Really now, will it make a difference if Wisconsin legislators outlaw “texting” while driving?
What about using a cell phone while driving, using a radio (or mp3 player) while driving, programing a GPS while driving? Where do you stop? Where will we draw the line? What technology will arise in the future? [...]

Hat tip to Cognitive Dissidence.

Running for Governor is Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s #1 priority so the long term health and safety of our community barely makes it onto his radar. As is the case this year as every other year of his budgeting, Walker cut funding that he knew the County Board would put back in. [...]

It seems every year or two the federal reserve tries to bring dollar coins into the mainstream. From a practical and financial standpoint, it makes a lot of sense but it seems that every right wing group under the sun opposes them for one reason or another.
So you want the dollar coin to succeed? [...]

One thing that Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski does very well is to cue in on issues that generate the interest of the media. Seeking out opportunities to be at odds with his colleagues or the Executive branch and be vocal about it seems to be something that Zielinski is working on mastering and any [...]

Recently, both right-wing GOP Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and supposed moderate Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota have expressed sympathy for the “Tenther” movement. For those of you who don’t have the Constitution and Bill of Rights memorized, this is the Tenth Amendment:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor [...]