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This week’s quote comes to us from none other than the Pentagon, which in an official statement about Defense Secretary (unless you want to call him War Secretary) Pete Hegseth’s staff busting Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s globe, said: “Accidents happen, we are grateful no one was harmed, and the globe is being repaired. It is unsurprisingContinue reading “The Quote & Quiz for 10/24/26”

In the wee hours of Wednesday morning the Madison City Council did the right thing. It fired interim Police Monitor Aeiramique Glass. Glass harassed a Madison police officer to the extent that she now faces criminal charges for it and she irresponsibly called for the city to be “burned down,” but she was actually firedContinue reading “Empty Glass”

Maybe the Milwaukee Brewers can teach us something about government spending. The Brewers’ payroll ranks 19th among the 30 Major League clubs. Their World Series opponents, the Tampa Bay Rays, rank 28th. And the team that the Rays dispatched for the American League pennant, the Cleveland Guardians, ranked dead last. Meanwhile, the LA Dodgers’ payrollContinue reading “What Government Can Learn From the Brewers”

I’m a Democrat who would like to see some Democrats lose in November. At the top of that list is Abdul El-Sayed, the socialist-lite who is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan. According to a recent story in the Free Press: “Progressives believe El-Sayed will be a bellwether for the future of the DemocraticContinue reading “My Opponent in November: Populism”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Donald Trump who, in recounting a conversation with his new (now former) press secretary Katie Zacharia, said: “Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider. Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” How long was Zacharia on the job? A) Long enoughContinue reading “The Quote & Quiz For 10/17/26”

It’s October and there’s a whole lot of politics goin’ on. If control of the Wisconsin governor’s and attorney general’s offices, both houses of the Legislature, and both houses of Congress weren’t enough, the Madison mayor’s race is, all of a sudden, an actual race with a crowded field of credible candidates. We’ll leave theContinue reading “You Gotta Like the Dems’ Chances”

One of the more important moments for the future of American democracy will occur in the summer of 2028 when Republicans decide how to move on after Trump. Will they continue with his brand of blood and soil Christian nationalist populism or return to the roots of the party? The contest shaping up now appearsContinue reading “Rubio’s Speech”

Zohran Mamdani is learning what every candidate elected with support from the left learns eventually: you can’t win. Last week on the third anniversary of the October 7th massacre, Mamdani issued a statement that he probably thought was carefully balanced between lamenting the attacks while also hitting Israel for its response. He made sure toContinue reading “Why the Hard-Left Is So Insufferable”

The games were exciting enough. I watched every inning of the Brewers’ four game series with the San Diego Padres and it was maybe the best string of baseball games I’ve ever witnessed. But during the late night broadcasts from the West Coast, one of the ads caught my attention. At first I thought maybeContinue reading “The Wrong Scandal”

If Democrats do as predicted and do well in November, they need to be serious about what that means. It means they have two years to get in position to take back the White House in 2028. Everything they do should be focussed on that. And from this follows the one word that should guideContinue reading “Dems Need Humility”