So the NCAA plans to conduct a “thorough investigation” into the source of a leaked bracket that spread like wildfire across social media on Sunday–before their “broadcast partner” CBS had a chance to reveal all of the Men’s Basketball Tournament matchups. Given the Association’s track record of investigative success (see Cam Newton getting away with…… MORE
You Weren’t Missing Much
Back in January and February remember how some people were complaining that Iowa and New Hampshire were getting all of the political attention and that Wisconsin voters were going to end up with “nothing to decide” when our April primary came along? There was this attitude that somehow we were “missing out” on all of…… MORE
The Retirement Test Run
My Two Cents will be going on its annual winter hiatus starting tomorrow. My wife and I are heading to Florida to spend time with my parents and to enjoy the sun and warm weather. While this annual journey started out as an adventure, it’s becoming more like a test run for retirement. Thanks to…… MORE
The Perfect Running Mate
Now that there is an air of inevitability to Donald Trump being the Republican nominee for President, there will be serious discussion (or as serious as one can be about a circus clown) as to who should be his running mate. Expect to hear plenty of “establishment” candidates to be mentioned–as Trump “has to” give at…… MORE
The Night We Start Looking Ahead to 2020
If Super Tuesday goes as expected, this is the night that the Republican party starts looking ahead to who will run against President Hillary Clinton in the 2020 campaign. Texas may be the only state where celebrity candidate Donald Trump won’t score a victory tonight–making him very hard to beat for the nomination. It also…… MORE
A Wasted Extra Day
As you probably know by now, I am not the biggest fan of winter. And to have an “extra” day of it foist upon us every four years doesn’t make me feel any better about it. So that is why I am campaigning to have Leap Day moved out of February. In case you didn’t know,…… MORE
