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…… READ MORE
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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…… READ 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…… 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
