TPM Reader NL reports in from Madison …
You might be interested in my experience today, as one more example of the absurdities of the overreaching of the far right.
For 16 years, as a citizen of Wisconsin, I have been welcome in our state capitol building. As a university professor, I have testified at hearings; as a constituent, I have met with my elected representatives; as a citizen, I have taken my family to gaze with awe at the rotunda ceiling and learn about our state’s history. My parter and I even decided to hold our wedding ceremony in the capitol building, testimony to the respect we felt for the traditions, institutions, and freedoms of our state.
But today when I went to the capitol to visit my representative, Janis Ringhand, and discuss my concerns about the governor’s proposed budget and its effects on phosphorus runoff into lakes, I was treated like a common criminal.
Wisconsin Democratic legislators set up desks out on the lawn to meet with constituents after Capitol is put on effective lockdown.
Now Colbert is on Fox’s case for that classic footage of union violence in “Palm Tree Wisconsin.”
Rasmussen is out with a new poll that is frankly just devastating for Gov. Walker. Just devastating. We’ll have a full write up momentarily. (Update: Here’s our write-up.) But the thing that stuck out to me was the age distribution. We’ve all gotten used to polls in recent years that show Democrats with their strongest support among younger voters and Republicans with their best numbers among older voters. But I think most of us sort of implicitly figure this is significantly tied to what we call social issues — gay rights, sexual politics, racial politics, etc. Not exclusively but that’s where the young / old division in our politics is. Read More
How much of the fuel we send into Afghanistan to run our war effort is getting stolen and in some cases grabbed by the Taliban? Try hundreds of millions, even billions of the dollars worth. We’ve got the story.
Meet Fox News reporter Mike Tobin, the guy who’s reporting live from the war zone in Madison, Wisconsin, where Fox News correspondents are constantly being assaulted by marauding union gangs, frenzied mobs bay for libertarian blood and a few long twilight struggle ‘wingers brave the collectivist multitudes.
Wisconsin senate Republicans pass ‘use of force’ resolution against runaway Dems.
And no, I’m actually not kidding.
Meet the Ohio Republicans who voted against Gov. Kasich’s union busting bill.
Fugitive Wisconsin Democratic state senator outwits Republican senators to collect his paycheck while on the lam.