June 6, 2012 – 7:45 am
With 99% of precincts report, Gov. Scott Walker defeated Democrat Tom Barrett by 53-46, a larger win for Walker than his first win in 2010. It does look like the Senate might flip back to the Democrats, though. Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch also easily won, and provides the quote of the night That’s what all […]
June 5, 2012 – 10:16 pm
Bummer. All that wasted union money which could have been used to, oh, I don’t know, help their members out directly (NBC News) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker survived a furious recall campaign on Tuesday, emerging as the victor in a bitter fight over state budgets and collective bargaining rights. NBC News declared Walker the projected […]
June 5, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Um, oops? (Digital Journal) Solar cells do not offset greenhouse gases or curb fossil fuel use in the United States according to a new environmental book, Green Illusions (June 2012, University of Nebraska Press), written by University of California – Berkeley visiting scholar Ozzie Zehner. Green Illusions explains how the solar industry has grown to […]
June 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm
…is a Gaia friendly mode of transportation, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Political Junkie Mom.
June 5, 2012 – 11:00 am
Obviously, said youth will tell us about the evils of fossil fueled flights (Grist) If you had just a few minutes to address world leaders —to give the ultimate “My Fellow Earthlings†speech —what would you say? That was essentially the question behind A Date With History, a challenge sponsored by the climate campaign Tcktcktck, […]
June 5, 2012 – 7:48 am
OK, we’ve already established that Democrats understand that there are, in fact, reasons why there can be a pay gap. The White House suggested that there are “varying degrees of seniority” as to why women are paid less, on average, than men working in the White House. Democrats at a crosspost at Right Wing News […]
June 5, 2012 – 7:01 am
Conversely, perhaps they do not want to be associated with public unions who are partly responsible for having negotiated contracts that leave the taxpayers to fund un-sustainable liabilities with the same Democrats (Politico) The bitter battle over union rights in Wisconsin sent masses of angry protesters flooding into the streets, placed the state at the […]
June 4, 2012 – 9:33 pm
PBO has essentially avoided the recall election, and Democrat challenger Tom Barrett must be thrilled that this is the best that Obama can offer Tweets signed “bo” are ones that are supposed to be directly from him. This is the equivalent of phoning it in. Gov. Scott Walker even knocked Obama for being pretty much […]
June 4, 2012 – 2:38 pm
Of course, Montana governor Brian Schweitzer is only concerned with one type of money, namely from those Evil corporations because if that “infamous Citizens United” ruling (NY Times) In the absence of strict rules governing campaign money, these big players will eventually get what they seek. I vetoed these bills, but future governors might sign […]
June 4, 2012 – 1:00 pm
…is an evil fossil fueled airplane, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Randy’s Roundtable.
