Government
Background on the 4 Governor Candidates
Joel Brennan
Former Secretary, WI Dept. of Administration (2019–2022); ex-president, Greater Milwaukee Committee
The last candidate to enter (December 2025), Brennan runs on executive and budget experience, touting the nearly $4 billion surplus and $1.7 billion rainy-day fund built during his time as Evers' top cabinet official, plus his renegotiation of the Foxconn contract. He pitches himself as a pragmatic manager who can both stand up to Trump's "chaos" and work across the aisle with Republicans. One of 11 children, he previo...
Forest Fires Part 2
Remember when the President suggested that wildfires could be prevented by raking and cleaning the forest floors to remove dead trees, brush and leaves? After the California wildfires in 2018 and 2020, he blamed the state’s failure to clean up its forests.
Although he was pointing the finger at California for its poor forest management, it’s actually the federal government that controls the majority of public forest land in California. . . and closer to home, Minnesota, where fires continue to burn.
And guess who authorized cutting the budget ...
Impeachment Is the Only Answer
There is no doubt that we are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of our country. Trump said he would be a “dictator on day one” and he meant it. All his actions since taking office have been intended to seize unlimited presidential power.
In 2017, we hoped that Trumpism was a fluke and would self-destruct. We hoped his ignorance, incompetence and harmful policies would turn even conservative Republicans against him. But 2024 proved this notion wrong. We can no longer hope that “this too shall pass.”
“What is happening now is not ...
Heart of the North 7th Congressional District Picnic
Democratic Candidates Potluck Picnic Set for August 8
You're invited to a picnic on Saturday, August 8 in the great North Woods to hear from local and statewide Democratic candidates running in the August 11 primary election. The Democratic Party of Sawyer County and Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation is hosting the picnic to give everyone a chance to meet Democratic candidates.
Join your 7th Congressional District friends and neighbors from noon to 5 p.m., August 8, at Ojibwa Town Park, W7911 State Highway 70 between the village of Ojibwa and ...
Use of Federal Troops
Presidents have always been careful when forced to send federal troops into America’s cities and states, and only did so when there was a breakdown of law and order or when constitutional rights were being violated by state and local governments.
In 1957, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas national guard and sent 1,200 federal troops to enforce the Brown v Board of Education decision which proclaimed segregation was illegal and mandated integrated schools.
In 1965, Democrat Lyndon Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard and sent 2,000 ...
Questioning Patriotism
Repetition is essential for learning. It is also a way to manipulate and control people's thinking. Advertisers bombard people with frequent messages to get them to buy stuff. Dictators repeat the “big lie” until it becomes accepted as truth.
This article is an updated repeat from the past. Hopefully, people will learn and think more deeply about messaging on patriotic holidays. What is the purpose of the ubiquitous flag waving and platitudes that pass for pride in our country?
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior ...
How Would You Send $1.5 Trillion Dollars?
How would you spend $1.5 trillion dollars?
Statement from Code Pink
While the working class struggles to make ends meet, this budget propels the U.S. into more endless wars to enrich weapons and tech billionaires.
We demand a budget that invests in the people and planet, not death & destruction.
The Trump administration proposed the largest increase to war spending in modern history. If Congress falls in line, the Pentagon budget will reach $1.5 trillion in 2027.
To put that into perspective, if every dollar of this budget were represented by a minute, ...
Making America Good
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” Howard Zinn (1922 – 2010), historian and peace activist.
“Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it....” George Bernard Shaw (1856 -1950), Irish playwright and political activist.
Around the 4th of July there is a lot of pontificating about patriotism. Why is patriotism considered the ultimate virtue? Seems to me there are many values more important to people than patriotism.
I have been ...
The Art of The Bad Deal
“He's all hat and no cattle" is a quip Jim Hightower uses to describe feckless, blowhard politicians. Google AI says this old Texas colloquialism means someone who “talks a big game, acts showy, or makes grand promises, but lacks the actual substance, wealth, or capability to back it up.”
Donald Trump's foreign policy, especially with the Iran war, is all bluster and bluff with no substance or positive results. He is all hat and mouth but no cattle.
The U.S. and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to allegedly end the war. But this is not a ...
CALLING DEMOCRATS COMMUNIST IS A SCARE TACTIC
The claim that Democrats want communism is not a political argument — it is a distraction. It is designed to frighten voters rather than inform them, and it deserves a direct, factual response.
The Democratic Party is home to three distinct mainstream ideological groups, and not one of them advocates for communism.
The largest group — Centrist Democrats — fully embraces market capitalism and private enterprise. They support free trade, public-private partnerships, and fiscal responsibility. Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden represent this tradition. ...