Tough One to Swallow
Jim Doyle's exit has made this one the most competitive election in the country. The State of Wisconsin has not had an open gubernatorial election since 1982. Wisconsin's political climate was...
View ArticleTough one to Swallow - how the GOP Hijacked Wisconsin
Jim Doyle's exit has made this one the most competitive election in the country. The State of Wisconsin has not had an open gubernatorial election since 1982. Wisconsin's political climate was about to...
View ArticleTough one to swallow
Jim Doyle's exit has made this one the most competitive election in the country. The State of Wisconsin has not had an open gubernatorial election since 1982. Wisconsin's political climate was...
View ArticleNot the Wisconsin I know
Not the Wisconsin I know Scott Walker was sworn in as Governor in the beginning of January. One of his first acts as governor was to require a super majority in the legislature to approve any...
View ArticlePay to Play
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation was launched in in mid 2011, in an effort to fulfill the pledge that the governor made during the campaign. Things did not go the way they had...
View ArticleTaylor's Tragedy
American democracy was founded on a two party system. Which means that two major parties nominate people for every office you can think of. This has been the life blood of american...
View ArticleFrom The Ashes
The Whigs were falling apart, america was divided over the issue of slavery. Immigrants were coming in from the east and west. This created some bitter angst among some americans. There were...
View ArticleA New Kind of Politics
Shortly after the Civil War Era ended, there was a movement where the response to Americas problems can be solved by providing a quality education and a clean environment. Most of these efforts...
View ArticlePost Civil War Know Nothings
In 1866, a group of confederate veteran founded a social club, a year later it banked out. they grew to what they called " The Invisible Empire of the South". Confederate General Nathan Forrest was...
View ArticleAndrew Mellon's Theory on Taxes
So when everyone thinks of the Roaring 20s everyone thinks of Al capone, St Valentines Day Massacre, however I dint really know the politics of the roaring 20s. This to my knowledge is the birth...
View ArticleThe Second Wave of Progressive Politics
The conservative policies of Coolidge and Hoover were decimated in the 1932 election. America turned to a familiar name Teddy Roosevelt’s fifth cousin Franklin. Franklin Roosevelt was governor of New...
View ArticleThey Tried to Stop Us ( The Know Nothings wont go away)
A new Anti New Deal Conservative Coalition was solidified with the elections of Robert Taft ( Son of William Howard Taft) unseated a incumbent Senator, and state Attorney General John Bricker was...
View ArticleRecovery Comes from Progress ( 2008 Crisis Explained)
There is a lesson that can be learned from the 1930s, Taft never accomplished his goal of dismantling the New Deal. If you look at banks they will say member of FDIC, the Federal Housing Authority...
View ArticleIt could have been prevented.........
In my last diary I explained how we got into the 2008 financial disaster.Even before they called the greatest economic disaster since the great depression things were going down hill. I might get...
View ArticleLoan Sharks
In my last diary, I tried to cover way too many financial topics in a 7 to 8 paragraph diary. Based on a suggestion from a fellow blogger I am going to go in depth on each one. The first diary is...
View ArticlePay to Play (Its worse than we thought)
In one of my my first diaries when i was writing about the state of politics in Wisconsin. I was writing about the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Which was the replacement for...
View ArticleThe Investigation into Lincoln Hills
There is a lot of sad news coming out of Wisconsin in recent years. Its hard to tell when the state has hit rock bottom. the saddest news is about to come. Abuse at a northern Wisconsin youth...
View ArticleWe Built This
I dont understand why the republican party is denouncing these comments by Donald Trump. Donald Trump is basically reading your party platform. In recent years you guys have become more hard line...
View ArticleThe Unholy Trio Got Trumped
This is a story of a trio of friends tried to shape American politics. Reince Priebus was the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, Paul Ryan was a congressman from southeastern...
View Article2018 Governor of Wisconsin
In the past i have given a detailed description on how Wisconsin is under Governor Walker. This time i will discuss the 2018 gubernatorial election and possible candidates that could face Scott...
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