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Union bosses?

Althouse made a post about collective bargaining, and of course the thread exploded with all kinds of anti-union comments. This is what I had to say in response… It is a shame how so many otherwise-intelligent people seem to honestly … Continue reading

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Dirty Camel Joke

A comment in a thread over at Lamebook reminded me of one of my favorite camel jokes. (and yes, I know more than one) I was stuck at a desert outpost during my time in the French Foreign Legion. I … Continue reading

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Recalls are wrong?

Troglopundit wrote a post about how having a recall election isn’t proper for anything except criminal acts and he had two different links to back up his claim. I had this to say in response: The recall process in Wisconsin … Continue reading

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“Ignore the public comments”

That is what the GOP leadership in Wisconsin told the members of their party while the issue of re-districting was being discussed. (Yes, that is a direct quote.) Public hearings were being held but it appears that the WI-GOP was … Continue reading

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Penguin Picks Superbowl

Even the Pats were favored, this lil’ flightless bird knew who was gonna win… While sports analysts all over the country are weighing in with their Super Bowl predictions, ABC Action News sought out a different kind of expert. Pebbles … Continue reading

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No guns allowed?

Althouse had something to say about a grocery store robbery in Wisconsin that was averted by a citizen that was carrying a concealed weapon, and this was my comment in the thread: I have mixed feelings about the “no weapons … Continue reading

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Key to Spring

Here are two tunes from an ol’ pal of mine… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcuy8WbTaz4

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Groundhog see his shadow?

TrogloPundit had a post about Groundhog day, and being a fellow Cheesehead I was surprised that he went with the out of towner instead of the hometown team: The east coast rodent saw his shadow, while the critter here in … Continue reading

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Facebook Stock

I normally suggest that people don’t buy much stock in the first place (I used to compare Wall Street to legalized gambling, until someone pointed out to me that there are laws against casinos cheating and lying to their patrons … Continue reading

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Do we need a quorum?

In the thread I just mentioned someone asked if I thought it was “proper” for the Democratic Senators  to “flee the state” , and I responded with this: While I personally don’t beleive that parliamentary procedures like quorum breaks and … Continue reading

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