The hard-left is in retreat. The evidence is everywhere. I started YSDA three years ago primarily to write things that I suspected other moderates and erstwhile liberal Democrats were thinking, but felt too intimidated to say out loud. Are we really now against a color blind society? Do we really think it’s okay to discriminateContinue reading “The Fall of the Hard-Left”
Author Archives: dave cieslewicz
Trump Kills Immigration Deal
What’s best for the country is that we come up with policies that bring order to the chaos at our southern border. That would also be good for Pres. Joe Biden and Democrats who are just getting killed on this issue. That’s why I was so pleasantly surprised that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wasContinue reading “Trump Kills Immigration Deal”
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”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 