There’s several on that list that seem like good ones to go after. Of course, Susan Collins should be on the top of that list, should she chose to run again. Cory Gardiner in Colorado seems vulnerable coming from a state that’s becoming increasingly blue. Jodi Ernst and Thom Thillis should also be included as Iowa…

Your point about this being a warning to ALEC supported candidates is a great one.  Leah Vukmir, who was ALEC’s go to woman in the Wisconsin legislature, got beat badly by Tammy Baldwin in the Senate race.  Vukmir only had landslide numbers the conservative suburbs around Milwaukee and lost in the Green Bay area, the…

I think he’d be a great VP choice for the 2020 Democratic ticket. My preference would be for one of the Midwestern Democrat Senators like Amy Klobuchar or Tammy Baldwin as the nominee. Baldwin just dominated Leah Vukmir, who is as conservative, if not more, as Mike Pence in most of Wisconsin outside her base of the…

I’m honestly not sure how much actual physical tracking was involved to be perfectly honest. They activate engage in bear baiting traps to lure the bears to the area. I think most of the time was spent checking trail cameras via their phones or iPads and drinking beer.

I was glad I did my part to get rid of him last night. I hope the relatives that voted for him enjoy the bear steaks they got from the bear they “hunted”, i.e. baited earlier in the fall. An Evers administration may be reducing or eliminating licenses given to trophy hunts like black bears.

Thanks for highlighting Mandela Barnes.  He really is a great candidate and would be a welcome change after 8 years of Wisconsin’s version of Serena Joy.  Also, his fellow Democrat Tony Evers would also be refreshing after Scott Walker. 

Most of Trump’s votes, even in states he won, came from more rural counties, not suburban areas. The exception would be the counties around Milwaukee, which are the conservative core of Wisconsin.

I still think that abortion and women’s right to control their own bodies are still potent wedge issues. Look at the various restrictions that have been put in place recently, including the Ohio bill banning abortion after a fetal diagnosis of Down Syndrome and latest fetal heartbeat law passed in Iowa this summer.…

Most American Catholics don’t follow all the rules and policies of the church. Most are experts in cherry picking what they want to adhere to and what they disagree with.

I didn’t think it was appropriate either. The whole mess is one that hard to find anything to find funny about.

It’s only a matter of time before a case that could overturn Roe comes up. Looking at SCOTUS blog, which has a section on cases that could come up in the next term for the court, which is next summer, there’s nothing that really works for that purpose.

I’ve had issues with my weight and body image since I was a teenager. I’ve tried dieting and exercise, which have had mixed results. I don’t like how exercise seems like a chore and not something I enjoy. It’s not my idea of pleasure to spend time on a treadmill or spend time bundling up to walk outside during most…

It happens everywhere. The local newspaper that really isn’t interested in doing too much investigative journalism anymore did a long piece on chronic sexual harassment by several tenured professors in one academic department at the school I work at. The state settled with the victims at the cost of over $50k spent on…

It was even better that each of Nicholson’s parents donated the legal maximum to Baldwin for both last year, when he started running ads before Thanksgiving and this year.  

Most churches and other venues that host those types of events have semi-private rooms with doors for that reason. The other reason is for a space for parents to take unruly and tired kids in to calm them down.

If it’s close to the Lysa Arryn commitment to extending breast feeding as long as possible, then it’s not appropriate.

One of my dad’s favorite “salads” is your classic fruit salad with apples, bananas, grapes, marshmallows, and most importantly real whipped cream. He knows when you’ve cheated and used cool whip because it tastes too thin for him. After my mom passed away almost 2 years ago, he asked me to make a fruit salad for…

A scene that King seems to regret including in retrospect and if it were up to him today, would not be included in reprints of IT. He seems to have had regrets about it in the late 80s when the original miniseries came out, because said scene was omitted from that and the recent movie.

This isn’t the first time that they’ve let a bad principal resign and get a soft landing. Another one was caught embezzling money, put on medical leave, and resigned at the end of the academic year recently.

There was a minor controversy recently where I live over the public schools. A teacher of 20+ years posted a lengthy blog post about her decision to resign in May. She said she made the decision because she couldn’t work another year under the principal, who had been there 3 years. The teacher said that as of middle…