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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…READ 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…READ 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…READ 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…READ MORE

It’s Complicated

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…READ 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…READ 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…READ 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…READ 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…READ 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…READ MORE