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Tuesday, May 8,2012
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The Party of Criminals

By Joel McNally
This may seem like a naïve question coming from someone who lived through Watergate, but when...
Tuesday, May 1,2012
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Get Out of Jail Free

By Joel McNally
The U.S. Supreme Court invented all those dreaded legal technicalities and loopholes—hated by...
Tuesday, April 24,2012
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Side Effects of the Recall

By Joel McNally
People who don't want to come right out and say they support a corrupt government sometimes claim...
Tuesday, April 10,2012
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Ryan Bromances Mitt

By Joel McNally
It was inevitable that after Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan spent five days cozying up to Mitt...
Tuesday, April 3,2012
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Fantasy Recall Coverage

By Joel McNally
Now that the recall of Gov. Scott Walker is officially on, all of us should make one simple request...
Tuesday, March 27,2012
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Scrooge McRyan

By Joel McNally
Only in the Republican Party would Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan be considered...
Tuesday, March 20,2012
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End Is Near for Republican Rule

By Joel McNally
Nearly 1 million Wisconsin citizens actively seeking to restore democracy in the state still have...
Tuesday, March 13,2012
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The Republican War on Voting

By Joel McNally
Somehow Republicans continue to successfully divert public attention from Wisconsin's leading role...
Tuesday, March 6,2012
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The Drug-Testing-Industrial Complex

By Joel McNally
The Ryan Braun case raises plenty of questions about the rules of baseball, all right, just not the...
Tuesday, February 28,2012
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Men Bearing Stone Tablets

By Joel McNally
It's been obvious for some time now that Republicans have no use for people of hues darker...
Tuesday, February 21,2012
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Keeping Despair Alive

By Joel McNally
It's becoming increasingly obvious that the Republican candidates for president leave a lot...
Tuesday, February 14,2012
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Scott Walker: Stealing from the Poor Box

By Joel McNally
Beyond just wanting me to be a decent person, my mother taught me the most practical reason...
Tuesday, February 7,2012
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Sheriff Clarke: A Man Alone

By Joel McNally
It sounds odd for Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a conservative African American, to describe...
Tuesday, January 31,2012
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The Smoking Laptop

By Joel McNally
When companies are discovered to be keeping two sets of books—one for public consumption...
Tuesday, January 24,2012
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Feeling Like a Million

By Joel McNally
To quote soon-to-be-recalled Republican Gov. Scott Walker at the end of a telephone conversation...
Tuesday, January 17,2012
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The Kids Are All Right

By Joel McNally
I have a visionary idea to revitalize the moribund Grand Avenue mall in Downtown Milwaukee...
Wednesday, January 11,2012
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Send Lawyers, Guns and Money!

By Joel McNally
“Send lawyers, guns and money! Dad, get me out of this!” That's actually the late singer...
Wednesday, January 4,2012
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The Twinkle Amendment

By Joel McNally
When it comes to granting equal rights to the unborn under our Constitution, most honest people...
Tuesday, December 27,2011
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The Republican Sideshow

By Joel McNally
Our state and our nation are about to enter a momentous year that could bring two unprecedented...
Tuesday, December 20,2011
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Corruption at the Top

By Joel McNally
Growing enthusiasm for a recall election has focused so much attention on corruption...
Tuesday, December 13,2011
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Hauling Away Wisconsin

By Joel McNally
In one of his signature songs, John Prine longs to return to the golden paradise...
Wednesday, December 7,2011
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The End of Free Speech in Wisconsin

By Joel McNally
On July 9, 1964, a week after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act...
Tuesday, November 29,2011
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Let's Hear It for Double Dipping

By Joel McNally
Right-wing politicians who are trying to whip up hatred toward public employees...
Tuesday, November 22,2011
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Happy Thanksgiving 2011

By Joel McNally
Thanksgiving dinner with Beth's parents was always the root canal of family holidays...
Thursday, November 17,2011
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Support Equal Rights for Hunters

By Joel McNally
Second Amendment constitutional rights do not end at the entrance to the woods. Wisconsin is finally controlled by enthusiastic Republican supporters of the Second Amendment dedicated to protecting the...
 
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