Local Republicans screamed “FOUL” and “UNFAIR” last year when Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker failed to win support in a borrow and reinvest scheme that he was confident would save taxpayer dollars. Walker wanted to borrow pension obligation bonds to invest in the stock market. He claimed that it the difference between the amount that [...]

Flip-flop… John McCain said Monday that to win the White House he must convince a war-weary country that U.S. policy in Iraq is succeeding. If he can’t, “then I lose. I lose,” the Republican said. He quickly backed off that remark. “Let me not put it that stark,” the likely GOP nominee told reporters on [...]

Call me a tight-wad liberal if you need to throw a label on me. I always used to think of myself as a fiscal conservative but that definition has changed.  Now if you're a conservative, it means you're a thief.  For a generation, fiscal conservatism has been usurped by the Republicans to mean you can [...]