November 2019 Still fuming over their loss of the governorship (and all other state level offices) a year earlier, all 19 Republicans in the Wisconsin senate vented a bit of their fury on November 5 by refusing to accept Gov. Tony Evers’ appointment of Brad Pfaff to be Secretary of the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection – …
Continue readingBy Ray Mueller The arrogance and audacity of the Republican leaders in the Wisconsin legislature seem to have no limits. And, with rare exceptions, they enjoy full backing by their fellow Republicans, including those from this area. Stung by the loss of all five state-wide offices to Democrats in the 2018 election, Republicans retaliated quickly to defy the will of …
Continue readingBy Ray Mueller, originally published June 6, 2019 “He got away with it” – at least for now – is a simple way to assess the standing of President Donald J. Trump in the wake of the long-awaited but redacted Mueller report. As long as he remains on the scene, Trump will crow about “no collusion” and “total exoneration” to his adoring …
Continue readingBy Ray Mueller Hardly a day goes by when there isn’t a mass shooting somewhere in the United States – more than 250 of them already in 2019. In what tends to draw widespread media attention, a “mass shooting” means there were at least four victims. No place seems exempt from such shootings by someone who has “a score to settle” …
Continue readingWhen Wisconsin’s legislators gather on Thursday, November 7 for a session to consider new legislation proposed by Gov. Tony Evers on restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns, it’s likely to result in a sham session. That’s because the Republican leader of the state senate has already declared that he’ll immediately adjourn the session after calling it to order. …
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