Republican leaders have now had a full day now to celebrate their retention of majorities in both houses of Congress–and to start the kiss-and-make-up phase of their relationship with President-Elect Donald Trump. But I hope that behind the smiling faces is a realization of the incredibly dangerous situation in which those leaders now find themselves.…… READ MORE
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Making an ASS of U and Me
There is an old adage that you should never assume–because it “makes an ass of u and me”. Donald Trump proves that the old adage is indeed correct. As soon as he began his bombastic campaign for President, Conservatives assumed that all of the party insiders and big money donors would wield their influence…… READ MORE
One Man To Blame
Politics has always been–and likely will always be–a down and dirty business. If you think some of the name-calling and accusations thrown about by the candidates this year were outrageous–you need to read up on elections from the 1800’s. And that was just what they published in the newspapers. But the incredibly divisive style of…… READ MORE
Too Much Anger
The flashing red light on the phone greeted me as I came into the News Room to do our Saturday morning updates. The message was from a older-sounding woman–and she was angry: “HOW CAN YOU TAKE RUSH LIMBAUGH OFF THE AIR FOUR DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION? I DON’T CARE WHAT THE LOURDES VOLLEYBALL COACH HAS…… READ MORE
Friday Night Lights
It used to be very easy to follow Wisconsin Badgers Football when I was younger. Most home games started at 1:00 Saturday afternoons at Camp Randall Stadium. If they played one of the schools in the Eastern Time Zone that kickoff would usually be at noon. And watching games on TV meant waiting until 10:00…… READ MORE
Making Your Vote Count
A number of people sent me a link this week to the Action Two News story about how ballots with write-in candidates in the race for President “won’t be counted”. It was usually followed with a “See, you are just wasting your vote!”–as most everyone knows that I voted for the person that I actually…… READ MORE
That Was Ugly
It’s an image that could haunt University of Wisconsin Athletics for years. At Saturday night’s football game between the Badgers and Nebraska at Camp Randall Stadium, a fan was spotted wearing a President Obama mask in a prison jumpsuit with a noose around his neck: Nobody around the “fan” seemed particularly upset by…… READ MORE
Who Are These People?
Have you ever wondered who the “undecideds” are this close to an election day? When polls show a race being 46-to-45% that leaves nine percent of the folks surveyed as not having made up their minds. I will grant you that in a Presidential election like this, where the lesser of two evils appears to…… READ MORE
Wonder Weapons and Kamikaze
In the waning days of World War II as he huddled in his Berlin bunker, Hitler held out hope that the so-called “Wonder Weapons” developed by his scientists would produce a miracle reversal of fortune for the Third Reich. Hitler thought that the jet-powered Messerschmidt ME-262 would suddenly give the Luftwaffe superiority in the air…… READ MORE
Campaigning For Profit
When the 2016 Presidential campaign is all said and done, I look forward to the book Donald Trump will publish bragging about how much money he made on the process. The self-proclaimed billionaire kicked off his run for the White House by claiming that he could self-fund his campaign–even though it would be a “major…… READ MORE
