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The Catch Up: Groundhog Goes Rogue

Careful readers of YSDA may have noted that in last Friday’s Quote & Quiz we may have created the impression that we thought the Super Bowl was yesterday as opposed to when it is, which is next Sunday. A reader would have gotten that impression only because we thought the Super Bowl was scheduled forContinue reading “The Catch Up: Groundhog Goes Rogue”

The Q&Q For 2/2/24

For this Groundhog Day version of the Quote and Quiz we have an offering from former Republican presidential candidate, entrepreneur, author and real jerk Vivek Ramaswamy. For this Groundhog Day version of the Quote and Quiz we have an offering from former Republican presidential candidate, entrepreneur, author and real jerk Vivek Ramaswamy. For this GroundhogContinue reading “The Q&Q For 2/2/24”

MMSD Underperforms

If things go as planned the Madison school district will have a new superintendent named by the end of this month. From the limited information available it looks to me as if there’s one very good candidate, one really bad candidate and one candidate likely to be picked for all the wrong reasons. But IContinue reading “MMSD Underperforms”

Put Phillips on the Ballot

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips should be on the April presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin. Phillips was denied ballot access by Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, who apparently has the power to decide all by himself who will be on the party’s side of the April ballot. A few weeks ago Wikler and Republican ChairContinue reading “Put Phillips on the Ballot”

A Quick Take on Candidates for Madison Schools Chief

The Madison School Board has selected three finalists from a pool of 60 candidates. Credit the board for attracting a fairly large candidate pool. According to this morning’s Wisconsin State Journal, and supplemented with some of my own quick online research, here’s what we know about the finalists. Yvonne Stokes served for only two yearsContinue reading “A Quick Take on Candidates for Madison Schools Chief”

The Catch Up

On Friday I wished Bob Uecker a happy 89th birthday… on his 90th birthday. An alert reader pointed out my error. Aside from Uecker’s entry into his tenth decade, let’s see what else happened last week. They do the right thing, just barely. The Madison City Council rejected a proposal to give themselves a 60%Continue reading “The Catch Up”

The Q&Q For 1/26/24

This week’s quote comes to us from Donald Trump’s last standing challenger for the Republican nomination, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. In a new video ad her campaign asks: “Don’t you want someone who can win?” A) About 17 points ahead of Joe Biden. B) About seven points ahead of Biden.Continue reading “The Q&Q For 1/26/24”

Dems May Regret Not Taking Redistricting Deal

Wisconsin Democrats may be overplaying their hand on redistricting. Twice in the last few months Republicans have handed them what they’ve wanted and they turned them down in both cases. Last fall Assembly Republicans passed the Iowa style nonpartisan redistricting commission Democrats have been campaigning for for a couple of decades. Democrats blasted it. TheContinue reading “Dems May Regret Not Taking Redistricting Deal”

All Hope Is Lost

There was a narrow path to avoiding the nightmare Americans dread most. If Dean Phillips had put up competitive numbers in yesterday’s New Hampshire primary it could have sparked a truly competitive race to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. That didn’t happen. The Minnesota congressman got just about what polls suggested he wouldContinue reading “All Hope Is Lost”

Make or Break For Biden

Today is the New Hampshire primary. Despite what you may have been reading, this is all about the Democrats and Joe Biden. The Republicans already have their nominee and it’s not Nikki Haley. My guess is that Haley will finish second or win narrowly, drop out to avoid an embarrassment in her home state ofContinue reading “Make or Break For Biden”