In 2016, I wrote-in House Speaker Paul Ryan both during the August Presidential primary and in the November General Election for President. In November, I also wrote-in Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse for Vice President–and on Tuesday, in the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sasse all but guaranteed he was getting my vote…… READ MORE
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Dear Class of 2032
A lot of pundits like to write “graduation speeches” in the spring for the poor, unfortunate newbies heading into the “real world” for the first time. But today, I’d like to address the incoming kindergartners with a “welcome speech” to get them ready for the next 13 years: Dear Class of 2032 (doesn’t seem super-futuristic…… READ MORE
Offseaon Moves
Usually, the last My Two Cents before Labor Day is dedicated to my guaranteed lock predictions on the upcoming Wisconsin Badgers Football season. But this year I thought I’d switch it up and look back on the off-season instead. In Madison, two wide receivers expected to start this year are suspended–one for allegedly sexually assaulting…… READ MORE
The Social Injustice of Birthdays
When I was a kid, I never brought treats to school on my birthday. It wasn’t because my family couldn’t afford treats. It wasn’t because my mother worked three minimum wage jobs and didn’t have time to bake. It wasn’t because my family didn’t celebrate birthdays for cultural or religious reasons, and it wasn’t because…… READ MORE
The Circular Firing Squad
There is certainly reason to fear that Socialism and other far-left ideologies will overtake both the US political system and society in general. Identity politics is red hot right now, with everyone having their own victim groups, social justice causes and perceived oppressors. But when you have to blame someone else for everything that happens…… READ MORE
School Daze
Let’s do a little “Back in my day…..” today. Back in my day, we didn’t need “practice bus route day”. The Oshkosh School District and Kobussen are sending their buses out on practice runs this morning and this afternoon to make sure drivers know where they need to make their stops starting next week. …… READ MORE
A Tale of Two Men
Let’s talk about fear. Like the fear that Captain John McCain likely felt as he ejected from his damaged jet above Hanoi, North Vietnam in October of 1967, knowing that he was likely going to be captured–if he survived the parachute trip to the ground. Or the fear that McCain may have felt when he…… READ MORE
The Oshkosh Taxpayers Arena
As a taxpayer here in Oshkosh, I’ve already resigned myself to the idea that I’m going to own an arena someday. I’m not liking what I am seeing when it comes to news about the new Menominee Nation Arena. Slow ticket sales for concerts and shows, early management changes, postponement of events and a series…… READ MORE
All the President’s Men (and Women)
Richard Nixon apologists (and yes, there were–and still are some) liked to say that Nixon was a “decent and honorable man that was betrayed by the men around him”. Yes, Nixon had no role in the planning of the Watergate break-in that eventually led to his downfall–but he did hire or approve of the hiring…… READ MORE
Always Looking For More Control
Back when the Oshkosh Common Council was twisting itself into knots trying to come up with a rental housing inspection program that would conform to then state law a couple of years ago, I warned homeowners in another My Two Cents to keep a very close eye on the process. At the time I predicted that…… READ MORE
