Cluelessness abounds on the right side of the Wisconsin blogosphere and public transportation is often their favorite thing to complain about. Their specific complaint seems to stem from the belief that everyone isn’t entitled to transportation despite the fact that everyone is paying for the roads.
They also complain that buses aren’t full so, the [...]

Last night was the Michigan primary. Michigan wanted the national spotlight so bad that their legislators moved up their primary. Under normal circumstances that wouldn't be a big deal but even the national parties looked at Michigan's grab at the spotlight as petty. They were so angry that Michigan was [...]

Some things just won’t happen and killing school choice is one of them (light rail is another). That won’t stop the right from sending out an army of chicken littles to find a way to energize their base and divide those on both the center and the left.
Just because school choice is safe though [...]

You may have seen the January 3, 2008, article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in which Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Association president Roy Felber mentioned that had the jail release area’s fingerprint machine been up and running, the recent improper release of Jaron X. Jennings might have been prevented. It makes sense–Jennings switched wristbands with another [...]

Milwaukee County Supervisor Lynne DeBruin is in the fight of her life to retain her seat but paranoia seems to have set in and often times that marks the beginning of the end for the incumbent’s candidacy.
DeBruin is telling folks that I’m working on behalf of challenger Dan Cody. The truth is that while [...]

I only met former Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus once and I was impressed that he had the guts to say what he knew his audience wouldn’t agree with.
It was at a Brown Deer Senior Citizens meeting (yes, the same group that has been hijacked by the Republican party) and Dreyfus gave a speech on how [...]