Blaska’s book report
David BlaskaWords are worth fighting over! Blaska did like old people are supposed to do and joined a book club. Composed of some very accomplished people, they let me in anyway.…
WI GOP looking for someone to make the peace
‘How did things ever get this far?’ Third of three — at last! We’ve been monitoring the rumblings among the deepening factions of the Wisconsin Republican party with morbid fascination.…
The WI GOP is fighting off a coup
from Charlie Kirk‘s Turning Point USA. Second of three parts. We’re expecting an old-fashioned donnybrook at the Wisconsin Republican state convention this weekend outside Wausau, hopefully without gallows or the…
Republicans are battling for their soul
at next weekend’s WI GOP convention Part 1 of 3 In our Boomer-addled imagination, the Wisconsin Republican convention opens May 16-17 outside of Wausau with a full screen, close-up of…
Is the Madison school shooter’s father guilty?
Would charges have been brought in Waupaca County? We don’t have an opinion on everything. It just seems that way. We’re pleased that the new Pope was raised in Chicago…
Madison WI progressives are the ‘uniparty’
Republicans fear entering ‘the political scrum’ Questions we never expected to see asked in The Capital Times: “Progressives have full control of the city and its schools. Is it for…
Send in the Marines
the invasive bellflower will fool ya! The Head Groundskeeper here at Madison WI is ignoring the peace-at-any-price people and has declared war — not on the pusher man but on…
Fantasizing Gov. Tony Evers’ arrest
is a sign our democracy is ailing. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, is not going to arrest the governor of Wisconsin. Not unless he finds Tren de Aragua laundering money…
Conservatism ain’t dumb
Not like people say, and it wants respect! Always thought David Brooks was the kind of pundit that only the New York Times would think conservative. The kind of squish…
Hannah and her wusses
How about blurring out Jake Tapper’s face? Excellent! as Montgomery Burns would say, steepling his fingers. The White House lawn was postered (verb, transitive) with 100 of the “worst illegal…